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private server & gmail runs ok, Yahoo and hotmail not, error message=wrong password (which is not the case)

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- deactivated Antivirus and tried again, problem not solved - tried to insert username (without @yahoo or @hotmail after) thunderbird wont accept

gmail setup and name@domain setup works fine

Yahoo and Hotmail - Error, wrong password

- deactivated Antivirus and tried again, problem not solved - tried to insert username (without @yahoo or @hotmail after) thunderbird wont accept gmail setup and name@domain setup works fine Yahoo and Hotmail - Error, wrong password

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Go to https://account.microsoft.com/ That is where you can find Security & privacy, not when you are looking at your Inbox.

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You may need to set up App passwords for those two and/or check the e-mail server settings.

App Passwords:

Hotmail (Outlook Mail it is called now): Go to https://account.microsoft.com/ and log into your Hotmail/Microsoft Account. Go to "Security & privacy", then "More security settings" under "Account security". Go down to "Two-step verification" to set your App passwords.

Yahoo: Understand and create 3rd party app passwords

E-mail server settings:

IMAP server settings for Yahoo Mail POP access settings and instructions for Yahoo Mail

Hotmail/Outlook.com e-mail server settings Scroll down to the section called "Apps that support POP and IMAP"

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In Outlook.com logged in to my hotmail account I can't locate "Go to "Security & privacy", then "More security settings" under "Account security". Where is Security & privacy?

Here is the error I get when trying to install this account into Thunderbird. http://philsden.com/TBird.jpg

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Go to https://account.microsoft.com/ That is where you can find Security & privacy, not when you are looking at your Inbox.