I've used TB successfully for many years to access several Yahoo and Googlemail accounts.
Windows 10.
Recently the Yahoo accounts don't work so I've tried several times … (читать ещё)
I've used TB successfully for many years to access several Yahoo and Googlemail accounts.
Windows 10.
Recently the Yahoo accounts don't work so I've tried several times deleting and reloading them.
This may be a red herring but the trouble seemd to start when I installed TB on a new Windows 11 laptop and failed to load the Yahoo accounts.
I've tried following both Mozilla and Yahoo help articles but ultimately success is partial at best (i.e. incoming works, outgoing fails)
This is the sequence I have followed
251128 tried this:
Deleted all yahoo accounts in Thunderbird
Edited outgoing yahoo server to
smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port 465
SSL/TLS
Authentication method OAuth2
User name johngherrett@yahoo.com
Added yahoo account johngherrett@yahoo.com
name and email address
opens yahoo! login sequence
enter email and yahoo account password
- FAILS
logged out of Yahoo mail open elsewhere
Accept 'Configuration found in Mozilla ISPDB'
opens yahoo! login sequence
enter email and yahoo account password
- FAILS
Account Hub window
'Choose your email type'
pick 'Edit configuration'
Changed Incoming server settings to:
POP3
pop.mail.yahoo.com
Port 993
SSL/TLS
Auth method OAuth2
username = email address
Test
'Outgoing server settings'
'The following settings were found by probing the given server'
SMTP smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port 465 SSL/TLS
OAuth2
Continue
Authentication error
'Unable to log in at server. Probably wrong configuration, username or password.'
followed guidance from Mozilla article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbird-and-yahoo
Exit Thunderbird
Wait a few moments for background process to complete
Start Thunderbird
counted to 10+
restarted Thunderbird
Yahoo account is not there
Googlemail account is there - OK
'Set up another account' - email
started again
Name & email
opens yahoo! login sequence
enter email and yahoo account password
- FAILS: 'Something went wrong' - not helpful
'Go to help' in Yahoo dialog opens another page in kanji(?)
close this
back in TB
Account Hub window
'Choose your email type'
pick 'Edit configuration'
Changed Incoming server settings to:
POP3
pop.mail.yahoo.com
Port 993
SSL/TLS
Auth method Normal password [changed]
username = email address
Test
'Outgoing server settings'
'The following settings were found by probing the given server'
SMTP smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port 465 SSL/TLS
Auth method Normal password [changed]
Continue
'Creating account'
'Authentication error'
as before
Go to https://help.yahoo.com/kb/sln27791.html
Login to yahoo account
'Ways to securely access Yahoo Mail'
Use an app password ************
Signed out of a 'current sessions' even if not recognised.
(Except 'current device' which is the login just past.
External connections-> Create app password
App name : Thunderbird
Generate
Copied to clipboard ********************
Returned to TB
entered password
'Continue'
Spinning icon and re-opens yahoo login dialog
entered normal password
'Something went wrong'
entered app password
'Something went wrong'
Despite this, after closing the yahoo dialog, TB says 'Account created successfully'!!!!
Inbox appears
Note:server settings now set somehow to IMAP / normal password
Testing outgoing:
Message fails, Yahoo dialog login fails
Edit outgoing server which remains OAuth2
Changed to normal password
Tried app password - failed
Tried normal Yahoo password - failed