Le lundi 23 juin 2025, 18:46:46 heure d’été d’Europe centrale Soren Stoutner a écrit : > There is a link in the upper right corner of the URL in the previous email > named: > > “Generate and manage 3rd party app passwords” > > Basically, it is a special password generated by Yahoo (you don’t get to > choose what it is) that will work with one client for POP (each POP client > needs a separate app password). For security reasons, they do not allow you > to use the website password f > On Monday, June 23, 2025 9:40:12 AM Mountain Standard Time MERLIN wrote: > > Le lundi 23 juin 2025, 18:08:18 heure d’été d’Europe centrale Soren > > Stoutner Thanks again, that's the solution, I didn't know about the security requirements. Philippe MERLIN
> > > écrit : > > > You cannot use your normal Yahoo password. You need to generate an app > > > password. > > > > Thanks for the reply. > > I don't understand what an "app passwd" is. If my password is, for > > example, > > "XXXxxx" and I can log in to my mailbox via Firefox with this password, > > how > > do > > > I generate this "app passwd" or retrieve it? > > > > > https://help.yahoo.com/kb/pop-access-settings-instructions-yahoo-mail-sl > > > n472 4.html > > > > > > On Monday, June 23, 2025 8:55:58 AM Mountain Standard Time MERLIN wrote: > > > > Hey, > > > > I am changing computers and I am migrating all applications from one > > > > > > computer > > > > > > > to another, both computers have the same Linux Kde Debian SID system. > > The > > > > > configuration of Kontact (Kmail) creates a problem for me that I > > > > cannot > > > > resolve. I have three POP3 mailboxes for two of the mailboxes I have > > > > not > > > > > > hadI > > > > > > > am changing computers and I am migrating all applications from one > > > > computer > > > > toI am changing computers and I am migrating all applications from one > > > > computer to another, both computers have the same Linux Kde Debian SID > > > > > > system. > > > > > > > The configuration of Kontact (Kmail) creates a problem for me that I > > > > cannot > > > > resolve. I have three POP3 mailboxes for two of the mailboxes I have > > > > not > > > > had any problem a little surprised anyway by the fact that we cannot > > > > enter the password of the mailbox at this time and that it is only > > > > requested at the first attempt to receive messages from this mailbox. > > For > > > > > a mailbox managed > > > > > > by > > > > > > > Yahoo I cannot access each time after a certain time I have the > > > > message > > > > indicating that the password is incorrect, I made several attempts by > > > > scrupulously checking the password without success, I access without > > > > problem by firefox to this yahoo mailbox with this password. On my old > > > > computer with Contact, I have no problem accessing this Yahoo mailbox. > > > > I don't know what to do anymore. Could you help me solve this problem? > > > > another, both computers have the same Linux Kde Debian SID system. The > > > > configuration of Kontact (Kmail) creates a problem for me that I > > > > cannot > > > > resolve. I have three POP3 mailboxes for two of the mailboxes I have > > > > not > > > > had any problem a little surprised anyway by the fact that we cannot > > > > enter the password of the mailbox at this time and that it is only > > > > requested at the first attempt to receive messages from this mailbox. > > For > > > > > a mailbox managed > > > > > > by > > > > > > > Philippe MERLIN
