On Jun 23, 11:19 am, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 23, 2011, at 11:00 AM, Cliff Rediger wrote:
> > On Jun 22, 8:52 pm, Cliff Rediger <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Switched to Yahoo Mail Classic and problem went away. > > Spoke too soon. > > I send a test message to the yahoo acct and then 'get mail' manually > > and > > Mail POP retrieves it OK. > > But, then when Mail auto checks for mail, I get the error message > > "The POP server “pop.mail.yahoo.com” rejected the password for user > > “myusername” " > > And, it will not accept/recognize my password > > and then password will not work at all. > > So, back to request for shared experience and suggestions. > Use Keychain Access and go delete all saved "internet passwords" for Yahoo. > This has cleared up similar issues I"ve seen in the past. > -- > Bruce Johnson Thanks for that suggestion Bruce. I did try that and since I use 1Password I also deleted all yahoo entries. Still no joy. I now cannot POP mail yahoo at all. Kind of surprised at Yahoo's site and help. Full of false references and incomplete information. The do not even mention Mac Mail in their set up advise. Cliff -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
