You can, but who knows, one day you may need them. Why not create a new keychain called Redundant and drag-and-drop them in there?
Chris Webb . Partner MacService Woodside, Brightling Road Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL t: 01580 881212 f: 01580 881313 m: 07770 960632 e: [email protected] w: www.macservice.co.uk Get a free iPhone QR-Code Scanner here. On 24 Aug 2011, at 13:47, andrew lancaster wrote: > I have re-set the password on the easyspace control panel, logged that into > mail preferences and all is working well now. Thankfully. > > My remaining question is - can I delete lots of old passwords from the > keychain passwords safely? > > Thanks, > > Andrew > > > On 24 Aug 2011, at 12:42 pm, andrew lancaster wrote: > >> Hi. Thanks for this. >> >> I have followed these instructions, found the password, entered it - and it >> was rejected. Again and again! >> >> It was a Skymarket account, which then got merged with easyspace, and is now >> in my easyspace control panel. But the password which has always worked is >> being rejected by smtp iomartmail. com >> >> Also, in the keychain / passwords, I have found lots of passwords from >> accounts such as virgin mail which I left in 2006. Do I just delete all old >> and redundant passwords? Or will this cause trouble of other sorts??!! >> >> Andrew >> >> On 24 Aug 2011, at 12:33 pm, Macfixer wrote: >> >>> Andrew >>> >>> go to applications >utilities>keychain Access >>> >>> then in lefthand column at bottom under category click on passwords then >>> in righthand column scroll down till you see your account right click on it >>> select copy password to clipboard and paste in to mail password request box >>> >>> or again right click to account entry in keychain select get info , info >>> box will pop up, tick box lower righthand side- show passport ,enter admin >>> password for computer and it will show you mail account password >>> >>> regards >>> >>> Clive >>> On 24 Aug 2011, at 12:22, andrew lancaster wrote: >>> >>>> Hi. I have several email accounts in mail and my partner has one. >>>> Suddenly, his is playing up and wants a password, which I can't remember >>>> but it has always worked before. >>>> >>>> When I go to preferences and look at the account, the password is shown as >>>> a series of asterisks so presumably is there - but it won't work. I get a >>>> little box asking for the password - which I don't know and can't >>>> therefore put in. >>>> >>>> Any ideas? It seems a shame not to be able to send emails from the account >>>> . (It receives emails just fine) >>>> >>>> Andrew >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> 23 Southview Road Southwick Brighton West Sussex BN42 4TW >>> [email protected] 07812 990026 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> <macfixer logo.jpg>-- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >>> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Sussex Mac User Group" group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
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