After my most recent Ubuntu 16.04 LTS update (that required both an
authorization password request and a post-installation reboot) the
following message appears briefly in a small window in the top right
corner of the screen after I sign into Ubuntu:

"Applications can no longer access your [@ATT.net email address] online
account. Choose Online Accounts from the user menu to reinstate access
to this account."

I looked at Online Accounts. All that currently appears there is my
identification as administrator, my Ubuntu sign-on name (not an email
address) and my password with a clickable button for viewing my sign on
history.

Since the only thing unique about the referenced ATT.net email address
is that it's the only email address issued to me by AT&T, my Internet
provider that I only use for paying my monthly AT&T bill. I doubt that
it has ever been listed with my Ubuntu sign-on name. So I have no idea
if "Applications can no longer access your [@ATT.net email address]
online account." should mean something to me. I'm not entering the AT&T
address and password, and not identifying whether or not the account is
Administration. I suppose I'll find out soon enough that's a problem.
While I'm still a new user of Ubuntu, I'm not a neophyte computer user.
It is vexing to encounter these situations. I'd welcome any explanations
that clarify what I'm being instructed to do, if anything.

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  Applications can no longer access your @gmail.com Online Account

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