[sylpheed:36981] Re: Yahoo since 20 of October 2020 and Sylpheed

[Gene Goldenfeld]

Javier was correct about the Yahoo change. It does apply to desktop
email or email-related programs in Windows (e.g., Sylpheed, Mailwasher).
One has to generate a password via Yahoo. Here's how:

- Go to your Yahoo Mail account in Yahoo
- Click on your name on upper right and then the acct you want to
generate a password for
- On the left click Account Security
- At the bottom, generate a password by choosing Other App, and then
naming Sylpheed in the box, etc.
- Copy the generated password into that Sylpheed account setting
- then run Get All to make sure it works.

Gene



On Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:01:00 +0200
Javier <sylfiger at gmx.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 04 Oct 2020 14:26:33 -0600
> "Gene Goldenfeld" <genegold at fastmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > There is some ambiguity in the use of the term "app," but it still
> > seems to apply largely to mobile (vs. desktop) programs/devices.
> 
> Hi,
> 
> in the end, you may have been right when said the above being
> applicable only to mobile.
> 
> All is working as previously, three days later, and with the account
> password and with the app-passwords, no matter which one.
> 
> 
> They should have choose another wording and set other information in
> the help pages.
> 
> Anyway, all have ended quite confusing for nothing.
> 
> All FUD.
> 
> Non-sense.
> 
> Regards.