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 for POP. 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 a > 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-sln472 > > 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 -- Soren Stoutner soren@debian.org
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