Re: Kontact configuration [Solved]
Le lundi 23 juin 2025, 18:46:46 heure d’été d’Europe centrale Soren Stoutner a
écrit :
> 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 f
> 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
Thanks again, that's the solution, I didn't know about the security
requirements.
Philippe MERLIN
>
> > 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-sl
> > > n472 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
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