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Got this message: "Authentication failure while connecting to server imap.mail.yahoo.com"

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I just installed Mozilla Thunderbird in my Windows 10 PC. When I clicked on the Thunderbird icon on the screen, I saw it kind of downloaded my e-mail from Yahoo Mail. Then I got this message: " "Authentication failure while connecting to server imap.mail.yahoo.com" How can this problem be resolved?

I just installed Mozilla Thunderbird in my Windows 10 PC. When I clicked on the Thunderbird icon on the screen, I saw it kind of downloaded my e-mail from Yahoo Mail. Then I got this message: " "Authentication failure while connecting to server imap.mail.yahoo.com" How can this problem be resolved?

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david
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Yahoo requires a different password when using an email client. This URL may assist: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN15241.html