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imap.yahoo.com using two accounts

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marc11864
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Previously I was able to have two distinct Yahoo accounts on Thunderbird successfully. It appears that with the most recent update, Yahoo is inhibiting access to the second account that was added. Because of this, I have been unable to access that account on Thunderbird (Login to server imap.mail.yahoo.com failed.) Further, Yahoo notifies my account through its own server (via the CloudMail app I might add) that a signin attempt has been prevented because "the app doesn't meet Yahoo's security standards."

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Previously I was able to have two distinct Yahoo accounts on Thunderbird successfully. It appears that with the most recent update, Yahoo is inhibiting access to the second account that was added. Because of this, I have been unable to access that account on Thunderbird (Login to server imap.mail.yahoo.com failed.) Further, Yahoo notifies my account through its own server (via the CloudMail app I might add) that a signin attempt has been prevented because "the app doesn't meet Yahoo's security standards." Any suggestions?

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Matt
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If Thunderbird is working for one and not the other it means only two possibilities.

1. Your using the wrong settings in Thunderbird

2. You settings are not correct on the yahoo server.

Please add the troubleshooting information to your post To find the Troubleshooting information:

  • Open Help (or click on three-line-icon and select Help)
  • Choose Troubleshooting Information
  • Use the button Copy to clipboard to select all. Do not check box "Include account names"!
  • Paste this in your post.