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<p dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem; margin-bottom:1.3rem; color:#333">Yes, I was going to say. Skipping all those options and going straight to "app password" looks right to me. I suspect the remove/add steps are there only because they don't trust users to know if their app supports their secure sign-on, so doing that will trigger if it does.</p>
<p dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem; margin-bottom:1.3rem; color:#333">It looks like they are using some version of OAuth2. Here's their authentication line.</p>
<pre style="background-color:#fafafa; padding:1rem; text-align:left" bgcolor="#fafafa" align="left"><code>20:28:00 S: * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 SASL-IR AUTH=PLAIN AUTH=XOAUTH2 AUTH=OAUTHBEARER ID MOVE NAMESPACE XYMHIGHESTMODSEQ UIDPLUS LITERAL+ CHILDREN X-MSG-EXT OBJECTID] IMAP4rev1 Hello
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<p dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem; margin-bottom:1.3rem; color:#333">Given that the OAuth versions of Google and Outlook both required MailMate changes, I'm guessing this will too.</p>
<p dir="auto" style="font-size:1rem; margin-bottom:1.3rem; color:#333">On 25 Aug 2020, at 12:17, Verdon Vaillancourt wrote:</p>
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On 25 Aug 2020, at 15:13, Greg Earle wrote:<br>
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I use MailMate for all of my e-mail accounts, including a throwaway Yahoo! Mail account I only use for external verification of other accounts and a few mailing list subs from shopping sites.<br>
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Today I got an e-mail from Yahoo! with Subject: "Important security notice for your Yahoo account". It says that as of October 20, 2020<br>
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"We’ve noticed that you’re using non-Yahoo applications (such as third-party email, calendar, or contact applications) that may use a less secure sign-in method. To protect you and your data, Yahoo will no longer support the current sign-in functionality in your application starting on October 20, 2020. This means that you will need to take one of the steps below to continue using Yahoo Mail without interruption."<br>
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It lists 3 different options, including one to "keep your current, non-Yahoo app", but you'll have to "follow a few steps to get it in sync with our secure sign-in method".<br>
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Anyway, for specific instructions for using "Others" e-mail clients, there is a link to this page:<br>
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<a href="https://help.yahoo.com/kb/new-mail-for-desktop/SLN27791.html?impressions=true" style="color:#3498db">https://help.yahoo.com/kb/new-mail-for-desktop/SLN27791.html?impressions=true</a><br>
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where it has these non-helpful suggestions:<br>
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If possible, use the Yahoo Mail app or mail.yahoo.com. Since Yahoo owns these services, we can ensure you're always using the most secure sign-in technology when accessing your email.<br>
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If you'd prefer to continue using your non-Yahoo email application, try removing and re-adding your account. Look for the Yahoo logo when you go to set it up again to activate the secure sign-in method.<br>
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If removing and re-adding your account does not work, generate a third-party app password to access your account.<br>
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I'm not sure whether I'll be able to continue using MailMate with these new restrictions after October 20.<br>
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