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Evolution appears to not be able to connect to Yahoo email. It prompts for the password, and keeps doing so after every attempt. I have Thunderbird working with it so I know it can work! I have two-factor on, but turning that off made no difference. No error messages are giving, it just keeps prompting for the password and not working.

Yokai
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I had this same issue, and figured out a solution.

Using your favorite browser, go to www.yahoo.com and sign into your account

Go to your inbox, and on the right hand side, click on settings. Now on the left side, toward the bottom, it should say "switch to basic mail. click that.
You'll be brought to a basic inbox. Toward the top right is a drop down box. Set that to Account info and click "Go"

Now on the left side click "Account Security" Scroll down to the bottom, and click "App Passwords." Generate a password, and copy it. Paste that password into Evolution, and you can now get your emails.

sibertiger
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thanks...your answer was spot on...cheers

I had this same issue, and figured out a solution.

Using your favorite browser, go to www.yahoo.com and sign into your account

Go to your inbox, and on the right hand side, click on settings. Now on the left side, toward the bottom, it should say "switch to basic mail. click that. You'll be brought to a basic inbox. Toward the top right is a drop down box. Set that to Account info and click "Go"

Now on the left side click "Account Security" Scroll down to the bottom, and click "App Passwords." Generate a password, and copy it. Paste that password into Evolution, and you can now get your emails.

user1206542
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Due to changes on Yahoo side, the answers posted no longer work. Well, what to do has not changed:

  • Obtain a per-app password
  • Use that to log into the service you need

The part that no longer work as described is how to obtain the per-app password. You can now easily go to your account security settings

Dariopnc
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If Evolution email client is not connecting to Yahoo Mail8667191004, several factors might be causing the issue. First, ensure that your Yahoo account has IMAP enabled by going to Yahoo Mail settings. Verify that you're using the correct IMAP and SMTP server settings:

IMAP Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com (Port: 993, SSL) SMTP Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com (Port: 465 or 587, SSL/TLS) If you recently enabled two-step verification, you’ll need to generate an app password from Yahoo's account settings and use it instead of your regular password. Also, check your firewall and network settings for any blocks on Evolution.

Rimsa
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