Hi, As reported by Rashi Dhagat in OFBIZ-11215 "Email password is not working" in R16, and actually nor in R17.
It has been fixed in trunk and R18 with OFBIZ-4361. As mentioned there, it's hard to backport to R17 not even speaking about R16! I wonder if a case like that would not make R16 deprecated and start to release R18, skipping R17. Of course if people has the time, the nerves and the guts to backport to R17 and R16 they are welcome What do you think? Jacques