WaltS48 wrote: > On 8/25/20 12:45 PM, David H. Durgee wrote: >> I received the following rather problematic email from Yahoo this >> morning: >> >>> Hey David, >>> >>> We love that you love using your Yahoo Mail. And we want to make sure >>> you always have the best experience. That’s why we’re reaching out >>> today. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> But don’t worry, you have options. Find an option that works best for >>> you below: >>> >>> Option 1: We recommend that you access your email using our free >>> Yahoo Mail app for iOS and Android or simply go to mail.yahoo.com to >>> access Yahoo Mail on the web. >>> >>> Option 2: Keep your current, non-Yahoo app, BUT follow a few steps to >>> get it to sync with our secure sign-in method. The steps vary across >>> different email applications, but in most cases, you will have to >>> remove your Yahoo account from the app and then add it back again to >>> update the sign-in security. Use the links below to follow the >>> specific steps for your current application: >>> >>> iOS Mail >>> Gmail >>> Samsung Mail >>> Others >>> >>> >>> Option 3: You can generate a one-time, unique password that will >>> allow you to sign in to your account using your non-Yahoo email >>> application. Once created, this password will continue to allow your >>> app to securely sync your Yahoo email unless you sign out (or are >>> signed out) from your app. You can find instructions on how to do >>> this here. >>> >>> If you want more details on these changes, please visit our help >>> page. If you’ve already taken action, we’d like to think you haven’t >>> read this far, but if you have . . . we sure appreciate the diligence! >>> >>> Thanks for rocking that Yahoo Mail address! >>> >>> Yours in your inbox, >>> The Yahoo Team >> >> I followed that others link and found some instructions for Thunderbird >> that involve deleting my current account and creating a new one. I have >> no intention of deleting my current account, I simply want to change my >> server settings to conform with their new "more secure" requirements. >> >> Has anyone else received this notice and made the required changes so >> that you can tell me how to fix this mess they are insisting on? >> >> Dave >> > > I think Option 3 is the best choice. > > I received the same email from AOL, had the account for decades but it > isn't a heavily used account and I recently added it as an IMAP account > to my Thunderbird's. I may try it with that account.
My problem with option 3 is the phrase "one-time" and "unless you sign out" which imply to me the need to go through this rigamarole every time I need to restart SeaMonkey. That is a non-starter for me when the POP3 constipated email issue sometimes means multiple restarts in a day. If all they want to do is generate me a new password once then fine, but NOT every time I restart SeaMonkey. Dave _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
