Mail forgot my passwords, incoming mail. Can anyone help?

Kingsnapped · Mar 27, 2004, 11:13 AM

I've been using mail.app for my Yahoo mail account since I got my powerbook without a hitch. Suddenly, mail has been asking for my password every five minutes (even when I check the box) and is not collecting new mail.

I went to mail.yahoo.com to confirm my password and there were five or six new messages waiting for me. Could it have something to do with 10.3.3? Anybody else having these problems? Any fixes? Any help would be appreciated.

zimv20 · Mar 27, 2004, 12:17 PM

did you fix permissions?

Squire · Mar 27, 2004, 12:28 PM

Was it just one isolated incident or has the problem been ongoing for quite some time? I used to get annoyed when Mail would, all of a sudden, ask me for my password and then claim it was wrong. Later, I figured out that the servers were down (or something) at those times.

Maybe it will be okay tomorrow.

Squire

flyfish29 · Mar 27, 2004, 02:39 PM

Yeah, I had problems like you describe and they just went away...be patient and put the mail away to send later. It should fix itself.

Kingsnapped · Mar 27, 2004, 04:15 PM

I repaired permissions yesterday, and all that changed was iPhoto. It was going on for a couple days.. but it seems to be behaving again. I'll let you know if it keeps asking.

About2SwitchOvr · 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingsnapped

I repaired permissions yesterday, and all that changed was iPhoto. It was going on for a couple days.. but it seems to be behaving again. I'll let you know if it keeps asking.

I just got this iMac, and wanted to see if I can use Mac's MAIL program with my Yahoo account. While setting up, I guess I don't know the MAIL SERVER, and whether or not it's POP or the other types (not in front of the MAC now..) Also, do I have to upgrade to YAHOO MAIL PLUS, because all I'm using now is the free YAHOO mail version...

THANKS!!!! :-)

Mar 27, 2004, 11:13 AM	#1
Kingsnapped macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Mail forgot my passwords, incoming mail. Can anyone help? I've been using mail.app for my Yahoo mail account since I got my powerbook without a hitch. Suddenly, mail has been asking for my password every five minutes (even when I check the box) and is not collecting new mail. I went to mail.yahoo.com to confirm my password and there were five or six new messages waiting for me. Could it have something to do with 10.3.3? Anybody else having these problems? Any fixes? Any help would be appreciated.
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zimv20 macrumors 601 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: chicago	did you fix permissions? __________________ Oct 2011: check out my band's first album @ boxsetauthentic.com
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Mar 27, 2004, 12:28 PM	#3
Squire macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada	Was it just one isolated incident or has the problem been ongoing for quite some time? I used to get annoyed when Mail would, all of a sudden, ask me for my password and then claim it was wrong. Later, I figured out that the servers were down (or something) at those times. Maybe it will be okay tomorrow. Squire __________________ "Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer." - Oscar Wilde
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Mar 27, 2004, 04:15 PM	#5
Kingsnapped Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA	I repaired permissions yesterday, and all that changed was iPhoto. It was going on for a couple days.. but it seems to be behaving again. I'll let you know if it keeps asking.
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