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I get an error message about sending password when I click on get messages.

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When I click on "get messages"I get the following error:

 Error with account jimbir@yahoo.com

sending of password to user jimbir@yahoo.com did not succeed. Mail server pop.mail.yahoo.com responded server error. I have my email popped from Yahoo. I recently changed the password on it. I have no problem logging in to Yahoo mail. Can someone help me out?

When I click on "get messages"I get the following error: Error with account jimbir@yahoo.com sending of password to user jimbir@yahoo.com did not succeed. Mail server pop.mail.yahoo.com responded server error. I have my email popped from Yahoo. I recently changed the password on it. I have no problem logging in to Yahoo mail. Can someone help me out?

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Passwords are managed on the mail provider's site. TB, or any other email program, just applies the password that is determined elsewhere. 'Changing' a password in TB means editing the one stored in Options after it is officially changed with the provider.

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Did you change the password in TB Tools/Options/Security/Passwords/Saved passwords, show passwords, right-click the entries for incoming and outgoing, Edit Password?

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I change the password to match the one in Yahoo mail and it works fine.I didn't know you had to do this.

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Oh, and, thanks for the help.

Jim

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Passwords are managed on the mail provider's site. TB, or any other email program, just applies the password that is determined elsewhere. 'Changing' a password in TB means editing the one stored in Options after it is officially changed with the provider.