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Thunderbird and icloud email

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Gay Esposito
Gay Esposito
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I keep getting a wrong address or password when trying to add my i-cloud email account

I keep getting a wrong address or password when trying to add my i-cloud email account

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arlev
arlev
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Please provide a screenshot of the error message you're getting and let us know the point at which the error message is popping up.

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Rick
Rick
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Hi Gay,

You have to create an app-specific password for Thunderbird and use that to allow Thunderbird to access your iCloud mail. Apple does not allow apps to access iCloud mail without this permission.

Sign in here to get started:

https://account.apple.com

Good luck.

Rick

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