Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!reader5.news.weretis.net!news.solani.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Richmond Newsgroups: alt.comp.software.seamonkey Subject: Re: Problematic popup for imap.mail.yahoo.com Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 21:52:31 +0100 Organization: Frantic Message-ID: <868qha6034.fsf@example.com> References: <864is9pb09.fsf@example.com> <10c7tbf$2g5ok$1@dont-email.me> <86frbsnvoy.fsf@example.com> <10c886l$2mrti$1@dont-email.me> <86bjmgntb3.fsf@example.com> <10c8bkq$2mc32$2@dont-email.me> <10c8djh$2q5jm$1@dont-email.me> <10cavh5$27ki$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: solani.org; logging-data="1214406"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@news.solani.org" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:XuYey6u4jiQIm6JUXZZ9xLRPB1c= sha1:fQTrCApDXsZmGnLBAbEfRCsU/dA= X-User-ID: eJwFwYEBwCAIA7CXqtDizhkg/59gQtNShYtyDudrGYk860zd7dsUdomoe6p3/+PIBEy1CuADEQoQvQ== Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.software.seamonkey:7994 David H Durgee writes: > Daniel70 wrote: >> On 10/10/2025 12:33 am, Daniel70 wrote: >>> On 10/10/2025 12:00 am, Nuno Silva wrote: >>>> On 2025-10-09, Richmond wrote: >>>>> Daniel70 writes: >>>>>> On 9/10/2025 10:47 pm, Richmond wrote: >>>>>>> Daniel70 writes: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So I am now logging in to my Yahoo account using Firefox. No >>>>>>>> problems .... so I expect Yahoo has made changes to its >>>>>>>> system/coding which now causes SeaMonkey to not work with Yahoo >>>>>>>> mail ..... as so many other sites are failing as well. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> If you are logging in with firefox then you are using webmail, >>>>>>> so is it webmail that is not working with Seamonkey? Or are you >>>>>>> using Seamonkey Mail with Imap or POP3? >>>>>>> >>>>>> Yahoo Webmail (i.e. in a Browser Tab) has not worked for me in my >>>>>> SeaMonkey Browser screen for a couple of days. I don't have any >>>>>> e-mail account set up in SeaMonkey Mail. >>>>>> >>>>>> With Firefox ... Yahoo Mail is not a problem. >>>>> >>>>> OK well this thread is about Imap. Perhaps you should create a new >>>>> thread about webmail to avoid muddying the waters? I tested >>>>> webmail and you are right, it doesn't work with the seamonkey >>>>> browser, even when I changed the user agent to chromium. >>>> >>>> Is the webmail itself that does not work or just logging in? Or is >>>> it not clear which one is failing? >>>> >>> With my Webmail, enter email address, new screen asking for >>> Password, but even with correct Password, I just see a little >>> spinning wheel at right hand end of "Next" bar. >> Elsewhere in >>> this thread (in the discussion of Yahoo-mail NOW >> failing to >>> download e-mail into an local SeaMonkey e-mail) it was >> suggested >>> to try a new profile to see if that worked. >> Just FYI, I've just >>> now created a new Profile (Tools - Switch >> Profiles - Manage >>> Profiles -> Create Profile) and, in that Browser >> Only >>> incarnation, I tried logging into my Yahoo mail account (then >> >>> went and made my Dinner) ..... and failed with the spinning wheel >> >>> span and span. >> So I don't think making a new Profile will fix >>> the OP. > > I have tried several times to get Yahoo mail working in SeaMonkey mail > without success. I finally decided to try doing so using app > passwords and got nowhere there either. > > At this point I broke down and opened Thunderbird. I was able to > quickly get Yahoo mail set up there. I have disabled Yahoo mail in > SeaMonkey. > > If anyone has Yahoo mail working with IMAP/SMTP in SeaMonkey mail and > can tell me exactly how they got it working I will be happy to try > again, but until that point I am stuck with Thunderbird for it. > Yes I have had it working with an app password for a long time, and because you started this thread I managed to get it working with Oauth2 and described in detail how I did it, but it was no fun at all. I recommend using an app password and second factor authentication for security.