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Thunderbird and other 3rd party email apps... require an app-specific password

JR All Messages By This Member #2620 From: Bob Beckham <mailto:rbeckhm@...?subject=Re:%20New%20Web%20Site%21> I did try Thunderbird, but it couldn’t log into the iCloud account. Says my password is wrong. I’m assuming the mail password is the same as the Apple ID password. Correct? ===== Hi Bob, et al... FYI your password is otherwise good, HOWEVER Thunderbird and other 3rd party email apps logging into iCloud accounts requires an APPLICATION-SPECIFIC password that you have to generate on your Apple ID account page... See here: Write it down and keep it in your password app... This is not a Thunderbird issue, it's Apple's security measure.... How to generate an app-specific password 1. Sign in to your Apple ID account page <>. 2. In the Security section, click Generate Password below App-Specific Passwords. 3. Follow the steps on your screen. After you generate your app-specific password, enter or paste it into the password field of the app as you would normally. === Then once you have that, you need to configure Thunderbird with it. I have this under my account setups: IMAP information for the incoming mail server ??? Server name: imap.mail.me.com ??? SSL Required: Yes ??? If you see an error message when using SSL, try using TLS instead. ??? Port: 993 ??? Username: This is usually the name part of your iCloud email address (for example, emilyparker, not emilyparker@...). If your email client can't connect to iCloud using just the name part of your iCloud email address, try using the full address. ??? Password: App-specific password:?? xxxx-xxxx-xxx-xxxx SMTP information for the outgoing mail server ??? Server name: smtp.mail.me.com ??? SSL Required: Yes ??? If you see an error message when using SSL, try using TLS or STARTTLS instead. ??? Port: 587 ??? SMTP Authentication Required: Yes ??? Username: Your full iCloud email address (for example, emilyparker@..., not emilyparker) ??? Password: App-specific password:?? xxxx-xxxx-xxx-xxxx === JR
jimrobertson All Messages By This Member #2622 开云体育 On Mar 3, 2020, at 10:42 AM, JR via Groups.Io <Yahoo_jr@...> wrote: Thunderbird and other 3rd party email apps logging into iCloud accounts requires an APPLICATION-SPECIFIC password that you have to generate on your Apple ID account page… I’ve never used Thunderbird, but this is the case as well for the BusyMac applications (BusyCal, Busy Contacts). At least for those apps, the publisher is VERY explicit, both in the documentation and in the dialogs that request creation of the App-specific password EXACTLY what this is and why it’s needed. Perhaps the resurrected Thunderbird (maybe its name should now be Phoenix?) is less clear about the reason for the additional password? Again, I’ve not used Thunderbird, and I’m pleased enough with Mac Mail.app that I have no inclination to try it, so this is nothing more than speculation on my part. --? Jim Robertson
Bob Beckham All Messages By This Member #2626 Hi JR! Thx so much for the detailed response. I had no idea that needed to be done. There is nothing in the installation procedure that says anything about that. I’ll give this new procedure a try. Again, Thx! Bob Beckham FCC Radiotelephone w/Radar P1-6S-2422 Late 2012 iMac 27” - 16 Gig RAM - 1TB SSD - macOS 10.15.3 2019 Harley Ultra Limited 114 1993 Allen MDS Theater 2 toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Mar 3, 2020, at 12:42 PM, JR via Groups.Io <Yahoo_jr@...> wrote: Hi Bob, et al... FYI your password is otherwise good, HOWEVER Thunderbird and other 3rd party email apps logging into iCloud accounts requires an APPLICATION-SPECIFIC password that you have to generate on your Apple ID account page... See here:

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