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    • operclient
      operclient last edited by

      Since today i have this authentication failed message. It was always configured to "Auto", i tried the rest and did not worked, only "Plain text".

      I also tried giving access to Opera with an App Password (when two step security is enabled), but it did not matter because the problem did not got away.

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      • sgunhouse
        sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

        Sometimes the server can have issues, Opera will then try different settings. Just make sure (on the Servers tab for that account) that TLS is enabled, that Auto is selected and that you re-enter your password. And next time the server has an issue, just cancel and wait a few minutes. (Yes, I've used Yahoo for years.)

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        • rif
          rif last edited by

          I'm getting errors grabbing my mail also from Yahoo.

          Win 7 & Opera 12.18
          Win 8 & Opera 12.18

          I have it set on both machines as

          imap.mail.yahoo.com
          Port 993
          Secure Connection (TLS) checked
          Auto (Auth Plain)

          It has been failing on both machines for about a 24 hours.

          Changed it to AUTH Plain and it works every time.

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          • sgunhouse
            sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

            On some systems AUTO doesn't work. I still use POP3 with my mail rather than IMAP though ...

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            • rif
              rif last edited by

              On some systems AUTO doesn't work. I still use POP3 with my mail rather than IMAP though ...

              Hmm, weird then, as it had been working for years now on that setting. Its only been the past few days.

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              • hrlybtch63
                hrlybtch63 last edited by

                I to am having trouble signing in using Google. I have tried setting up the Opera Mail and I keep getting an error message. This was after many attempts to just sign into my account regularly in Opera. I did all the step's shown along with re-starting the computer. I would really like to switch to Opera, but right now I am think I my just stay with FireFox 😞

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                • sgunhouse
                  sgunhouse Moderator Volunteer last edited by

                  Sorry, I don't get how your post is related. Opera Mail is an older program (though still available) not tied to the current browser. Please start a new thread for your topic, and be specific about what is happening.

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                  • pm3003
                    pm3003 last edited by

                    Hi,

                    I had the same problem on Kmail/Linux. I found a workaround, but haven't tested it yet on Opera Mail on Windows.
                    I enabled an App password and set the authentication method to "clear text" instead of PLAIN.

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