You can generate an app-specific password by signing in to your Yahoo and following their instructions. If you have two-step authentication enabled for your Yahoo account, you will need to generate an app-specific password for use with Direct Mail. Per Yahoo policy, if you send with e3 Delivery Service, you'll need to use a "From" address that does not end in Two-Step Authentication
If you need to send more than they allow, please try our e3 Delivery Service for a faster, easier way to deliver your email. Yahoo currently caps the amount of email that you are allowed to send on an hourly and daily basis. Now, when you send a message, select your Yahoo! Mail account from the "Send Using" popup menu. Enter your password in the Password field.Enter your full Yahoo! Mail email address in the User field.Check the "Use SSL" and "Server requires authentication" checkboxes.Click the "+" sign at the bottom of the window to create a new account.Choose Direct Mail > Settings (or Direct Mail > Preferences) from the menu bar.Send yourself a simple message to test both the sending and receiving capabilities. Click OK to close the outgoing server settings windowĪpple Mail should ask you whether you want to save the changes be sure to tell it to do so.Īfter having successfully changed the password in both places, your email should work correctly.Choose the server account used by your email account.(or similar) from the bottom of the pop-up menu
Find the “Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP)” field and click it to get a pop-up menu.Next, you need to change the password in the outgoing mail server settings: Erase the current value in the password field, then carefully type in your new password. Make sure the Account Information tab is selected at the top of the main area of the window.Select your email account in the list on the left-hand side of the window.Make sure Accounts is selected along the top of the “Accounts” window.Open the Mail menu and choose Preferences.To update an old version of the Mail app with your new email password: Older versions have the second password in a different location. If you’re using an older version of Apple Mail, such as the version included with Mac OS X “El Capitan” or “Yosemite” Although it doesn’t seem that it should be necessary, we've seen several cases where the Mail program keeps sending the wrong password until you actually quit and re-open it.
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