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Yahoo SMTP failures

#2317

I cannot send emails from my Yahoo email using Version 1.12.4 (5594).

I receive this error: Unexpected return code 535 (expected 235):
“5.7.0 (#AUTH005) Too many bad auth attempts.”.

Tip: Open the Activity Viewer (⌥⌘0) before retrying. The SMTP log file might provide additional information.

I attempted to view the errors but nothing obvious stuck out to me. Please advise.

Thank you

Reported by Corey Zinn · May 7th, 2019 @ 02:52 PM

State: new
Milestone: none
Assigned to: benny benny

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  1. benny
    benny

    The “Too many bad auth attempts” error can probably only be solved by not trying to send something for a while (a few hours). You might need to delete emails in your Drafts folder or put them into edit mode (Message menu). After that, try this:

    • Open the Activity Viewer (⌥⌘0).
    • Try to send a message.
    • Wait for it to fail.
    • Use “Help ▸ Send Server Logs”.

    Then I can see if I can spot anything in the logs.

    May 7th, 2019 @ 04:42 PM

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