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<blockquote data-quote="PGB1" data-source="post: 1748521" data-attributes="member: 76746">Thanks Ember for the explanations. I think I understand now.To change the password is a 3-step process.I have to log in at Yahoo (they handle sbcglobal mail) and change it there. Next you get re-directed to an AT&amp;T page &amp; have to change the passwrod there, too. The next step is to go to Mac Mail - Preferences and change it on the preferences screen. So, I think this means the same password is used for POP &amp; IMAPI tried your advice and created a new user on the Mac and set up Mail. The new user account's Mail app gives the pop-up box asking for the password. It then tells me it is unable to verify the password. I tried a couple of re-starts of Mail and of the computer. Still no luck. Just to check if the problem is with Yahoo (sbcglobal) mail only, I set up my Gmail accounts and they work fine in the new user account (and the old ones). I wonder if the Keychain Access app's old passwords are suddenly causing this problem? But, conversely, those passwords are not the most recent pre-change passwords. This makes me wonder what Keychain Access app is supposed to have.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1748521, member: 76746"] Thanks Ember for the explanations. I think I understand now. To change the password is a 3-step process. I have to log in at Yahoo (they handle sbcglobal mail) and change it there. Next you get re-directed to an AT&T page & have to change the passwrod there, too. The next step is to go to Mac Mail - Preferences and change it on the preferences screen. So, I think this means the same password is used for POP & IMAP I tried your advice and created a new user on the Mac and set up Mail. The new user account's Mail app gives the pop-up box asking for the password. It then tells me it is unable to verify the password. I tried a couple of re-starts of Mail and of the computer. Still no luck. Just to check if the problem is with Yahoo (sbcglobal) mail only, I set up my Gmail accounts and they work fine in the new user account (and the old ones). I wonder if the Keychain Access app's old passwords are suddenly causing this problem? But, conversely, those passwords are not the most recent pre-change passwords. This makes me wonder what Keychain Access app is supposed to have. [/QUOTE]

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