Thunderbird setup help please!

Si_Clist

I'm new to Thunderbird and although setting up my gmail on it was a doddle, Yahoo has me baffled. I set up my Yahoo account just the same way as for my gmail one, then I got an email from Yahoo which says ...

On September 22, 2017 at 10:14, we noticed an attempt to sign in to your Yahoo account from United Kingdom.
If this was you, please create an app password as you've enabled second sign-in verification.

The steps for creating an app password are as follows:

1. Visit https://login.yahoo.com/account and sign in to your Yahoo account.

2. Look for ‘App passwords’ and click ‘Generate password’.

3. Use your app password to sign in again.


I'm OK with that down to #2, but at #3, "use that password to sign in again" - to what, where ????

forgotmyname

To sign into your emails using the app (thunderbird in this case)

I just ignored the was it you emails. Had no issues.

Si_Clist

forgotmyname wrote: »

To sign into your emails using the app (thunderbird in this case)

Sorry to be thick, but I don't understand

Having generated the password as instructed, where do I copy it to in Thunderbird?

Inner_Zone

Si_Clist wrote: »

Sorry to be thick, but I don't understand

Having generated the password as instructed, where do I copy it to in Thunderbird?

Clue is in 'password'.

Si_Clist

Inner_Zone wrote: »

Clue is in 'password'.

Thank you for that. Your reply prompted me to ask the question on another forum, where I got a very helpful answer, as a result of which my problem is solved.

Le_Kirk

Si_Clist wrote: »

Thank you for that. Your reply prompted me to ask the question on another forum, where I got a very helpful answer, as a result of which my problem is solved.

........... and so your experience might help someone else, what was the helpful answer please?

Si_Clist

https://forums.yahoo.net/t5/Account-security/CLIENTBUG-SELECT-command-is-not-valid-in-this-state/m-p/300263#M24086