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RE: Sky email account

alfie noakes (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 22nd June 2023, 13:10

Maybe you can't use IMAP and have to settle for POP3 access.


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Snaps says...
"I don't have Works so Outlook is not an option"

You can use Outlook mail free (desktop version too) - you don't need an Office sub or anything.

RE: Sky email account

Snaps (Elite) posted this on Thursday, 22nd June 2023, 21:19

Quote:
alfie noakes says...
"Maybe you can't use IMAP and have to settle for POP3 access."

Tried both.
Still not playing.


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RE: Sky email account

sj (Elite) posted this on Friday, 23rd June 2023, 19:22

So your name and password are 100% correct and you use the settings advised but can't login to a mail app - weird!
I recently needed to make a change to my phone's mail app but couldn't get in so tried an alternative - Bluemail.  However, I couldn't get in on that either.  Turns out the ISP has changed it so 3rd party Apps use a different password to the webmail - this sounds like your issue too.  I found no information on it without explicitly asking.  You need to generate a new 3rd party password for such Apps.
Having said that, I've made Bluemail my default now as it's so much better than the stock one or the GMail App.

EDIT:Notice you say you've tried all the above - I just noticed a line actually says 16 digit app password which is what I was describing - are you sure you've done that?  Linky.
To help protect your email account, instead of your usual email password you might need to generate a unique app password to use on your email app.
You'll only need to use this password once for the initial setup. After then, you'll stay signed in automatically.

EDIT2: Also, as above, I don't think anyone should use pop3 nowadays, go for the IMAP server and settings if you can.  Everything is synced automatically.

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This item was edited on Friday, 23rd June 2023, 20:04

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