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General Category => General Computing/Macintosh => Topic started by: WeatherguyNH on November 26, 2019, 06:34:11 PM

Title: Setting up Mac Mail (Mojave) in weather cat
Post by: WeatherguyNH on November 26, 2019, 06:34:11 PM

Hi all:

I have been trying to get the mail part of weather cat working since moving to a new iMac and Mojave.
I have read page 191 of the manual and done several searches, but I can't get Weathercat to send an email?

I keep getting this msg....


Any ideas?

Thanks

Rich

Title: App-specific password? (Re: Setting up Mac Mail in weather cat)
Post by: elagache on November 26, 2019, 10:56:50 PM

Dear Rich and WeatherCat troubleshooters,

Quote from: WeatherguyNH on November 26, 2019, 06:34:11 PM

I have been trying to get the mail part of weather cat working since moving to a new iMac and Mojave.
I have read page 191 of the manual and done several searches, but I can't get Weathercat to send an email?

Did you try to obtain an application specific password for WeatherCat to use?  Those are now required for all iCloud accounts.  Here is the Apple support document about it:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204397 (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204397)

Let us know if that solves your problem.

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

Title: Re: Setting up Mac Mail (Mojave) in weather cat
Post by: WeatherguyNH on November 27, 2019, 12:36:41 AM

Thanks for the help...now where does one type that app specific password?
Some other apps warn and then tell you where to type it in???

A little direction would be very much appreciated.

Rich

Title: Re: Setting up Mac Mail (Mojave) in weather cat
Post by: xairbusdriver on November 27, 2019, 01:52:34 AM

Same question I have. Would look at my own WC settings but I'm having memory usage hogging problems on that computer right now... [banghead] [rolleyes2]

Title: Password goes in "normal" spot.(Re: Setting up Mac Mail)
Post by: elagache on November 27, 2019, 10:45:00 PM

Dear Rich, X-Air, and WeatherCat troubleshooters,

Quote from: WeatherguyNH on November 27, 2019, 12:36:41 AM

Thanks for the help...now where does one type that app specific password?
Some other apps warn and then tell you where to type it in???

Here is a screenshot of the WeatherCat email preferences pane with the password field marked with an arrow:

(http://www.canebas.org/misc/Capto_images/WeatherCat%20email%20preferences%202019-11-27.png)

Simply paste the application specific password obtained from the Apple website and you should be good to go so long as you have all the other parameters set for iCloud email.

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

Title: Re: Setting up Mac Mail (Mojave) in weather cat
Post by: WeatherguyNH on November 28, 2019, 12:19:46 AM

That did it.....I tried that last night, but had not checked the "authenticate" box.
Your pix did the trick.

thank you!! [cheers1]

Rich

Title: Glad all is now working. (Re: Setting up Mac Mail )
Post by: elagache on November 28, 2019, 10:19:10 PM

Dear Rich and WeatherCatters who like happy endings,

Quote from: WeatherguyNH on November 28, 2019, 12:19:46 AM

That did it.....I tried that last night, but had not checked the "authenticate" box.
Your pix did the trick.

Thanks for sharing your success!  [tup] That's the way we like things to end around here!   :)

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

Title: Re: Setting up Mac Mail (Mojave) in weather cat
Post by: WCDev on January 02, 2020, 09:41:52 PM

lwcadmin???

 ThU32:-)

Title: Ancient living fossil . . . . . (Re: Setting up Mail in WeatherCat)
Post by: elagache on January 02, 2020, 11:19:29 PM

Dear Stu and WeatherCat oldtimers,

Quote from: WCDev on January 02, 2020, 09:41:52 PM

lwcadmin???

 [wink] . . . .   Yes indeed!  It is a "living fossil" from the era before the Cataceous period of the cyber history . . . . . .  lol(1)

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]

Title: Re: Setting up Mac Mail (Mojave) in weather cat
Post by: WCDev on January 02, 2020, 11:25:07 PM

 lol(1)