RangerTrace Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 I'm having a very frustrating issue tonight. I run a Mac with OS X and my internet service is ATT Uverse. For some flipping reason today, the email account is asking for a password. It's never done that before in the 2 years we've had this account. I can't remember what it is or know why it would suddenly ask for it. Any ideas? I've already tried the handful of generic passwords that I normally use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpygravy Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 Does your email app have a password recovery feature? Some will text a temporary password to your mobile device, assuming you have that information in your account profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Does your email app have a password recovery feature? Some will text a temporary password to your mobile device, assuming you have that information in your account profile. I guess not, because I don't have a mobile device linked to the account. The most frustrating thing is that it worked perfectly this morning before work and now suddenly it wants a PW!!! WTF!!! I'm sure it's very simple to resolve the issue....but I'd love to do ti w/o calling AT&T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lumpygravy Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 I have a yahoo/AT&T mail account and I too have noticed that I'm unexpectedly challenged for a password. This is after logging in and specifically checking the box to "Stay logged in for two weeks". Same for my mom's AT&T email account. At first, I thought it was a cookie issue but I really don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 For some unknown reason it's working this morning, just like it's supposed to. Strangely, last night I could go directly to the ATT website and it recognized my PW, but coming from my Mac it didn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgnoyes Posted April 6, 2012 Share Posted April 6, 2012 Are you using regular mac Mail? (Which is what I'm using with AT&T.) When he asks for a password, there's also a checkbox that says remember this password in your keychain. I checked that; he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted April 6, 2012 Author Share Posted April 6, 2012 Are you using regular mac Mail? (Which is what I'm using with AT&T.) When he asks for a password, there's also a checkbox that says remember this password in your keychain. I checked that; he does. Yes Sir, regular Mac email without a single issue for over a year. I'm not sure what was going on, but it's working now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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