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[Imap-protocol] Authenticating with iCloud

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From: Jeff McKay <jjmckay@comaxis.com>
To: imap-protocol@u.washington.edu
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:34:55 -0000
Message-ID: f5c54374-6858-92e3-3ea6-1b02c9df65f6@comaxis.com permalink / raw / eml / mbox 
Does the server imap.mail.me.com not support a standard IMAP logon with 
a user id and password?  I use port 993,
just a simple login command:  LOGIN "username@icloud.com" "password"
but get back "Authentication failed".  My customer claims the user name 
and password are valid.
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From: davew@hireahit.com
To: imap-protocol@localhost
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:34:55 -0000
Message-ID: 1494617162.302895.974862968.74D8B3D4@webmail.messagingengine.com permalink / raw / eml / mbox 
Two-factor authentication, perhaps requiring an App Specific password?

On Fri, May 12, 2017, at 12:14, Jeff McKay wrote:
> Does the server imap.mail.me.com not support a standard IMAP logon with 
> a user id and password?  I use port 993,
> just a simple login command:  LOGIN "username@icloud.com" "password"
> but get back "Authentication failed".  My customer claims the user name 
> and password are valid.
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Imap-protocol mailing list
> Imap-protocol@u.washington.edu
> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/imap-protocol
>
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From: kmansoft@gmail.com
To: imap-protocol@localhost
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:34:55 -0000
Message-ID: CAN7dqjDDUnvX81RjY+pn1UcXA9Zhe8V6K9dX1nuOgFwamm9quw@mail.gmail.com permalink / raw / eml / mbox 
Another potential reason:

The @mac.com / @me.com IMAP servers advertise SASL PLAIN but it
doesn't actually work with a full email address (user@mac.com or
user@me.com), only works with "user".

So two possible workarounds:

- Do not use SASL PLAIN for imap.mail.me.com / mac.com

- Or strip the domain part from the login

PS - at least the above was the case 2-3 years ago when we ran into
this with our email app and had to add a workaround.

-- K

2017-05-12 22:26 GMT+03:00 Dave Warren <davew@hireahit.com>:
> Two-factor authentication, perhaps requiring an App Specific password?
>
> On Fri, May 12, 2017, at 12:14, Jeff McKay wrote:
>> Does the server imap.mail.me.com not support a standard IMAP logon with
>> a user id and password?  I use port 993,
>> just a simple login command:  LOGIN "username@icloud.com" "password"
>> but get back "Authentication failed".  My customer claims the user name
>> and password are valid.
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Imap-protocol mailing list
>> Imap-protocol@u.washington.edu
>> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/imap-protocol
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Imap-protocol mailing list
> Imap-protocol@u.washington.edu
> http://mailman13.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/imap-protocol
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