"Unable to verify account name or password" on outlook.com Exchange server (browser works)
Using macOS 10.12.6 on a PowerBook. In the past, I was able to use Mail.app to connect to my @outlook.com account, but after a password change (forced? I don't remember - it's not a primary mail account), Mail.app can no longer connect to the mail server.
The same credentials work on the outlook.com web application. So I decided to delete the account from Mail.app and re-add it. Here's what I saw:
- Choose Mail -> Add account...
- I select Exchange and click Continue
- I enter name/address/password and click Sign In
- I see this window:
I am not aware that I made any changes to the Microsoft server. Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks.
I've struggled with this problem for months. My old hotmail account, which I've had since before MS bought it, stopped working on my Mac. Webmail worked fine, iOS worked fine...just wouldn't work on Mac Mail. Finally got it solved today.
If you have 2-step verification enabled on your Exchange account, you can't use your normal password with the Apple Mail client...you must generate an "app password" on the Exchange site, then use that in Mail. NOTE: creating this "app password" does not change your regular email password.
To create an "app password": - log into your Exchange account via the web - click on the "you" icon at the top-right, then click View Account - click Security near the top of the screen - click the "More Security Options" link below the other option panels - scroll down and click on "Create a new app password" - use the resulting app password in your Mail client
Had the same problem too... use your email address for name, email, and user name.
I've also had issues using my outlook(Hotmail) with mac mail app recently. Kept asking for password then rejecting it(wrong username or password). The server always offline. Spent days googling and trying everything and nothing worked. Eventually, I try using Preferential Treatment app to check for bad plist. Came up with /Users/YOU/Library/Preferences/com.apple.mail-shared.plist as corrupted. Deleted it after closing mail and eventually after a few times trying to re-enter password and other info in server settings and saving and being told account username or password wrong, eventually says account already exists and has started working. Not sure exactly how I did it and for the moment I will leave mail running but seems deleting the plist has helped. Hope this helps and someone who knows what they are doing can work up a proper sequence to fix this issue.