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                     Imapsync tips for Yahoo.
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Q. Synchronizing from Yahoo to XXX

R. Use --host1 imap.mail.yahoo.com 

Example:

  ./imapsync \
    --host1 imap.mail.yahoo.com \
    --user1 billy \
    --password1 secret \
    --host2 XXX \
    --user2 billy \
    --password2 secret \
    --noabletosearch 


You also need to go to Yahoo, security and enable 
"Allow less secure apps to login", 
otherwise the login will not work. 

To enable less secure apps to login:
  * Login to the Yahoo mail account,
  * click on the account name or the avatar and select "Account Info",
  * click on "Account security",
  * turn off "Two steps verification"
  * turn on "Allow apps that use less secure authentication".​

Thanks to Eugen Mayer for this last point.

Another solution:

  * Login to the Yahoo mail account,
  * click on the account name or the avatar and select "Account Info",
  * click on "Account security",
  * Turn on "Two-step verification"
  * Click on "Manage app passwords" and 
    generate a specific password for imapsync, 
	choose "Other app" at the bottom and type imapsync
    since it is not in the predefined apps.
  * Use this password with imapsync.


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