Sky Yahoo password generator

[Nudder123]

I have reached the limit of 30 passwords on the Sky password generator for yahoo email. I cannot find a way to delete previous passwords from my account. I have been into my security settings but no options are availabe. Can anybody help please?

[Mark39 · Accepted solution]

Yahoo Mail and Sky Yahoo Mail have different app password generators. I'm not aware of a limit on Sky Yahoo Mail app passwords?

[Jaclar]

Hi, I am in the same boat.    My e-mail - Thunderbird - has been asking for a new password for the last few days and having gone onto Sky to generate one each time, I now seem to have reached the limit allowed by Sky / Yahoo.   Cannot find a solution online, either at Sky nor Yahoo.   Yahoo, however seems to have a link for re-setting but this keeps on going back to the Sky page telling me I have reached the limit.   Any ideas anyone?

[jayach]

@Jaclar 

It used to be possible to rescind previous app passwords, but Sky have changed the layout of the "My Details" page and it doesn't seem possible to get to the setting anymore.

However, as you are using Thunderbird, you don't need to use generated passwords as it is OAuth compatible.

[Jaclar]

Thanks Jayach.   Just tried altering the server settings in Thunderbird for the Authentication Method - from the "Normal Password" to "OAuth2"  - and I have a pop-up saying that the "selected authentication method" is not supported.   

"OAuth" is not available on the drop-down menu.   Available ones are Normal password, Encrypted password, Kerberos / GSSAPI, NTLM, TLS and OAuth2.

[jayach]

OAuth2 is the correct setting, however it needs to use the Yahoo servers and not the Sky ones.

So imap.mail.yahoo.com and smtp.mail.yahoo.com.

Here's a screenshot I took a while ago.

[Jaclar]

Thanks a million Jayach

Up and running again now I have changed the details to the Yahoo ones and the OAuth2 basis.

[Nudder123]

Thanks Jayach, just updated my Thunderbird settings and its working fine.

Cheers Nudder123

[jayach]

@Nudder123 

I hadn't realised you were using Thunderbird or I would have replied earlier.

[jackieburne]

I use GMail and have reached the 30 limit, how can I delete passwords of get limit increased ?

[jayach]

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@jackieburne wrote:

I use GMail and have reached the 30 limit, how can I delete passwords of get limit increased ?

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I would suggest asking Google.

[arthur64]

Did anyone get to the bottom of this problem?

I have reached ther '30' limit of generated 16 digit passwords and it appears there is nothing that can be done to get any more passwords. 

I have tried contacting Sky but they dont seem to understand the problem.

[jackieburne]

I personally investigated all routes and hacks to get around it, but without results, Sky & Yahoo dont seem to reply to emails, so not sure where to go from here

All assiatamce appreacieted

Andy

[arthur64]

Thanks for that jackieburne, i have tried contacting Sky but no one seems to haver a clue what im talking about despite it being a 'limit' apparently set by them. Makes Sky mail redundant on some applications, which seems a shame as ive used tyhat email address for ages now. Also, had i knownm there was a limit i would have been more frugal with the use of the generator. If you ever get a resolution please let me know. Thanks

[jackieburne]

Agree, I have had my @Sky.com email for 30 + years and really like the short efficiency of it, so still fighting to keep if possible.

Does anyone know a good contact who is e-mailable, that I can start lobbying with pictures of issue etc, as it cannot just be ourselves that this is affecting ?