[Alpine-info] fastmail

[Wang Kang via Alpine-info]

Hi Barry, 

Fastmail user here. 

Short answer: Yes. You need to set up an new app password.


PS: Hope my Fastmail configuration helps:
https://github.com/scateu/alpine-patches/blob/master/examples/fastmail.pinerc

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Wang Kang
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2025, Barry Landy via Alpine-info wrote:


> Hi - can anyone help?

> 

> I am experimenting with using Alpine to access Fastmail.

> I can get the setup done but when Alpine wants me to provide a password

> whatever I try does not get accepted.

> 

> My assumption is that the required password is the 16 character string

> provided by the fastmail "new app password" facility but Alpine just keeps

> repeatedly asking for a password.

> 

>