Bug 444301

Summary:	Akonadi opens gmail login webpage when adding a yahoo account
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] Akonadi	Reporter:	Kalzi <kalzwayed>
Component:	Account Wizard	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal	CC:	andrea.manenti, bjorn.bidar, inkbottle007, sgtnasty
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Kalzi 2021-10-24 00:46:25 UTC

SUMMARY
Trying to add my two yahoo accounts and one gmail account, but every time I add my yahoo accounts, a window opens with a gmail account log in prompt. I am trying to add a yahoo account, I don't know why it keeps opening a gmail log in prompt webpage

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. install kmail
2. Start adding a yahoo account and go through the steps
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
Akonadi opens a gmail login prompt instead of a yahoo one when adding a yahoo account to kmail

EXPECTED RESULT
Akonadi should open a yahoo login prompt instead of a gmail one

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: 
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.22.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.87
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is happening on a Manjaro install. It is still running kde 5.22.5.
kmail version:21.08.2-1
Akonadi version: 21.08.2-1

Comment 1 Chris 2023-08-24 01:27:36 UTC

Same here,

Operating System: NixOS 23.11
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.6
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.108.0
Qt Version: 5.15.9
Kernel Version: 6.4.3 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Comment 2 Chris 2023-08-24 01:29:39 UTC

Also, discussed here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/yy4snw/akonadikmail_opens_a_gmail_login_page_when_adding/?rdt=39337

Comment 3 Chris 2023-08-25 16:37:00 UTC

Just adding a bit of context:

Yahoo-mail used to be accessible to Kmail and other third party apps though an app password. It has been described several times lately that this method might not work any more.
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/when-i-try-to-generate-an-app-password-in-yahoo-i/99f61c31-8c33-4995-bab6-245e95f96230 ("this service is temporarily unavailable")

However yahoo-mail can also be accessed with OAuth method, and Microsoft has tagged the above issue as "fixed" by making the shift to OAuth:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-to-add-a-yahoo-imap-account-to-outlook-desktop-without-an-app-password-d13fb02d-eb93-4775-bae9-0e54bf2f5bca ("status: fixed")

So I guess Kmail linking to Gmail OAuth page when trying to setup a yahoo-mail account is totally the smart move.

Maybe if it were linking to Yahoo OAuth page it would work even better.

Comment 4 Chris 2023-09-17 16:04:42 UTC

Following on @Manny, this bug is duplicate of bug 455113 and bug 462042

Comment 5 Björn Bidar (Thaodan) 2023-10-14 19:42:30 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 457233 ***