Hi all
If you do not have two step verification enabled on your Apple ID, you can safely ignore this message. If you do, I have a note for you. The below took effect as of today.
If you use third party clients such as Microsoft Outlook or Mozilla Thunderbird to manage your iCloud Mail account, you must now generate an app specific password before you can use it again. Previously it was possible to use your Apple ID password to log into iCloud Mail even if you have two step verification enabled. For good reasons of course this now no longer works and instead you must do the above. To do so, go to
http://appleid.apple.com
sign in with your Apple ID, verify your identity, click the passwords and security tab then click generate app specific password link.
Thank you for reading.
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Still works
I was trying to figure out how to get Thunderbird to work with iCloud mail, and this did the trick. Amazing it still works nine years later. Thanks.