Yes, the password is probably in your keychain. if so, and if you really want to have to enter your password every time, ou need to do cmd-shift-u in finder to go into Utililities and open Keychain Access.app and delete it from there. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Aug 8, 2012, at 6:24 AM, Smith Larry <Larry.Smith2@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Ricardo, I think what the person is asking has more to do with the behavior > of mail since the upgrade to ML. I posted a similar question a few days after > I upgraded to ML. Before upgrading to ML, I was using Lion. I remove the > password in mail preferences. That way, mail would prompt me for my password > when I open mail. Since upgrading to ML, I can remove the password in mail > preferences, but for whatever reason, it puts the password back even though I > save the settings before exiting mail preferences. When you are on the > password box in mail preferences, it tells you to leave it blank if you want > to be ask for it. Smiles, not exactly in those words, but you know what I > mean. I'm thinking that the passwords must be saved somewhere else, and it > needs to also be removed from where ever that somewhere else may be. > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:macvoiceover-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker > Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 5:05 PM > To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [macvoiceover] Re: Email passwords > > Hi, > > Wouldn't it be less of a hassle to go to mail preferences, and under general, > set check for new messages to manual?. > > Ricardo Walker > ricardo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Aug 7, 2012, at 1:38 PM, Jan Stirbens <jstirbens@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I am using a mac book pro and the latest build of Mountain Lion. When I >> check email, I want to type my account password instead of email >> automatically downloading. How can I change the settings to do this? >> >> Jan> >>> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >>> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >>> >>> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >>> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> >>> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >>> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >>> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>> > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>