Confused about passwords to use when Comcast emails are "migrated" to Yahoo

XfinityJohn, your answer has NOTHING to do with my questions. Please look at the links and at the questions and don't just waste your time and my time. if Comcast is getting rid of us, if nothing else, it should provide adequate help to migrate us over. This is not "assistance".

Once the new strong password is created that would be for your Comcast email under the new Yahoo format. If you were to log into any third-party mail applications like Outlook, Mail for Apple, or Mail for Android that would be the password you would use to log your Comcast email into those apps. Please let me know if this helps. 

Thanks, this sounds much better. I will repeat what I understand from you.

1. The new strong password I am instructed to create will be used to login into my "Comcast email under the new Yahoo format" after the migration to Yahoo was executed. I will no longer use my present password for the Comcast account, it will be replaced by this new strong password that I have to create. I will have to create a new strong password to access "Comcast email under the new Yahoo format" for each email account now I have with Comcast.

2. Until now, when I setup Apple mail on my Mac, when I was asked to enter the password for the email account setup with Comcast, I did enter the same password that I entered for webmail in Comcast. After the migration, when I will setup the Yahoo account in Apple mail, I will have to use the new strong password I created (as described above). 

3. I do not have to generate and use a one time 3rd party app password; no need for it in order to continue getting my emails in Apple mail for all my Comcast email addresses as until now.

Please confirm that the above is correct. Thanks.

Hey there that all does sound correct. The new strong password you create will take the place of the one you have been using, and you will use that when logging into your Comcast email at Yahoo, or on the Apps where you currently view your email.  You should not need a one-time password because the strong password would be the password you would use to set up your email again once migration has been successfully completed. Please let me know if this helps, and again we are here and happy to help if you have additional questions, or concerns. 😀

The video for setting up 3rd party email (e.g. Apple mail) provided by Comcast at 

https://s.aolcdn.com/membership/help/000015905/xfinityaddtoapplemail.mp4

states that: 

• You'll see a screen to sign in to Yahoo. Enter your full Comcast.net email address (make sure to include the @comcast.net part) and then click Next.
• Enter your Comcast.net email account password and then click Next.

Password: If your Comcast.net password does not work with your third-party email client, you may need to generate and use an app password. See the "How to generate an app password" section to learn how to get an app password.”

Questions:

1. These instructions state that I should use the Comcast password (not the new strong password just generated). Which password should I use when setting up the Yahoo account in Apple Mail?

2. Why wouldn't the password work with the third-party email and where would I have to use the one time app password?

3. If an app password would be required, and I would use that in Apple mail when setting up the account, which password would I have to use for any next time when I would want to check my mail for this account in Yahoo (not Apple Mail).

Please clarify. Thanks.

@user_r4rfzq​ I am still a little confused....after the migration, are we going to have to go into the Apple mail settings

and change the outgoing and incoming mail passwords to the new stronger one?

tbill1, these instructions provided to us by Comcast are not clear, that's why I am asking the questions. 

Hopefully Comcast support can clarify which passwords should be used where and answer my 3 above questions, answers required to understand how to setup Apple mail after this migration. I am sure there are many other Comcast customers who are equally confused.

@user_r4rfzq This may help with your Yahoo mail setup for your mail client, please check out https://help.yahoo.com/kb/new-yahoo-mail/SLN36803.html

Please address my specific questions AFTER reading the thread. if you will do that, you will see that the link you provided is the same one I started with.

Please do not ignore the fact that as I mentioned, the information provided by Comcast for this migration is confusing. Please do not send answers for the sake of providing an answer. READ the thread and clarify what I asked about the passwords to be used. If you do not know the answer, ask someone who knows. 

WE CANNOT MIGRATE BY TRYING TO GUESS WHAT THE INSTRUCTIONS MEAN. Help was promised.

Thanks. I will follow your instructions and hope that they will work. If not, I hope to get the needed help.

Unrelated topic: why I am not notified that a reply or a comment was posted?

In the context of your replies XfinityAngie, the prior answers provided by XfinityJon are incorrect ("The new strong password you create will take the place of the one you have been using, and you will use that when logging into your Comcast email at Yahoo, or on the Apps where you currently view your email.  You should not need a one-time password because the strong password would be the password you would use to set up your email again once migration has been successfully completed.").

Sorry, but not only the instructions that were provided are confusing, but also the answers one gets from those who are supposed to be experts and know it all are confusing. How do I know who is right or wrong who knows what they are talking about and who doesn't?