Mar 24

MailBot account creator updated to version 11.37.

When the “Random country” setting is checked on the “SMS” tab, country list now contains checkboxes that allow you to specify specific countries from which a random one will be selected to get the phone number:

Multiple choice of countries to get a phone number

When you right-click on the “Phone numbers country” field, a context menu pops up with the items “Select all” and “Deselect all”, which allows you to select or deselect all countries in one action.

Also implemented in MailBot 11.37:

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Dec 26

MailBot account creator updated to version 11.11.

Implemented API of Vietnamese SMS service pvaonline.net / simthue.com:

MailBot works with pvaonline.net / simthue.com API

To date the service provides only Vietnamese phone numbers.

The price for 1 SMS for Outlook, Yahoo or AOL on December 26, 2019 is 1500 Vietnamese dongs, which is equivalent to $0.065.

Also implemented in MailBot 11.11:

  • disabling antispam in Outlook creator and checker
  • disabling antispam in Onet.pl checker
  • O2.pl, WP.pl, Bigmir.net and NGS.ru checkers radically Read more »

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Nov 18

MailBot account creator updated to version 11.1.

Update from July 8, 2022: Yahoo and AOL have stopped supporting LSA passwords.

Yahoo and AOL.com removed the LSA (“Allow apps that use less secure sign in”) setting on all new accounts created after October 19, 2019:

New setting Generate app password in Yahoo account

On all accounts created before this date, the setting is still available.

For new accounts it is now necessary to generate a separate password for access via POP3 / IMAP / SMTP:

LSA password generation form

Yahoo and AOL.com creators in MailBot are updated and generate a new password for POP3 / IMAP / SMTP access automatically. You don’t even have to Read more »

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Jul 09

MailBot account creator updated to version 10.57.

Support of alternative (two-step) signup form was implemented in Yahoo creator (right one):

Comparison of two variants of Yahoo signup form

In the right variant of form, the phone number is requested on the next step. Prior to version 10.57, on this form MailBot produced an error about the impossibility of sending an SMS to a phone number.

Support of alternative unlocking account form was implemented in Outlook unlocker:

Alternative unlocking Outlook account form

In the browser this form assumes a mandatory password change at one of the steps, but the Outlook unlocker in MailBot unlocks such accounts without changing the password.

New setting “Disable smart folders” has appeared on the “Accounts” tab, which allows you to disable Read more »

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Apr 15

MailBot account creator updated to version 10.23.

Good news: on April 6, 2019, Rambler turned off the mandatory phone verification and returned the signup form with reCAPTCHA and an answer to the secret question.

Yandex checker is now able to handle the phone number request when entering the account:

Phone number request during logging into Yandex account

This will work when the setting “Unlock accounts” on the “Checker” tab is on and only for accounts saved along with the phone number to which they were registered, for example: Read more »

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