Title: Incorrect authentication data
Last modified: March 7, 2019

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# Incorrect authentication data

 *  [E.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eranthomson/)
 * (@eranthomson)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/)
 * We keep getting this email:
 * You getting this message because an error detected while delivered your email.
   
   For the domain: [https://www.laugh-masters.com.au](https://www.laugh-masters.com.au)
   The log to paste when you open a support issue: Incorrect authentication data
 * No idea why.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fincorrect-authentication-data-7%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [yehudah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yehudah/)
 * (@yehudah)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284257)
 * office365?
 *  Thread Starter [E.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eranthomson/)
 * (@eranthomson)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284266)
 * I don’t understand what you’re asking, but we don’t have or use Office 365.
 *  [yehudah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yehudah/)
 * (@yehudah)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284274)
 * Please do a “diagnostic test” from the main screen and paste the output here.
 *  Thread Starter [E.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eranthomson/)
 * (@eranthomson)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284283)
 * HostName: laugh-masters.com.au
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   Deliveries (Success|Fail): 5619 | 73
 *  Thread Starter [E.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eranthomson/)
 * (@eranthomson)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284315)
 * Got this on the connectivity test but not sure what to do:
    [https://imgur.com/imxXl8D](https://imgur.com/imxXl8D)
 *  [yehudah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yehudah/)
 * (@yehudah)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284363)
 * From the main screen
 * 1. press “Show All Settings”
    2. Search for “Authentication” 3. Select “Plain”
   4. Save
 *  Thread Starter [E.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eranthomson/)
 * (@eranthomson)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284387)
 * Thanks.
    Done. Now what?
 *  [yehudah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yehudah/)
 * (@yehudah)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284390)
 * Check, test mail?
 *  Thread Starter [E.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eranthomson/)
 * (@eranthomson)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284400)
 * Still get this: [https://imgur.com/3DG3Cfe](https://imgur.com/3DG3Cfe)
 *  Thread Starter [E.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eranthomson/)
 * (@eranthomson)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284426)
 * Re ran the wizard.
    Hopefully things are OK now…
 *  Thread Starter [E.T.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eranthomson/)
 * (@eranthomson)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284429)
 * Test email says it was sent OK and was received.
 *  [yehudah](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yehudah/)
 * (@yehudah)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11284473)
 * Strange…
 * Glad it’s working, please update me if something changed.
 *  [jasonordaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonordaz/)
 * (@jasonordaz)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incorrect-authentication-data-7/#post-11396610)
 * Hi,
 * I have been trying to troubleshoot this email issue too, and we use Office365.
   This cropped up around March 7 or so. Any guidance would be helpful!
 * Thanks,
 * Jason

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