Thunderbird/Incredimail wont link with yahoo.com - Help.

Loobz

Hi there.

I have tried to use Thunderbird and Incredimail with my yahoo.com account using the following:

Yahoo Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.yahoo.com (port 110)
Yahoo Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.mail.yahoo.com (port 25)

The last step on Thunderbird and Incredimail is to enter your password. When I do, it tries to verify the password but fails. I enter my usual password I use for my aol.com email account. It pops up asking to contact yahoo for help.

Can anyone advise what I should do? I have a feeling that yahoo.com doesnt support this method.

mp3guy

I'm not sure about your password, but your out going server must be your ISP's. What is your isp?

Loobz

Im connected to IrishWan, wireless broadband. Im not sure what the outgoing server is tbh MP3Guy.

mp3guy

check their site, or email them.

Inspector Gadget

Loobz wrote:

I have tried to use Thunderbird and Incredimail with my yahoo.com account using the following:

...

Loobz wrote:

I enter my usual password I use for my aol.com email account.

I'm going to assume that's a typo - if not, well, I think it's self-explanatory...

Gadget

Loobz

Thats a typo, a bad one at that! Jeez im tryin to explain my problem then I type two totally different domains, ffs. Sorry for confusion.

Board@Work

As far as I know Yahoo charge for pop3 access.. have you paid???

Loobz

Board@Work wrote:

As far as I know Yahoo charge for pop3 access.. have you paid???

I havent paid. I have my ISP's outgoing mail server now - still same issue. Id say i have to pay for pop3 access. Drat!

Shane O' Malley

You cannot access POP mail from Yahoo.com unless you are subscribing to their premium service.

yahoo.ie allows you access though.

I suspect they will make it available soon for yahoo.com though as they try and compete with gmail