[kde-linux] kmail - receiving mail with sbcglobal yahoo

[Pollywog]

On Monday November 6, 2006 12:16 am, Blues Renegade wrote:
> I'm not an SBC user, but it looks good, but I would try a few diff
> Authentication methods--see, if that makes a diff. Also, is Thunderbird
> remembering the password?  By chance, did you enter it wrong and then
> correct it later?
>
> Have you tried removing the account and creating it all over again?
>
> Any other mail programs setup and working? Is Port 110 actually open
> thru the firewall? Have you checked the runlevel services and
> mail-related services in there?
>
> Almost certainly, this is a configuration problem.
>
> Good luck with it--I know how aggravating it can get.

I was a customer of SBC Yahoo (now ATT Yahoo) until about two months ago.
I did not use my POP3 mailbox with them except to receive mail related to the 
service and I used Fetchmail to retrieve it.  I did not need to set up any 
special authentication.  The only problem I had was sending mail through 
their server (they block outgoing port 25) from Postfix and it took some time 
to figure out how to do that.


>
> Dan wrote:
> > Hi Robert,
> >
> >      Here are my settings:
> > Receiving:
> > Account name: user
> > Login:  user at sbcglobal.net
> > Password: xxxxx
> > Host: pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
> > Port: 110
> > Extras:
> > Encryption: None
> > Authentication Method: Clear text
> >
> > Sending:
> > Name: sbcglobal
> > Host: smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
> > Port: 25
> > Server requires authentication: Yes
> > user at sbcglobal.net
> > Password:  xxxxx
> > Security:
> > Encryption: None
> > Authentication Method: Plain
> >
> > The send side work great.  But the receive doesn't work.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Dan
> >
> > On Tuesday 19 September 2006 13:06, Robert wrote:
> >> Dan wrote:
> >>> Hi Robert,
> >>>
> >>>     I did specify user at sbcglobal.net.  At least I know somebody has got
> >>> it work. I called tech support, but if your not using Outlook they will
> >>> not help you.  Looks like I'll have to try this on a windows system.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Dan
> >>>
> >>> On Tuesday 19 September 2006 12:04, Robert wrote:
> >>>> Dan wrote:
> >>>>> Greetings,
> >>>>>
> >>>>>      I setup a new installation for a friend today using DSL
> >>>>> sbcglobal.yahoo.com I have no trouble sending email through the SMTP
> >>>>> server at sbcglobal.yahoo.com however I can not receive email.  It
> >>>>> keeps saying the username/password is invalid which seems strange
> >>>>> because I send email.  Is there anybody that has configured DSL
> >>>>> pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com and got it to work?  BTW: There are two email
> >>>>> accounts which give different errors, the main account says "Server
> >>>>> is busy try again later", the other account says username/password is
> >>>>> invalid.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Regards,
> >>>>> Dan
> >>>>> ___________________________________________________
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> >>>>
> >>>> user name is the full email address for both the pop and smtp servers:
> >>>> user at sbcglobal.net.  I've used kmail, evolution and (currently)
> >>>> Thunderbird with no problem...
> >>>>
> >>>> Robert
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> >>
> >> how do you have the servers configured?  Here's mine (Thunderbird):
> >> pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com  port 110 use secure connection: 'no' checked
> >> smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com port 25 use secure connection: 'no' checked
> >>
> >> I just set up kmail with the above settings (no choice on ports though),
> >> and after a little while at the "checking security capabilities of
> >> sbcglobal.net" window, I was able to just start downloading my mail.
> >>
> >> I tried to send a test message to myself, and had to modify the account
> >> settings and add my user name and password, then all went well.
> >
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