My email program suddenly fails to connect to the ymail pop and smtp servers. No error just doesn't connect.?

I am using the OSX mail program and it has connected to the ymail servers perfectly since I got my ymail address (1 or 2 months). All the pop %26amp; smtp settings are correct, I am using SSL and the correct ports but it still won't receive or send mail. I have checked the passwords are correct and I can login to the webmail site. Do they have a server problem? The mail connection doctor which comes with the OS cannot connect either.





Any ideas?
My email program suddenly fails to connect to the ymail pop and smtp servers. No error just doesn't connect.?
I'm afraid that you're not the only one having problems, I, my wife and 2 kids have all stopped being able to receive from yahoo via pop3 starting today (using Thunderbird e-mail clients).


Have tried to look around yahoo for news of any server outages/upgrades/failures but with no luck.





If it doesn't clear up soon (24hrs?) then I shall move to gmail!





Maybe Microsoft have already bought Yahoo and installed Vista on their servers!! ;-)
Reply:loads of other people (me included) have had problems with email starting today, not bein able to download to an external program (outlook/thunderbird etc) seems to be the major problem, no real solution as of yet, ive changed my incoming server to .com instead of .co.uk %26amp; also use by btinternet account to send from so now i can send an recieve using outlook.


might be worth getting another free email account to send from
Reply:Sorry don't know the answer but my 2 yahoo addresses haven't been able to send for several days using outlook express, and today have been unable to send or receive.