Cannot access Yahoo mail in Windows Live Mail

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Cannot access Yahoo mail in Windows Live Mail

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I am using Windows Live Mail in Windows 7 as my main e-mail handling program which is very good but have an old Yahoo account which I want to add to my Live Mail.

Using Live Mail Accounts I have entered my Yahoo e-mail address and password. But when I open Live Mail I see a request for my Yahoo name and password. Typing these in simply throws me back to the same page. I have sent a test message to my Yahoo account which is received so I know it is working but Live Mail cannot access it. Is there a special security setting (or similar) required

How can I make Live Mail access my Yahoo account?

Thank you

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Anonymous

The link to Windows Live Solution Center has gone wacky. I can't connect either.

Might be server problem. Only temporarily I suppose.

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Answer 2

Davidhk129,

Thank you for your answer. I have tried following the steps in the FreeMailTutorial page but since I am in the UK it doesn't seem to work. (My e-mail address ends in ".co.uk"). Instead I see the following message. I have tried .com and .co.uk, neither work.

"Unable to send or receive messages for the Yahoo.co (c.drake7) account. An incorrect password was entered. The next time you send or receive messages, you'll be asked to enter your user name and password for this account.

Server Error: 0x800CCC90

Server Response: -ERR [AUTH] invalid user/password

Server: 'pop.mail.yahoo.com'

Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC92

Protocol: POP3

Port: 995

Secure(SSL): Yes"

I have used all the settings in the Tutorial page but they don't seem to work. I tried using the incoming/outgoing accounts with the "plus." prefix but that does not work either.

Bruce,

The page you quoted does not seem to exist. My server timed ot trying to load it.

Thank you both for yuor help,

Tregarth

Answer 3

While you are waiting for expert answers from Windows Live Mail forum, you might like to have a look at this :

Windows Live Mail and Yahoo!Mail - setting up Yahoo!Mial in Windows Live Mail

http://www.freeemailtutorials.com/windowsLiveMail/setupEmailAccounts/setupYahooMailAccount.htm

Excerpt:

This tutorial shows you how to setup Yahoo! Mail in Windows Live Mail: you will still be able to check you emails from a web browser, as you did before. Please note that in order to check your Yahoo! emails from an email program, you need to pay the yearly $20 for "Yahoo! Mail Plus" service. Third-party plugins like YPOPS allow you to bypass the paid subscription, but these will not be covered in this tutorial.

Despite of rumors according to which you are no longer required to have Yahoo! Mail Plus to check your account from Windows Live Mail, and you can use any regular (free) Yahoo! Mail accounts with Windows Live Mail, the official Yahoo! Mail documentationseems to indicate that you do still need the Yahoo! Mail Plus service.

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Answer 4

Anonymous

Please ask the "Live" experts here.

Windows Live Mail Forumhttp://www.windowslivehelp.com/forums.aspx?productid=15

Bruce Hagen

MS-MVP Oct. 1, 2004 ~ Sept. 30, 2010

Imperial Beach, CA

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