yahoo mail - authentication failed?

I have had bt yahoo mail set up on my iphone for ages but today all of a sudden its not working, I've tried deleting it and putting it back in again but it just says authentication failed.

Anyone know how to correct this? or heard of it before? its really weird and annoying.

Thanks
Dawn

dell, Windows Vista

Posted on Jun 6, 2009 4:38 AM

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Jun 6, 2009 2:53 PM in response to modular747

Thanks.

In addition, accessing a Yahoo account via the Yahoo account preset with the iPhone accesses the account as an IMAP account. I don't believe it is possible to access a Yahoo account as an IMAP account with an email client on your computer - POP account access only. So there is a different connection and servers involved between the two account types - which may explain how someone is able to access the account as a POP account with an email client on their computer but not as an IMAP account with the iPhone's mail client - unless the account was created using "Other" followed by selecting POP as the account type with the iPhone's Mail client.

Jun 6, 2009 3:21 PM in response to dawnrdawnrogers1

Hey..

here in spain.... the same thing!!! My free yahoo account is not working any more. ( via mail app )
Working fine since the first day i have my iphone....

Authentication failed ( via mail done with the preset for yahoo mail )... guess imap is down ?

What's goin on ? :/

the user name and password are ok... so... ??

it is not worknig since he 6 of june 2009 ( 17:00 spain )

Jun 6, 2009 6:10 PM in response to romagirl

Here word from the netherlands, my account also worked fine and tonight it failed.

Tried to reinstall the account in the iPhone mail client, but no luck

i get authentication failed email@yahoo.com. (with a . after the com)

Tried to change the password, no luck. Webclient doesn;t have the problem.

Anybody already on to a solution?

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