E-Mail settings in Lion gone awry

Try this:

Email server settings (POP and SMTP)

AT&T email server settings are needed if you intend to use an email program (e.g. Outlook) with your AT&T email accounts. The current settings are displayed in the table below. If you only use AT&T Webmail to access your AT&T email accounts, these settings are not needed and you can access your mail by logging in at https://login.yahoo.com/.

If you signed up for a free att.net email account after 6/12/11, you will not be able to use an email program (e.g., Outlook) with your AT&T email account.

Note: AT&T's POP/SMTP settings have recently changed to inbound.att.net and outbound.att.net. However, if you are using the old settings, they will continue to work.

The following mail server settings will work with all AT&T email domains: @ameritech.net, @att.net, @bellsouth.net, @flash.net, @nvbell.net, @pacbell.net, @prodigy.net, @sbcglobal.net, @snet.net, @swbell.net, @wans.net.

Note: When updating the secure server settings, check the SSL check box first and then update the port number if necessary.

Message was edited by: Glenn Leblanc BTW: This comes directly from the AT&T help site. Go to help and search Email Server Settings. The reps should have suggested this.

More info:

In order for your account to be POP, those settings need to be applied at the website account setings, which yours probably are since you had been getting mail before.

Many people don't know, but you can IMAP your AT&T mail in your mail program:

Server Settings:

inbound mail: imap.mail.yahoo.com set port 993 SSL

outbound mail: smtp.mail.yahoo.com use default port setting SSL Authentication Password

Quit Mail. Open Keychain application and locate and remove all passwords for incoming and outgoing servers for that account. When you open mail, it will ask for the password. Save it and store in keychain. When you send a message, it will do the same and store it in keychain. Recheck your preferences and the passwords should be populated int the Account for incoming and smtp.

You may want to update the other devices to the new settings also.

Glenn,

I feel like I am about two years behind, but now is the time for me to update my Apple Mail 5.3 for AT&T. I found the Mail 4.X instructions on the AT&T website and thought they looked close. The first thing it says to do is verify that the account type is AT&T.net.pop. Mine is swbell.net and I can not change the Account Type. Do I need to, or if I just change the fields to the new settings will I be OK? I have until 12/11/13.

Thanks

All the server settings should still be the same even though it's been 2 years since I put those in this discussion.

Whatever name is listed as the account type doesn't matter. As long as you are still using the same type account, you can just change the settings and it should work. So you can change the settings for a POP account. But if you are changing from POP to IMAP, then the settings will be different and you will need to create a new IMAP account.

It would probably just be easier to create a new account. That way you can test it without messing with the old one. It's been several years since I used Lion OS, but this should still work like on the newer OS. When you add a new mail account, the first window after selecting a carrier such as Yahoo or other is your name and password. Hold the option key down before hitting next or continue. This will bring up other options and let you choose exactly the type of account you are creating (IMAP, POP3, etc.).

Once you get the new account working with the correct settings, you can delete the other.

Thanks! That did it. I had to look at the help for both Mac Mail 3.X and Mail 4.X to get 5.X done, but it is working.

I appreaciate your help.