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The att.net POP server “pop.att.yahoo.com” rejected the password for user

I have read multiple discussions regarding this issue & have yet to fix my issue. I have spent 2 hours on the phone on Sun & another hour last night with AT&T Tech Support Tier 1 & Tier 2 trying to resolve my issue. I am getting a pop up box stating my att.net POP server “pop.att.yahoo.com” rejected the password for user! Has anyone found a fix? I wonder if I uninstall my mail program & re-install if that will help. Has any done that to see if that fixes the problem?

Amanda

Oklahoma

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Mar 30, 2012 7:31 PM

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Mar 30, 2012 9:47 PM in response to misled04

Hi, I read/find so many reportsof problems with ATT Mail that I really suspect them... too bad you can't reach a level 11 tech! 😉

http://forums.att.com/t5/Email-Internet-Security/Email-problems-and-AT-amp-T-unr esponsiveness/td-p/2699017

REinstalling Mail is not likely the fix or of any help. 😟

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Mar 30, 2012 9:59 PM in response to misled04

AT&T support is pretty awful and even their website is incorrect according to what I have read here.

Try this in Mail > Preferences > Accounts

Incoming mail server pop.att.yahoo.com

User name: your complete email address including what follows the @

Outgoing mail server: smtp.att.yahoo.com

Port 465

In your "advanced" tab check "secure connection"

Port 995

Authentication: password

Hope this helps

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Apr 1, 2012 3:59 AM in response to misled04

ATT has been having alot of issues and even posted a support document check it out

http://www.att.com/esupport/article.jsp?sid=KB412563#fbid=zrNnCkuq0jQ

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