apple.imap.mail.yahoo.com

This is something definitely related to some home wifi setting. After I reset my iPad, it gave me the message "apple.imap.mail.yahoo.com" is not responding while configuring yahoo and gmail accounts. Then seeing one of the posts, I connected the iPad to my mobile phones 3G network and voila, both the accounts got set up. I have still to see if they work properly after I again shift to home wifi, which is a landline modem connected to apple time machine wifi router. It worked till the time I was on 3G. The moment I connected to the home wifi, it stopped working and does not work even after reconnecting to the 3G network.

So this is something related to wifi settings. As mentioned above setting your security settings on your router to minimum will work but that leaves you open to attacks. What worked for me was opening the standard SMTP, IMAP and POP ports then adding a new rule for port 993 and 587. Add the port forwarding rule for 993 and 587 with port triggering enabled. Port triggering will only let traffic through if it was initiated from your internal network. This way you don't need to completely open your network and you can get yahoo mail on your iPad client.

If you still have problems a way you can figure out what is getting blocked is logging into your router, clear your security log then attempt to connect with your device. Refresh the security log and you should see what the source origniation IP and port and destination ip and port. Add the blocked port to your port fowarding rules and try again.

Hope this helps.

Hello every one having this issue,

in the past three days I've tried every possible suggestion to fix this issue, but it didn't work because these fixes are outdated.

The problem started 3 days ago most likley when yahoo adapted the secure (SSL) connection, or at least that's what I had, anyway, the only thing got it to work was CHANGING YOUR EXTERNAL IP ADDRESS and this is how it can be done:-

Most of the internet servises provided to residentials and businesses are "Dynamic IP" which means every time you restart your "INTERNET ROUTER" (the one comes from the internet company) it will use different external ip address. all you have to do is to disconnect the power from the device for 10-15 minutes then re-connect it.

1- go to your iphone Settengs>>Mail, Contact, Calender>>select your yahoo account>> Delete Account.

2- disconnect the power from your Internet router for 15 min then re-connect it.

3- add your yahoo account again.

4- enjoy

Hi,

Before setting up the mail in your iPhone, please use the below link

https://login.yahoo.com/account/security#other-apps

and turn off Ällow apps that use less secure sign in"

Once you do this you must be able to configure your yahoo mail in your iPhone. This is applicable to till IOS 10.1.1

Regards,

I was having the problem with seeting up my yahoomail on my ipod touch. I was advised to do a restore- hold home and power button unitl apple logo comes on- then try and it worked!

Jamesfilms, I followed your steps and it acted like it wanted to connect and now gives a message "Cannot Get Mail" The connection to the server failed.

I reset my iPad by holding the power button and hold button til the apple logo comes up, thus resetting my iPad. And re-added my yahoo account and it now works.

Deleting name worked for me too... as soon as I put a name on the yahoo acct it stops working. The odd thing is I have 2 yahoo accts and only 1 has this oddity.

Alas.... stopped working again.... but it worked for 4 mail checks? Too weird.

I have tried all of the above and nothing worked. So I just deleted the account from settings and re-installed it. Now it works. Hope it helps. Good luck!

Yes, you have to change the settings on your router to the lowest available.

So crazy, but taking my name out worked for me too!

thanks a lot.. It works...