Is yahoo mail compatible with Mountain Lion?
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion
My yahoo.com address works in the Mail app.
In fact it wsa very easy to configure as Mail already "knows" the proper server information.
Matt
My yahoo.com address works in the Mail app.
In fact it wsa very easy to configure as Mail already "knows" the proper server information.
Matt
It makes no sense to me that Yahoo Mail (not plus) works fine via iOS devices and Mac OS X Mail.app but will not work with Outlook 2011.
I haev been trying every combination of ports and SSL etc and nothing seems to work.
Oddly somehow I did get one test message to show up but only just after I had deleted the account so I do not kwno what settings I had - the header on that message does show it was sent to my Yahoo account - so doesn't appea to be snagged from elsewhere and moved into that folder but actually received by that account.
It's not a big deal as I only use that account for certain testing purposes and I am getting used to Mail.app on my work mahcine so maybe I will switch on my home machine. It is just annoying that something so simply has to be so difficult.
You need Yahoo Mail Plus to use their mail servers with an email client.
I understand that is what Yahoo wants - but what I am saying is that the Mail.app built into Mac OS X can access a Yahoo Mail account that is not plus - but Outlook for Mac cannot. Is Mail.app not an email client software package?
How did you get it to work? I am getting an error.
When I go to system preferences then mail, contacts & calendars; I have an option to add different accounts. I click on Yahoo! add my Yahoo! ID and Password and I get this error: A connection error occurred. Do you know why this is happening, and how can I fix it?
Despite what Matt said, Mail will automatically setup a Yahoo email account, but I still believe that you'll need a Yahoo Plus account to get access to their POP server for sending email.
It's currently $19.99 a year.
It's currently $19.99 a year.
Mine is an IMAP account and I know I don't pay $19.99 a year for it.
I got it a while ago so maybe it's something they don't offer or don't offer for free anymore.
Matt
Then you should be able to help him.
Maybe it's an Outlook problem?
He's trying to configure Mail for use with Yahoo Mail. Unless he's using somekind of work-around like, http://www.e-link.it/macfreepops/ or his unamed ISP provides free access to Yahoo Mail servers, he'll have to get a Yahoo Plus membership, currently $19.99.
Not a very good deal considering iCloud/MobileMe and Gmail IMAP mail are free. IMHO
Lanny wrote:
He's trying to configure Mail for use with Yahoo Mail.
I was responding to this:
I understand that is what Yahoo wants - but what I am saying is that the Mail.app built into Mac OS X can access a Yahoo Mail account that is not plus - but Outlook for Mac cannot. Is Mail.app not an email client software package?
Referring to Outlook. I know Mail works with yahoo (and I do not have a paid account either)
Lanny,
I answered the original poster's question.
I never attempted to answer iamtirred's question.
When I set it up all I did was enter my Yahoo account information (which I did in Mail preferences) because I was running Snow Leopard when I did it.
Perhaps Yahoo support can provide some answers. I've found their online support articles to be helpful.
Beyond that I don't know what else to suggest.
Matt
Matthew Morgan wrote:
Lanny,
I answered the original poster's question.
I never attempted to answer iamtirred's question.
All I did was enter my yahoo account information (which I did in Mail preferences) because I was running Snow Leopard when I did.
Perhaps Yahoo support can provide some answers. I've found their online support articles to be helpful.
Beyon that I don't know what else to suggest.
Matt
I just resurrected an old Yahoo account, added it via Mail Contacts and Calendars (in sys prefs) plugged in my username and password, it worked first time, was setup as Imap, and it is a free account. I did not try Outlook because Outlook is quite Horrid.
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