Messages and Yahoo
Why the repeated disconnects using Messages to connect to a Yahoo account?
YRequestHTTPErrorDomain error 999
Never seem to get any satisfactory answer to this or any solution
Hi,
I am seeing this, rather that what you see.
This suggests that the Yahoo Server that Apple choose to connect to is not available.
Unfortunately the setting in the Preferences > Accounts does not let you try another server or port.
Compared to the AIM, Jabber (including Google) and Bonjour Plugins the Yahoo one is a very poor relation.
It has not changed since it's introduction in iChat 6.
After a while Yahoo also stopped supporting the Yahoo for Mac app as well (that was last updated in 2012) and it no longer works in Yosemite.
It also logged in to a different server.
As Apple have left us with no changeable options in the Messages app there is not a lot we can do.
Use this feedback page http://www.apple.com/feedback/ichat.html
It is the correct one even though it has not been updated since Snow Leopard.
As a consequence you will need to enter all the info needed for the lower drop downs in the Free Text Area.
You will not get a response but an update may then follow some point.
8:47 p.m. Tuesday; September 22, 2015
iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Mac OS X (10.6.8),
Couple of iPhones and an iPad
G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
Mac OS X (10.6.8),
Couple of iPhones and an iPad