sbcglobal / ATT

I just got this from sbcglobal / ATT
We're making some security improvements to your AT&T Yahoo! service. These changes will affect members who send or receive email from a desktop or mobile client program, such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Express, Eudora, Apple Mail, or Thunderbird.  
. Open your email client program.
. Locate the email account settings for your particular client.
. Change the POP server to pop.att.yahoo.com.
. Change the SMTP server to smtp.att.yahoo.com.
. Check the option labeled Use an encrypted connection (SSL) and change the SMTP port to 465.
. Check the option labeled Use an encrypted connection (SSL) and change the POP3 port to 995.
. Confirm the above settings then click OK.
Sincerely,
AT&T Yahoo! Customer Care
. 1-800-ATT-2020

Can anybody tell me if this is necessary to make apple mail work?

iMac CD / iMac G3 / in the closet Performa 6115CD / ll SE Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Posted on May 6, 2007 12:58 PM

31 replies

Aug 3, 2007 2:44 PM in response to BRON

I've been fighting this off and on all week! It seems like a very rare thing when I can get all three of my AT&T POP accounts to work using Mail. Online chats with service people at AT&T have gotten me absolutely nowhere, because they don't know Macs, and can only think in Windows/Outlook Express.

I have checked and re-checked my settings in Mail. They're not the problem, at least if AT&T is to be believed.

The Customer Support number is 877-722-3755, if anyone needs it. I'm going to try and talk through this with a live person (ideally one who speaks English as their first language).

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