Solved: ATT/Yahoo & Thunderbird

I'm using XP, ATT/Yahoo DSL. I want to use Thunderbird email, I get error message: "MAIL SERVER DOES NOT SUPPORT SECURE AUTHENTICATION".
Can you help?

Thank you

 

Thanks for your reply. Yes I have done as you implied. Now I keep getting a prompt to log in to my ATT/Yahoo account, which I do, it keeps on coming up. I know I'm using the correct password. Also, when I try to get new messages, I get a prompt telling me "Server does not support secure authentication" I'm using Thunderbird version 2.0.0.16. The artical from ATT/Yahoo says thunderbird Version 1.5 and up does support a secure authentication server. I'm totaly confused. Any further help will be greatly appreciated...Thanks Again

Leo

 

My ISP uses a different set of ports on the POP/SMTP servers for secure authentication from the ports used otherwise. Thunderbird should probably change to the other ports when configured, though.

Let me look on my Linux box. I run Thunderbird there .... be right back ...

 

I checked a Yahoo POP account under Thunderbird and it shows a "Secure Connection" (SSL), but not "Secure Authentication".

Where do you show your ATT/Yahoo saying it supports "Secure Authentication"?

 

See this article

 

I found this Info at:http://helpme.att.net/article.php?item=10918 it is under "IMPORTANT NOTICE"

 

Sorry, it does say secure connection. Noiw what?

 

YAHOO! I got her to work. I just unchecked the use secure authentication box. I was confused with that box and the SSL..Thank you so much for all your help...

 

I tried this re my query 'Dwonloading emails in bulk' same sort of response.

 

northcote, if you have an issue, please stick to your own thread to discuss it, don't hijack another thread for your issue.