On Feb 2, 2017, at 22:39, Thomas Mueller <mueller6...@twc.com> wrote: > Subject line may look strange, but I am having trouble with Yahoo email > server, which includes bellsouth.net and att.net. > > So I am looking to switch. > > Do I do better to switch to another account @twc.com, aol.com or gmx.net, or > use gmane with NNTP software? There are NNTP packages for Linux, *BSD, > Haiku, even DOS (let's not forget mutt). > > I get messages like > > $ mpop attyahoo3s > mueller6...@bellsouth.net at pop.att.yahoo.com: > new: 3 messages in 25.75 KiB, total: 4 messages in 72.38 KiB > retrieving message 2 of 4 (9.08 KiB): 100% > mpop: cannot read from TLS connection: the connection was closed unexpectedly > mpop: error during mail retrieval (account attyahoo3s from > /home/arlene/.mpoprc)
Perhaps try switching to IMAP? According to https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/dsl-high-speed/KM1010523 <https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/dsl-high-speed/KM1010523> , for both @bellsouth.net and @att.net addresses, the IMAP server is imap.mail.att.net <http://imap.mail.att.net/>. You can use fetchmail on the NetBSD side to download the mail via IMAP. While I no longer use AT&T/Yahoo's email, I did use it two or three years ago, and didn't have any problems with fetchmail+IMAP. -- Name: Dave Huang | Mammal, mammal / their names are called / INet: k...@azeotrope.org | they raise a paw / the bat, the cat / FurryMUCK: Dahan | dolphin and dog / koala bear and hog -- TMBG Dahan: Hani G Y+C 41 Y++ L+++ W- C++ T++ A+ E+ S++ V++ F- Q+++ P+ B+ PA+ PL++
