You cannot get Thunderbird to use the Yahoo! IMAP servers, until
someone writes an extension or proxy. Yahoo! will not allow login
until you issue the ID command: [. ID ("GUID" "1")].
TB does not offer a way to issue user commands to the server, but a
proxy should be able to do it.
On Nov 14, 11:37 am, jamilkeg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thanks for the tip and sorry for jumping in, but if I create my
> account [EMAIL PROTECTED], it asks for authentication,
> but does not authenticate when you supplyi the usual password...any
> hints? (Of course, I may be jumping on the wrong place: I want to
> access my Yahoo mail account through Thunderbird via IMAP).
> thanks,
> jamg
>
> On Nov 7, 6:01 pm, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > So they did. The new server isimap-ssl.mail.yahoo.com, port 993.
>
> > On Nov 7, 12:27 pm, Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > >Yahooapparently added SSLIMAPsupport nearly a month
> > >ago:http://www.zimbrablog.com/blog/archives/category/zimbra-desktop
>
> > > On Oct 22, 1:27 pm, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > It is intended for the iPhone and forZimbradesktop, but can be
> > > > spoofed easily. Unfortunately, it only supports plain text
> > > > authentication, and there does not seem to be a secure (IMAPS)
> > > > server.
>
> > > > On Oct 21, 11:22 pm, Chris Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > I did some searches on this. ApparentlyYahooIMAPis intended primarily
> > > > > for iPhone users and the iPhone doesn't log in toYahooIMAPusing the
> > > > > standard protocol.
>
> > > > > Brian wrote:
> > > > > > You can connect to serverimap.mail.yahoo.com, port 143.
>
> > > > > > Thunderbird cannot log in, because the server refuses to
> > > > > > authenticate
> > > > > > until the ID command has been issue, but you canusetelnet to test
> > > > > > it.
>
> > > > > > On Oct 21, 12:34 pm, Chris Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > >> I've got GoogleIMAPset up in TB with no extra software, just set up
> > > > > >> the account asIMAPwhen setting up a new account. IsYahoo'sZimbra
> > > > > >> very different or doYahookeep all the server settings secret?
>
> > > > > >> Brian wrote:
>
> > > > > >>> It may be possible to do it with an extension. All that is
> > > > > >>> required
> > > > > >>> is to send the command 'tag ID ("guid" "1")' before attempting to
> > > > > >>> login. An extension could intercept the connection request, send
> > > > > >>> the
> > > > > >>> command, then just act as a transparent proxy.
>
> > > > > >>> On Oct 21, 2:07 am, Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > > >>>> This isn't actually Webmail, but it's closely connected. Does
> > > > > >>>> anybody
> > > > > >>>> know of a way to make ThunderbirdspoofYahoo'sZimbraDesktop client
> > > > > >>>> in order toYahoo'sIMAPservers?
>
> > > > > >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > > > > >>> No virus found in this incoming message.
> > > > > >>> Checked by AVG -http://www.avg.com
> > > > > >>> Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.2/1737 - Release Date:
> > > > > >>> 10/21/2008 9:10 AM
>
> > > > > >> --
>
> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message.
> > > > > > Checked by AVG -http://www.avg.com
> > > > > > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.2/1738 - Release Date:
> > > > > > 10/21/2008 2:10 PM
>
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