Hi Chris, I forgot to mention that Webmail - Yahoo 1.4.4.says that [email protected] is shown as an account. Thanks, Bill
Chris Clifton wrote: > You have both the generic webmail and the Yahoo webmail extensions > installed? You installed them in the right order, webmail first Yahoo > second? Yahoo.com is certainly in the default list of supported domains > for my Yahoo webmail extension. > > William Klein wrote: > >> Hi Chris and Alan (and others who have taken the time to help me), >> >> Some welcome progress. I removed my yahoo account in Mozilla and >> created a new account using the New Account Setup dialogue with a >> Webmail option. >> >> For the first time, I am now receiving a password prompt when I >> attempt to log on to my account on yahoo using Thunderbird. However, I >> receive the following error message: >> >> "Sending the username did not succeed. Mail server 127.0.0.1 >> responded: yahoo.com is an unsupported domain." >> >> but when I change the name of the server to Localhost, I receive the >> following error message: >> >> "Sending the username did not succeed. Mail server Localhost >> responded: yahoo.com is an unsupported domain." >> >> I appreciate your continuing assistance. >> >> Here are my settings: >> Account name [email protected] >> Email address [email protected] >> >> Server settings >> Server name Localhost >> User name [email protected] >> Leave messages on server Until I delete them >> >> Outgoing server settings Webmail - Localhost >> >> Please tell me what I am doing wrong. >> >> Thanks, Bill >> >> >> >> >> Chris Clifton wrote: >> >>> No problem at all Alan, I've just replied saying much the same. As far >>> as I'm aware Yahoo UK don't provide IMAP, I'd be surprised if the >>> Canadians had this service and us Brits didn't. >>> >>> alanrf wrote: >>> >>> >>>> I hope Chris will not mind me responding. >>>> >>>> POP3 is the correct setting - these extensions are providing you with >>>> a simulated POP3 connection to the Yahoo server. >>>> >>>> The way you keep the mail on the server is to use the setting of >>>> Thunderbird. Select the Server Settings panel in Thunderbird for your >>>> Yahoo account and then see the box "Leave messages on server" and the >>>> sub-options of it. >>>> >>>> There may be IMAP support in Yahoo (though I do not believe there is - >>>> is it not a user choice it must be deliberately provided by the >>>> service with dedicated IMAP servers) but if there is you can bet it >>>> has to be paid for. >>>> >>>> On Jul 18, 2:40 pm, William Klein <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi Chris, Thanks for staying with me on this. >>>>> >>>>> The dialogue you mention concludes with a POP configuration. I want the >>>>> received messages to stay on the yahoo server. >>>>> >>>>> Here is what I did: >>>>> >>>>> I removed the old account from the Account Settings.I chose Add Account, >>>>> Web >>>>> mail. >>>>> >>>>> I entered my name, William Klein and my email address, >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> I chose billy589klein as my Incoming user name. >>>>> >>>>> The Account Wizard said Congratulations! >>>>> Account name Web mail - billy589klein >>>>> Email address [email protected] >>>>> Incoming user name billy589klein >>>>> Incoming server type POP3 >>>>> Outgoing User name william.klein >>>>> Outgoing server name (SMTP) localhost >>>>> >>>>> Because POP3 is not acceptable, I chose cancel. >>>>> >>>>> Please tell me how to change POP to IMAP or some other parameter that will >>>>> force the yahoo server to retain my received message. Thanks, Bill >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 5:17 PM, spruce18b <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I am using Thunderbrid 2.0.0.22. >>>>>> I have installed WebMail 1.3.2. Servers for POP, IMAP and SMTP are >>>>>> running. >>>>>> I have installed Webmail Yahoo 1.4.4. Its options say "No Yahoo >>>>>> accounts found" >>>>>> >>>>>> Here are my Mozilla settings: >>>>>> >>>>>> Account settings >>>>>> Account name: [email protected] >>>>>> Email address: [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> Server settings >>>>>> Server type: IMAP mail server >>>>>> Server name: smtp.yahoo.ca >>>>>> User name: [email protected] >>>>>> User secure connection: TLS, if available >>>>>> >>>>>> Outgoing server (SMTP) settings >>>>>> University of Toronto - smtp.utoronto.ca >>>>>> my.name -smtp1.sympatico.ca (Default) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
