I have 2 yahoo mail accounts. One started in 1997 the other in 2003. Both are free yahoo mail accounts. On the 1997 account I am able to use pop3 with no problems. On the 2003 account I am not allowed to use pop3. So I have no idea what yahoo is doing, but it is clear that not all USA users are allowed to use pop3 yet.
On Apr 1, 12:37 pm, "Mark S." <[email protected]> wrote: > I was using WebMail add-on since >1 year without a problem with Yahoo, > but it stopped working since 30 March 2011, > Thunderbird is returning "Alert": > Sending of password did not succeed. Mail server localhost responded: > negative vibes from xxx@yyyy" > > Yahoo provides POP access just for PLUS (paid) clients, > I just tried IMAP like Hartley Nemerov, > > >The regular IMAP mode is working for me with the free accounts or at least > >it is working here for now. I not able access the pop3 anyway on the > >business system due to firewall setup. > > >If my memory is correct it is posted at the Yahoo Site that pop3 is only > >available to paid users. > > it works without a problem, > I'm able send and receive e-mails using Thunderbird 3.1.9. > > -Mark
