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Question

Hopefully minor email issue

Feb 13, 2015 8:53AM PST

Using Thunderbird in Firefox Yahoo web based email. I am able to receive without issue. But for some reason, from time to time, I am unable to send. I will get the following message: Connected to smtp.mail.yahoo.com and then it times out. With the following message: Login to server smtp.mail.yahoo.com "failed". I can by pass my "Thunderbird" and go to the Yahoo site and I am able to send messages without issue.

I saw some steps to take to change the "smtp" server stuff, but I am reluctant to do so, since in a few hours I can usually come back and all is well. Maybe Thunderbird has a temp bug.

Any suggestions? Windows 8.1, All updates, Firefox, Dell Computer.

Thanks Eddie

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The thing is,
Feb 13, 2015 9:04AM PST
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It's working again
Feb 13, 2015 11:27AM PST

and I didn't do anything. The google link you referenced, I already had bookmarked, reference me stating changes some suggested. I'll assume your correct about Yahoo, but its still odd that I can go to the Yahoo site and everything works just fine, but when using "Thunderbird", "sometimes", the "send" function doesn't want to work. Anyway, whether its a bug with Yahoo or Thunderbird, that's beyond me, and its just a minor inconvenience and the work-a-round is to go directly to Yahoo.

Thanks for replying, Bob

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Yes the search does find folk advising changes but
Feb 13, 2015 11:55PM PST

My finding is that if it worked and then stops then starts again, it's usually Yahoo and not you.
Bob