Did the Yahoo Mail account configured in your Microsoft Outlook recently stop connecting to the server?
Yahoo now requires that you use SSL enabled ports to connect to Yahoo Mail.
POP3 was port 110, and is now port 995 + SSL - What are the POP3 settings for Yahoo Mail?
To fix a POP3 configuration go to your Yahoo settings in Outlook, modify the Yahoo account, and click More Settings on the main configuration window:
Then go to the Advanced tab and update the port and SSL settings:
IMAP was port 143, and is now port 993 + SSL - How to setup an IMAP connection for Yahoo Mail
To fix an IMAP configuration go to your Yahoo settings in Outlook, modify the Yahoo account, and click More Settings on the main configuration window:
Then go to the Advanced tab and update the port and SSL settings:
The SMTP port will be changing soon!
The current setting (December 2013) is port 587 + TLS (Authentication required)
The new settings (January 2014) will be port 465 or 587 (Authentication required, TLS required, SSL required)
It is confirmed that users are reporting outgoing mail server port 465 + SSL is working today 12/12/2013
Yahoo now requires that you use SSL enabled ports to connect to Yahoo Mail.
POP3 was port 110, and is now port 995 + SSL - What are the POP3 settings for Yahoo Mail?
To fix a POP3 configuration go to your Yahoo settings in Outlook, modify the Yahoo account, and click More Settings on the main configuration window:
Then go to the Advanced tab and update the port and SSL settings:
IMAP was port 143, and is now port 993 + SSL - How to setup an IMAP connection for Yahoo Mail
To fix an IMAP configuration go to your Yahoo settings in Outlook, modify the Yahoo account, and click More Settings on the main configuration window:
Then go to the Advanced tab and update the port and SSL settings:
The SMTP port will be changing soon!
The current setting (December 2013) is port 587 + TLS (Authentication required)
The new settings (January 2014) will be port 465 or 587 (Authentication required, TLS required, SSL required)
It is confirmed that users are reporting outgoing mail server port 465 + SSL is working today 12/12/2013
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