[stewtheking]

[rant] So, I have been using yahoo mail for years, and for the last year, I have been getting it via Thunderbird. Everything was working fine until yesterday, when it didn't work any more. I hadn't changed anything, and suddenly the server wasn't letting me in.

"maildrop unavailable" was the first error message, and then "command valid only in authorisation state".

I send an informative and clearl email to the helpdesk, detailing my precise problem and I get back the standard, stock, patronising email response "is your caps lock key on?" and other such gems.

I have tried uninstalling, reinstalling, changing passwords, and nothing changes.

My best guess is it's a problem with the yahoo mail Beta they are trialling. The options page for "beta" is configured differently (apparently), and it's not working, so they are relying on the old one. I recon somewhere in the bowels of their server, the options priority is with the new options page, the broken one you can't access, and mine is set to "don't let him have his emails from the pop server".

This is all very distressing, made worse by the fact that like so many companies, yahoo don't employ helpful technical experts on their helpdesk, but morons with access to the same useless help pages that you yourself can access online. [/end rant]

 

[blessingx]

If you "Switch back to the original Yahoo! Mail indefinitely..." does it help?
Gmail user here.

 

[Mrvile]

I just use regular standard Yahoo mail. I'm not all complicated with my emails.

 

[stewtheking]

Quote:

Originally Posted by blessingx /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you "Switch back to the original Yahoo! Mail indefinitely..." does it help? Gmail user here.

I can't find a "Switch back to the original Yahoo! Mail indefinitely..." I can find a "switch back", but that doesn't work.

I may just try setting up a Gmail account, see if I can get pop3 access to that, and then see if I can set up forwarding for yahoo. But it's an arse-about-face solution to what should be a bloody simple issue.

 

[troymadison]

gmail

 

[nibiyabi]

Quote:

Originally Posted by troymadison /img/forum/go_quote.gif gmail

x2

 

[blessingx]

Quote:

Originally Posted by stewtheking /img/forum/go_quote.gif I can't find a "Switch back to the original Yahoo! Mail indefinitely..." I can find a "switch back", but that doesn't work.

You may want to try an unsupported browser (in my case Safari 3 on PC). That's how I got the links.

If you try Gmail and get used to tags v. folders, you may prefer it though. Depends on the person. May not matter though if you use POP to download.

 

[stewtheking]

Yeah, I don't use yahoo to organise my mail at all, it's just an account I have had for ages and lots of my friends know. I organise it inside thunderbird, into folders and what-not, which works fine for me.

Correction. WORKED fine. Grrr...

 

[stewtheking]

Is there a free webmail that supports IMAP. I think an IMAP webmail would be better for me anyway, and would be an improvement over the yahoo mail rather than just a replacement. Unfortunately Gmail just says this is "in the pipeline".

 

[blessingx]

FastMail does, but you're losing a lot of storage space.