Kmail and Yahoo (was Re: konqueror search engines)

[David McGlone]

On Thursday 04 December 2008 5:34:10 pm Steven Vollom wrote:
> David McGlone wrote:
> > On Thursday 04 December 2008 3:55:08 pm Steven Vollom wrote:
> >> David McGlone wrote:
> >>> On Thursday 04 December 2008 1:54:56 pm Steven Vollom wrote:
> >>>> David McGlone wrote:
> >>>>> On Wednesday 03 December 2008 10:46:12 pm Steven Vollom wrote:
> >>>>>> lindsay.mathieson at gmail.com wrote:
> >>>>>>> Steve, I'd like to investigate more but the Yahoo SMTP send
> >>>>>>> requires a commercial Yahoo account, which I don't have.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> If you have a spare guest email login for Yahoo you can send to me
> >>>>>>> privately I can test against my KMail 4.1 and if necessary against
> >>>>>>> the 4.2 beta.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I have no idea how to do that.  Absolutely, if we can do this in a
> >>>>>> way that some troublemaker who is eavesdropping can't make my life a
> >>>>>> nightmare.  It sure would be nice to have it fixed.  I really want
> >>>>>> to start using Kubuntu and KDE exclusively where they provide the
> >>>>>> package for whatever.  I am a believer, finally.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> SBCGLOBAL is now att, your SMTP should be mail.att.yahoo.com
> >>>>
> >>>> Dear David,
> >>>>
> >>>> I changed it from smtp to mail, but it still remains in the outbox and
> >>>> does not send.  Pretty confusing isn't it.
> >>>
> >>> Steven, I am absolutely sorry, I meant to type smtp.att.yahoo.com
> >>
> >> No need to apologize, it gave me momentary hope.  That always feels
> >> good.  That is the way I have it entered, smtp.att.yahoo.com.  Thanks
> >> for trying.  I will get it eventually, if not with this computer, on my
> >> new one.
> >
> > What port are you using?
>
> 465.  Someone gave me a port 5xx something; I tried it too, and it did
> not work.

Server requires authentication should be checked stevenvollom at sbcglobal.net 
should be in the username and your password should be there.  authentication 
menthod should be plain and encryption should SSL

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David M.
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