OE and Yahoo (Win95, OE5.5)

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I can download my Yahoo mail from OE. Can I compose and send messages from OE through Yahoo? I want to be able to do as much of my work as possible offline to minimize telephone charges using my DUN.

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yes, as long as you have the smtp service set up properly – which you probably do if pop is working.

yahoo is one of many services that requires pop before smtp – meaning you need to check mail before sending. if sends fail, try again a couple of minutes later – without disconnecting. after recieving mail, you have approx 10-15 min to send.

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Yes, it works; however, the upload will consistently fail on the first try. The download works just fine. Why the problem on the upload? I am happy, but curious.

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it’s “pop before smtp” – express tries to send before you’ve been authenticated by receiving. once you are authenticated, you can send for approx 10 -15 min. before authenticating again

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I had the same problem for a long time. I think what finally worked is changing the “Outgoing mail (SMTP)” in “Tools | Accounts | {accountname} | Properties | Servers” from that recommended by Yahoo to that of your ISP.

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