Cant access yahoo using POP3!

coolguy · 25 Mar 2007, 03:06 PM

I have a yahoo.co.uk account. I use Mailwasher to filter spam and then download mails from this account into OE6.

Since yesterday I get a 'wrong username or password' error when doing the above. But if I login to yahoo through my browser, the same username and password works

How is this possible? Anybody else facing this problem?

kaptitsky · 25 Mar 2007, 09:00 PM

Same thing happened to me on an account, but going into webmail and resetting POP3 access from mail options took care of it just fine.

coolguy · 25 Mar 2007, 11:02 PM

How do I 'reset POP3 access settings'?

coolguy · 25 Mar 2007, 11:27 PM

I clicked on enable POP3 access and saved the settings and now its working. But how it got disabled in the first place, I have no idea.

Anyway, glad that its working

**CyberSmurf** · 26 Mar 2007, 01:06 AM

I had the same problem too.

This follows a glitch with Yahoo restoring e-mail that I had previously deleted.

xmailer · 26 Mar 2007, 02:47 AM

The explanation for problem such as these is expressed in the old Chinese proverb "Yahu sux"...

Camille · 27 Mar 2007, 11:15 AM

Just experienced this today "invalid username/password" but as you guys mentioned, I can access it via webmail. Btw, I'm using yahoo.ca
I tried resetting the pop features but got this,
" Pardon our appearance during construction
We're still tweaking the Yahoo! Canada Mail Beta POP & Forwarding option. Temporarily you'll need to access it through the original Yahoo! Canada Mail interface. But, rest assured, any changes made will take effect once you've reloaded the Yahoo! Canada Mail Beta."

I also keep getting the same messages that I've deleted twice in the past 30mins from my inbox/spam/sent folders.

On a side note, yahoogroups seems to be also experiencing a looong glitch with email delivery.

25 Mar 2007, 03:06 PM	#1
coolguy Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 57	Cant access yahoo using POP3! I have a yahoo.co.uk account. I use Mailwasher to filter spam and then download mails from this account into OE6. Since yesterday I get a 'wrong username or password' error when doing the above. But if I login to yahoo through my browser, the same username and password works How is this possible? Anybody else facing this problem?

25 Mar 2007, 09:00 PM	#2
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	Same thing happened to me on an account, but going into webmail and resetting POP3 access from mail options took care of it just fine.

25 Mar 2007, 11:02 PM	#3
coolguy Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 57	How do I 'reset POP3 access settings'?

25 Mar 2007, 11:27 PM	#4
coolguy Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 57	I clicked on enable POP3 access and saved the settings and now its working. But how it got disabled in the first place, I have no idea. Anyway, glad that its working

26 Mar 2007, 01:06 AM	#5
CyberSmurf Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,011	I had the same problem too. This follows a glitch with Yahoo restoring e-mail that I had previously deleted.

26 Mar 2007, 02:47 AM	#6
xmailer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA Posts: 5,485	The explanation for problem such as these is expressed in the old Chinese proverb "Yahu sux"...

27 Mar 2007, 11:15 AM	#7
Camille Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Philippines Posts: 741	Just experienced this today "invalid username/password" but as you guys mentioned, I can access it via webmail. Btw, I'm using yahoo.ca I tried resetting the pop features but got this, " Pardon our appearance during construction We're still tweaking the Yahoo! Canada Mail Beta POP & Forwarding option. Temporarily you'll need to access it through the original Yahoo! Canada Mail interface. But, rest assured, any changes made will take effect once you've reloaded the Yahoo! Canada Mail Beta." I also keep getting the same messages that I've deleted twice in the past 30mins from my inbox/spam/sent folders. On a side note, yahoogroups seems to be also experiencing a looong glitch with email delivery.