"Pen" wrote in message
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"Rhino" wrote in message
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I would like to configure Outlook Express so that I can use it to read,
reply and create emails for my Yahoo Canada account but I'm having some
problems.

I get this error message when I check my mail:

Unable to logon to the server using Secure Password Authentication.
Account: 'Yahoo Canada', Server: 'pop.mail.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3,
Server Response: '-ERR popgate unknown command', Port: 110, Secure(SSL):
No, Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC18

This is my current configuration from the Servers tab of the Mail account
properties. I'm using square brackets with an 'X' in them to denote a
checkbox, e.g. [x]. I'm using round brackets with nothing between them to
indicate a radio button that hasn't been selected, e.g. (). I'm using
round brackets with an 'o' in them to indicate a radio button that has
been selected, e.g. (o).

Server Information
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My incoming mail server is a POP3 server.
Incoming mail (POP3): pop.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing mail (SMTP): smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Incoming Mail Server
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Account name: rhino_yahoo
Password: ******
[x] Remember password
[x] Log on using Secure Password Authentication

Outgoing Mail Server
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[x] My server requires authentication
Settings button:
(o) Use same settings as my incoming mail server
() Log on using [GREYED OUT]


1. Do I have the right values under Server Information? I'm not sure if
the values I found are for Canada, the US, or both.

2. In Account Name, should I have "rhino_yahoo" or ?

3. Should I check the box that says "Log on using Secure Password
Authentication"?

4. Should I check the box that says "My server requires authentication"?

I've tried several different variations on the values shown in this note
but all of them lead to errors of some kind, although not necessarily the
one shown here.

I'd really appreciate your help in fixing these settings.

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Rhino

Yahoo.com discontinued pop mail service for free accounts several years
ago. I
believe Canada followed suit.

I'm not so sure that Canada has the same policy. I can go to a page that
gives me the POP configurations and tells me specifically what settings I
need so that I can get my email at both the web page and in Outlook Express.

This was about the same time that Hotmail did the
same thing, but only for new accounts. Hotmail grandfathered older ones.
Have a look here;
http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question...4222748AAvO7TU

That website is not exactly the most credible one on the subject of Yahoo -
or anything else for that matter. Any can answer any question and be
completely wrong; these are not official answers from Yahoo.

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Rhino