Can no longer send email via Yahoo smtp server
Hello,
I have been receiving & sending email using Outlook Express on an old Windows XP machine (no money, stuck with this).
I can still receive emails with no problems, but replying and sending a new email fails.
About 4 days ago I get this error when trying to reply to an email:
Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Account: 'xxx@yahoo', Server: 'smtp.mail.yahoo.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 465, Secure(SSL): Yes, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F
I changed the real email name to "xxx". I can log into the Yahoo mail site via a browser and all works fine.
I have checked and double-checked my settings in Outlook Express, and even deleted the account and re-created it in Outlook Express.
Have searched and searched Google -- no joy (just articles on how to set it up -- which I have done).
Can't figure out to resolve the issue. Due to Covid-19 there is no Yahoo staff.
And... as I said all has been working just fine for years.
Can anyone help?
Thanks for the reply.
Unfortunately, the link you post is for a completely different error... "host could not be found". The error I am getting is "Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection".
Outlook Express is not corrupt because it is working for other email accounts (zoomtown and gmail -- both send & receive).
and... contacting technical support at Yahoo is not currently possible due to Covid-19 (no staff).
Thanks again.