I use thunderbird in yahoo Firefox based mail. I can receive all emails without any issues. However, when I attempt to send, I get an error message that: “connected to smtp:mail.yahoo.com” and then there is a timeout message. It then displays a message “Login to server.stmp.mail.yahoo.com failed”. If I access my yahoo mail without using thunderbolt, it works perfectly. However, when I use it gives the above messages. What could be the problem? Help me get through it.
Email sending issues in Firefox
There must be a problem with your SMTP outgoing email settings.
Verify SMTP outgoing email settings.
1. Go to Tools. In it Account Settings.
2. At the bottom left of the panel, you will find Outgoing Server (SMTP). Click on it.
3. Make sure that the settings are same as documented.
You can also go to SMTP mail settings article on mail provider’s site.
Email sending issues in Firefox
Make sure that your settings are correct as shown below:
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Open Thunderbird
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Enter your Name, Email address and your Password. Make sure the “Remember Password” option is ticked.
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Click on “Continue”
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Put a tick in the check box next to “IMAP (Remote folders)” and click on the “Manual config” button
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Manually enter the settings as shown below:
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In the Server Hostname window, confirm that the following settings are entered:
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Incoming settings: imap.mail.yahoo.com Port is either 993 (SSL/TLS) or 143 (SSL/TLS)
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Outgoing settings: smtp.mail.yahoo.com Port is either 25 or 465 (SSL/TLS)
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Click the “Re-test” button
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If everything was entered correctly as shown, the task will be completed and you will be able to click on the “Create Account” button
Your email account should be set up and you can send and receive email messages using Thunderbird
