POP3 retrieval of Yahoo e-mail - very slow

Has anyone else noticed really crap speed performance downloading
Yahoo mail recently from "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk "? Some sessions
time-out altogether.

Any known work-arounds?

TIA

Mark wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed really crap speed performance downloading
> Yahoo mail recently from "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk "? Some sessions
> time-out altogether.
>
> Any known work-arounds?
>
> TIA

Change your mail address and ISP.

"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Has anyone else noticed really crap speed performance downloading
> Yahoo mail recently from "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk "? Some sessions
> time-out altogether.
>
> Any known work-arounds?

Have you checked that your pop settings are the latest ones being used by
Yahoo? I recently found that they had changed and although the old settings
still worked, it was a bit hit and miss. Since changing to the latest
settings, no problems.

Server Settings Incoming Mail Server (POP3): pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk
Use SSL, port: 995

Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk
Use SSL, port: 465, use authentication


Having said the above, Yahoo does seem to be experiencing a bit of flakiness
just now so it may just be that.

Tim

On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:15:53 +0100, "Tim Downie"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> Has anyone else noticed really crap speed performance downloading
>> Yahoo mail recently from "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk "? Some sessions
>> time-out altogether.
>>
>> Any known work-arounds?
>
>Have you checked that your pop settings are the latest ones being used by
>Yahoo? I recently found that they had changed and although the old settings
>still worked, it was a bit hit and miss. Since changing to the latest
>settings, no problems.
>
>Server Settings Incoming Mail Server (POP3): pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk
>Use SSL, port: 995

or even easier just change to pop.mail.yahoo.com


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AnthonyL