My GMail IMAP just stopped working, what do I do?

My GMail IMAP just stopped working this week. It was definitely an issue on the server side since none of my machines could log in. There had been some suspicious activity on my account and I had to change my password. Apparently when that happens, a bit gets flipped turning off your IMAP. Well I asked a question in the Help forms and found out a CAPTCHA gets turned on which is preventing my IMAP from working. To clear it, follow this link.



Clear Your CAPTCHA



It is a mystery to me why GMail doesn't send me an e-mail or something telling me to do this. But anyway, problem solved. Thanks bkennelly from the help forums.

Setting up IMAP for Yahoo Mail

Did you know you can access your Yahoo Mail via IMAP? Well you can. You just need to know the mail server names. With this information, mail programs like Thunderbird, Outlook, or Mac Mail can be used to read and manage your Yahoo mail account. Here are the details.





IMAP Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com

Port: 993



SMTP Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Port: 465



Both servers use the default ports for SSL. So when configuring the mail client, just select SSL as the encryption method and the ports values will default to the above. When asked for a user name, use your Yahoo mail address, e.g., yourname@yahoo.com. Use your regular password to log in.



That's it. Just fill in the information when asked and you can read mail, manage folders, and do anything you normally would using with e-mail.