Help - Thunderbird won't get my emails!!

AFK_Matrix · 13 Oct 2007 at 20:19

I had to do a complete reinstall of XP and I am now putting all the programs back on. I installed Thunderbird and setup my Yahoo and Mac accounts no problem. And on the Yahoo Account it got most of the emails from the server apart from 25 or so and now its showing this message:

The RETR command did not succeed. Error retriving a message. Mail server pop.mail.yahoo.com responded: problem retriving message.

Now before it worked fine and I am not sure what to do, I even reinstalled Thunderbird with no luck. I am just using a standard Yahoo account if that makes a difference.

MarcLister · 13 Oct 2007 at 20:33

Weird. So it got some of the emails but not all? That implies the settings are correct. Are you sure you have the right ports or SSL enabled if needed?

AFK_Matrix · 13 Oct 2007 at 20:37

Yeah there were around 150 email for it to get and it popped up that message when there were around 25 to go, which is just plain weird never had this problem before. Apparently SSL isn't supported so thats not it and I assume the port is right as it got some of the emails :confused:

I will check on my Tiger install where I also have Thunderbird to see if thats doing it. Do I have to have a special account for Yahoo now to download the emails or something?

MarcLister · 13 Oct 2007 at 20:41

Hmm I didn't think the port would be wrong. You wouldn't get anything. I was just trying stuff. Have you tried checking the emails again? Perhaps the server had some problems?

Looks like you need Yahoo Mail Plus. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/questio...RGARJJllOhh.;_ylv=3?qid=20071012144849AASP8M3

AFK_Matrix · 13 Oct 2007 at 20:48

Well that sucks. That must have been a change recently as it was working fine before I reinstalled. Gonna check my Mac Tiger install but I am hoping that will still work.

MarcLister · 13 Oct 2007 at 20:54

Yeah check out Mac Tiger. If it works or at least did work on there, test it there and/or copy the settings over to Windows.

AFK_Matrix · 13 Oct 2007 at 21:28

Well it gets weirder lol. I am still getting that message but emails are being downloaded?? So I am very confused lol.

MarcLister · 13 Oct 2007 at 21:29

Where is this? In Windows or Mac?

AFK_Matrix · 13 Oct 2007 at 21:53

In windows.

MarcLister · 13 Oct 2007 at 21:57

And you have identical settings to your Mac install? I take it you aren't getting these errors on your Mac then?

Bony Maloney · 13 Oct 2007 at 22:27

Check out this page, do you have webmail and the yahoo extention installed? There is a simple tutorial on the left of the page.

http://webmail.mozdev.org/installation.html

AFK_Matrix · 14 Oct 2007 at 06:48

Thanks for all the advice. My mac settings are the same as my windows settings and emails work fine on the mac. Its not a problem anymore as the message isn't coming up on windows thunderbird anymore so I am thinking it must have been a problem on the server. Thanks again though for your help.

Edit: And by the way you so not need yahoo plus to use 3rd party email software.

MarcLister · 14 Oct 2007 at 14:11

Top news. It was a weird error. If you had already got some mail then there is no reason why it should stop part way through.