E mailing as a very new user I have transferred from virgin cable blue yonder to BT line and have gone to yahoo.co.uk but when I try to add attachments it sends the letters & its attachment to Outlook express and there it stops. When I look to see what went wrong it says pop server blue yonder if not available. It has been suggested that I open an Outlook Express. I dont know if I can have 2 servers. If so how do open this a/c. I have never had to do this before. Please help

I think you have be a BT customer to get a BT email (@bt.com. @bt.co.uk
see https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A9mSs2LGwJJUOQUAvY5LBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTE0bzYzNmF0BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDOARjb2xvA2lyMgR2dGlkA1ZJUFVLMTdfMQ--?qid=20080923095717AADSN23
(could be outdated)

This from the bt website :

Log in to BT Yahoo Mail

Use BT Yahoo Mail? You'll be moving to the new BT Mail later this year.
If you receive a message asking you to change your password, it's important you do so.
changing their mail service, but I don't think this changes what I have said above.
18.December.2014
BT ar

I have successfully set this up using yahoo.uk mail.
I cannot get it to work with gmail or virgin mail.

Use these settings:


pop/smtp email server > smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk
send to email address > your email address
account > your email address without the "@yahoo.co.uk"
password > your password


You can forward emails to your normal email address so that you can get alarms on your mobile without adding another email account.


Unfortunately your computer needs to switched on with sec24 running.

Check the security settings of your mail server to ensure you're not being blocked.

Here are some 'standard' settings that may work with your system.

Gmail Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format [email protected] [email protected]

Account Username Format
Full email address Full email address
Server Address pop.gmail.com
Use SSL: yes Port:995 smtp.gmail.com
Use SSL: yes Port:465
Hotmail Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format [email protected] [email protected]

Account Username Format
Full email address Full email address
Server Address pop3.live.com smtp.live.com
ic24 Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format [email protected] [email protected]



Account Username Format
Full email address Full email address
Server Address mail.totalise.co.uk smtp.tiscali.co.uk
UKGateway Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format [email protected] [email protected]

Account Username Format
Full email address Full email address
Server Address pop.ukgateway.net smtp.ukgateway.net
UK Online Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format [email protected] [email protected]

Account Username Format
[email protected] [email protected]
Server Address pop3.ukonline.co.uk smtp.ukonline.co.uk
Vippowerent Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format [email protected] [email protected]

Account Username Format
Full email address Full email address
Server Address pop.vppn.com
Virgin.net Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format [email protected] [email protected]

Account Username Format
Username Username
Server Address mail.virgin.net mail.virgin.net
Wanadoo Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format username@ name.wanadoo.co.uk username@ name.wanadoo.co.uk

Account Username Format
name.wanadoo.co.uk name.wanadoo.co.uk
Server Address pop.wanadoo.co.uk smtp.wanadooasdl.co.uk
World Online Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format username@ worldonline.co.uk username@ worldonline.co.uk

Account Username Format
Full email address Full email address
Server Address pop.
tiscali.co.uk smtp.
tiscali.co.uk
Yahoo.co.uk Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format [email protected] [email protected]

Account Username Format
Username Username
Server Address pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk
Yahoo.com Incoming Outgoing
Access Type Web & POP3 Web & POP3
Email Address Format [email protected] [email protected]

Account Username Format
Username Username
Server Address pop.mail.yahoo.com smtp.mail.yahoo.com




Settings - E-mail

You'll need to complete all steps for this to work. Make sure that if you have to enter O2 in the settings you use the letter O and not a zero.

The following settings are if you use O2 Email as your ISP (Internet Service Provider).

If you require different settings eg Yahoo, Gmail etc please click here

1. Tap the Application tab on the bottom of the screen
2. Tap Email
3. Tap Next on the Welcome to Email setup screen
4. Tap on the Email address text box and enter your Email address then tap Done
5. Tap on the Password text box and enter your Password for your Email account then tap Done
6. Tap Next
7. Your phone will now try and download your setting to your phone and set up your account, if this can not be done you will see the message, Setup could not finish. Unable to open connection to server. Tap Edit details to continue.
8. Tap Manual setup
9. Tap the Username text box and enter your full Email address then tap Done
10. Tap POP3 account
11. Highlight POP3 server and tap the text box and enter mail.o2.co.uk
12. Check that Port is default set at 110
13. Highlight Next and tap
14. The phone will now check your settings
15. Tap the SMTP server text box and enter smtp.o2.co.uk
16. Highlight Next and tap
17. The phone will now check your settings
18. Tap Next on the Account options screen
19. You now have the options to add a name for your new account plus add your name to outgoing messages
20. Tap Done

Fixing 999 error is
Wait for few days and check your mail again,or try logging in from http://mail.yahoo.co.uk
OR
http://login.europe.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=uk
Some users have had success by using an alternative browser

SMPT is your outgoing mail. This should be set for your service providers site which i understand is smtp.virgin.net. (If this fails try replacing .net with .co.uk) POP3 is your incoming mail. That should be set to your email service provider, so it appears to be right. The password is your email password i.e. the Yahoo password as this is needed to access your email.

yahoo's UK page has instructions on this and here they are: id rather paste theirs than type my own...

1. From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts."
2. Select the "Mail" tab.
3. Click the "Add" button.
4. From the Add menu, click "Mail."
5. In the text box labelled Display Name, type your name and click "Next."
6. In the Email Address box, type your Yahoo! Mail address (be sure to include "@yahoo.com") and click "Next."
7. Under "My incoming mail server is a…" select "POP3."
8. Type "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk" in the Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) Server box.
9. Type "smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk" in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server box.
10. Click "Next."
11. In the Account Name box, type your Yahoo! Mail ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.com").
12. In the Password box, type your Yahoo! Mail password.
13. If you want Outlook Express to remember your password, check the "Remember password" box.
14. Do not check the boxes labelled "Log on using Secure…"
15. Click "Next."
16. Click "Finish."

Important: The Yahoo! Mail SMTP server now requires authentication. To turn this setting on:

1. From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts."
2. Select the "Mail" tab.
3. Double-click the account labelled "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk."
4. Select the "Servers" tab.
5. Check the box next to "My Server Requires Authentication."
6. Click "OK."

To control deletion of messages from the Yahoo! Mail server:

1. From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts."
2. Select the "Mail" tab.
3. Double-click the account labelled "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk."
4. Select the "Advanced" tab.
5. If you'd like to keep a copy of your email messages on the Yahoo! Mail server, check the box next to "Leave a copy of messages on the server." If you want to delete your messages from the Yahoo! Mail server after viewing them in Outlook Express, don't check the box.

If you're unable to send email, try using port 587 when sending via Yahoo!'s SMTP server. Here's how to make this change:

1. From the "Tools" menu, select "Accounts."
2. Select your Yahoo! POP account and click the "Properties" button.
3. Click the "Advanced" tab.
4. Next to "Outgoing server (SMTP"), change port 25 to 587.
5. Click "Apply." Then click "OK" and "Close."

Hi,
Check your yahoo mail id properly. Go to the 'My account" page and confirm your mail id whether its yahoo.com or yahoo.co.in or yahoo.co.uk or whatever. Then try sending to the right mail id which will let you recieve mails.

Thanks.

For Blue Yonder, Virgin, NTL you must only put the mailbox name in for the username.
Also, for the outgoing server do not use the blue yonder value unless you are at home. The outgoing server has to match the broadband supplier, unless you have your own website set up for email and most providers will accept this