Unable to access yahoo.com e-mail account. Keeps asking for my favorite aunt's name. My address is [email protected]

If you are unable to access your yahoo mail account or facing an issue to access your yahoo account then just do some simple steps and solve our issue.
1) Sign in yahoo account.
2) Go to settings.
3) click on accounts from the left panel.
4) create one extra email address.
5) Enter an email address in the required option.
6) In the last step, you will get the code. Put that code in the required field.

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Yahoo mail security question. Remember who you named as your favorite uncle.

It sounds like your account has been compromised. Change your password, verify your alternate email address, then turn on 2-step login verification:

http://www.emailquestions.com/yahoo-mail/6627-prevent-your-yahoo-mail-account-being-hacked.html

my yahoo account opening time asking uncle name but don t remember my uncle name than how do get my uncle name

Please help: I can not open my yahoo account , it askes me security question which i do not remember the answer to.. and my alternative e-mail address was my high school e-mail address which does not work right now since i am in a University. please help

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

Your Yahoo mail user name will be your Yahoo e-mail address. To retrieve a password, go to mail.yahoo.com and click the link "I can't access my account". It will ask you some questions that you need to answer. Then Yahoo will e-mail you the password.

Now if you really can't remember your user name, you need to create a new account.

Thank you and good luck!

First open your email application from the top level menu. If no other accounts have been setup yet, it will ask you to setup email. Click yes. If you have already configured other account, then open email application and click on the button on top left corner and select add account. E-mail wizard opens. Now,

1. Click others
2. Type your full email address under E-mail address
3. Provide your yahoo password under Password
4. Click Save
5. Under Username again provide the same email address as in step 2
6. Click Save
7. Select IMAP4 under Mailbox type
8. Under Incoming server, enter imap.mail.yahoo.com
9. Under Outgoing server, enter smtp.mail.yahoo.com
10. When asked for SMTP authentication, leave it on
11. Again just click Save when it shows you SMTP username and password
12. Under Account name, enter any name and click Save
13. When it asks for Update inbox now?, click No
14. Click Done
15. Now click your account name
16. Click the top left button and select Settings
17. Under Access points, select the access point of your current network
18. Scroll down further and select Advanced settings
19. Under both SMTP TLS/SSL and Incoming TLS/SSL, select SSL
20. Now click Save

That's all... Your email is setup now. To access your email, open your account and from the top left menu options, click Synchronisation. If everything is Okay, it will login to your account, and retrieve any custom folders that you have created in Yahoo Mail. Now, open each and every folder, such as Inbox, select Synchronisation from the top left button menu. It will retrieve your emails from the corresponding folder.

In case of a hacked account send a mail describing your problem to [email protected]. If this doesn't help, call Yahoo: 1-408-349-1572 (personal account) and 800-318-0783 (business account), explain to a customer service person what happened. They will ask you to do certain things and then they compare your original info with the changed info. Within 24 hrs you should get your account back!

To set up access to a free Yahoo! Mail account in Mac OS X Mail:

* Install MacFreePOPs and make sure the freepopsd service is running.
* Select Mail | Preferences... from the menu in Mac OS X Mail.
* Go to the Accounts category.
* Click + at the bottom of the Accounts list.
* Type your name under Full Name:.
* Enter your full Yahoo! Mail address (e.g. "[email protected]") under Email Address:.
* Type your Yahoo! Mail password under Password:.
* Make sure Automatically set up account is not checked.
* Click Continue.
* Make sure POP is selected under Account Type:.
* Enter "Yahoo! Mail" under Account Description:.
* Enter "localhost" (without the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
o If you run into problems using "localhost", try "127.0.0.1".
* Type your full Yahoo! Mail address ("[email protected]", for example) under User Name:.
o Mac OS X Mail probably has already entered your user name, and it's enough to append "@yahoo.com" to complete the address.
* Click Continue.
* Click Continue again, ignoring the error. We'll take care of that in a bit.
* Make sure Password is selected under Authentication:.
* Leave Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) unchecked.
* Click Continue.
* Select an existing mail server to send mail under Outgoing Mail Server:.
o You cannot send mail through MacFreePOPs. If you have no outgoing mail server through your ISP, you can use a Gmail or AIM Mail account's.
* Click Continue.
* Now click Create.
* Highlight the Yahoo! Mail account in the Accounts list.
* Go to the Advanced tab.
* Enter "2000" (not including the quotation marks) under Port:.
* Close the Accounts window.
* Click Save.

Access Free Yahoo! Mail with Mac OS X Mail Using IMAP Over IzyMail

To add a free Yahoo! Mail account in Mac OS X Mail using IzyMail, which provides access to all mail in all folders seamlessly:

* Make sure your Yahoo! Mail account is registered with IzyMail.
* Select Mail | Preferences... from the menu in Mac OS X Mail.
* Go to the Accounts category.
* Click + under the accounts list.
* Make sure IMAP is selected under Account Type:.
* Type "Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail)" under Account Description.
* Enter your name under Full Name:.
* Type your complete Yahoo! Mail address under Email Address:.
* Click Continue.
* Enter "in.izymail.com" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
* Type your full Yahoo! Mail address under User Name:.
o If your Yahoo! Mail address is [email protected], do type "[email protected]" (omitting the quotation marks).
o Mac OS X Mail probably has already entered the user name for you. If you already find "qwertui" in the User Name: field, just append "@yahoo.com".
* Enter your Yahoo! Mail password under Password:.
* Click Continue.
* Type "out.izymail.com" (without the quotation marks) under Outgoing Mail Server:.
* Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
* Enter your full Yahoo! Mail address under User Name:.
* Type your Yahoo! Mail password under Password: again.
* Click Continue.
* Click Continue again.
* Now click Done.
* Cloe the Accounts window.
* Click Save.
* Open the _Draft folder under Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail) in the folder list.
* Select Mailbox | Use This Mailbox For | Drafts from the menu.
* Open the _Sent folder under Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail).
* Select Mailbox | Use This Mailbox For | Sent from the menu.
* Open the _Trash folder under Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail).
* Select Mailbox | Use This Mailbox For | Trash from the menu.
* Open the _Bulk folder under Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail).
* Select Mailbox | Use This Mailbox For | Junk from the menu.

Done!