Vista - Cannot send emails from pop3 account

This is the error message I keep getting. I have Vista Windows.

Account: 'pop.mail.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.mail.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3,
Server Response: '-ERR popgate unknown command', Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes,
Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC18

The other issue I"m having is everytime I try to send my outgoing mail, it
continually asks me for my username & password & then doesn't accept it.
Why?

Please help!

Go to Tools, Accounts, select the Yahoo account, Properties, Servers.
Make sure "Log on using Secure Password Authentication" is unchecked,
and that "My server requires authentication" is checked.
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Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Alyssa M. Diaz" <Alyssa M. Diaz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:532871CE-19F4-4AEC-BD1F-6406448C9C8C@xxxxxx

Hi Gary, I've done that & it still doesn't work. Any other sugesstions?

Thanks, Alyssa
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Alyssa M. Diaz


"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

I think it should be 'mail.yahoo.com', not 'pop.mail.yahoo.com'. Are you
sure the ISP is 'yahoo.com' or 'yahoo.net'?
carolynl

"Alyssa M. Diaz" wrote:

Were those two settings already as I recommended? If so, I can assume
that the error message has not changed. The next most likely reason
for that error message is running a non-compatible antivirus.
Windows Mail is not compatible with most McAfee and Norton
security programs. Those will need to be uninstalled, not just disabled.

After uninstalling your non-compatible antivirus, download
and install a more compatible antivirus like the free Avast:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html

Even compatible antivirus programs will need to have their
email scanning option turned off. For more on this topic see
http://www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx#3

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Gary VanderMolen [MS-MVP WLM]


"Alyssa" <Alyssa@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:CFC2A68E-6F6A-4B4E-BBA0-62F23483AAF7@xxxxxx