Date: 07/04/06 (Computer Help)    Keywords: yahoo, microsoft

Hey, guys. I'm trying to start that mozilla thunderbird program- the inbox. Well, I am having trouble and I thought one of you smart cpomputer people might be able to help me. Everytime I try to create a new account, it never can connect to my e-mail address. I don't know what I'm doing wrong.

OK. So it asks me my name and email address. Easy.

Then it asks me if I want POP or IMAP. I have tried both. Is there one I'm supposed to pick?

Then it asks for my incoming server with the example "mail.example.net"
Well, I have tried "mail.sbcglobal.net" "pop.sbcglobal.net" "imap.sbcglobal.net" Nothing is working.

Then it asks me my incoming username- spacewine.

Then my account name, which I leave as my e-mail address.

My outgoing server- I don't know. I put "NULL" because that was on my outlook express mail, but I don't know if it's right. I never actually used my outlook express anyway, and when I try now, it keeps coming up with error messages:

The host 'smtp' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: 'http', Server: 'smtp', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

The host 'http' could not be found. Please verify that you have entered the server name correctly. Account: 'http', Server: 'http', Protocol: POP3, Port: 110, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 11001, Error Number: 0x800CCC0D

So, basically, I don't know what I'm doing. It's all a puzzle to me. Help??

EDIT: I found out that sbctyahoo only supports these programs.
* Outlook 2002 (XP) and 2003
* Outlook 98 and 2000
* Microsoft Outlook Express
* Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh
* Eudora 5.1 and higher
* Netscape Mail: all versions
* IncrediMail Build 618 and higher
* Entourage 2001 and higher
So I've been working on this forevevr for no reason.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/computer_help/649796.html