Re: POP Server's Not working? in AT&T Southwest

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 22:06:13 EDT

Brian Grif_n : I was getting "-ERR Server not ready. Please try again after sometime" on my OE logs up until about 1:30 PST. It affected the same sub-accounts that the previous "...server unavailable" problem that plagued us for weeks before.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:46:32 EDT

SQiRL : There was a seperate issue today that yahoo had with thier servers.

This should be resolved now.

The error that customers were getting today was something along the lines of...

-ERR server not ready, please try again or something or other.
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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 15:45:20 EDT

NormanS :

said by graphogoddess :

I'm having the same experience, only the error pops up at MailWasher Pro. I use a prodigy.net address, which is actually relayed through sbcglobal/yahoo--no wonder I lose so many emails.

I am not sure what your outbound email relay has to do with your inbound email access. In any case, your outbound email need not be relayed through SBC Yahoo! mail servers. You can try mail.sbcglobal.net, or substitute one of the other SBC domains, as appropriate, as long as you are connected to the Internet with an SBC IP address. Or, use smtpauth.sbcglobal.net:587.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:26:15 EDT

David : »/shownews/70673

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:09:30 EDT

anon : Hmm. Microsoft's paid support staff told me its an SBC problem. Interestingly enough they promised to reverse charges for the assistance because I griped "this is what I get for $35 , you telling me its SBC's fault."

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 13:17:27 EDT

anon : I'm having the same experience, only the error pops up at MailWasher Pro. I use a prodigy.net address, which is actually relayed through sbcglobal/yahoo--no wonder I lose so many emails.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:44:52 EDT

kruser : Yes,
It has been working for me without error for several hours today.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 17 Dec 2005 16:35:59 EDT

SQiRL : Yahoo has at this time implimented a patch that should resolve most of the looping authentication issues. Specifically the "-ERR maildrop unavailable"

If you continue to see this occur, please create a thread in the SBC Direct Forum with the connection log file.

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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 09:58:01 EDT

HenryNettles : No, it is not fixed.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 01:46:32 EDT

invrtdpilot : It should be fixed now...

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:19:22 EDT

DFWDraco76 : Thanks for the update. My post in SBCDirect has not been touched in days, despite all my updates.
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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:06:13 EDT

SQiRL : Well, got sorta good news...

Yahoo has discovered a problem with thier Database. Appearantly they are finding errors which can be causing intermitant issues for us.

The person im talking to doesnt know exactly whats going on, but this is what the engineers told him.

More news as i get it.
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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:33:42 EDT

Brian Grif_n : I've been following updates in this thread in the SBC-Ameritech Forum »Email issues fixed

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:06:44 EDT

owlhooter : The only update on it would be what SQiRL posted, it's been sent to Yahoo for review. The best thing that I can suggest for anyone still having the trouble would be to do as he suggested and either post in the direct forum, with a copy of your mail logs that show the error. Or IM him directly, he has done a tremendous amount of work on this issue. Just because you don't see him in the forums on a day to day basis trying to get info, believe me, he's been there and trying to collect as much data as he can to send to Yahoo. So please believe me when I say, SBC is trying to work on this issue as hard as they can and doing a lot of work on it to get the info so that Yahoo can fix the problem. Hopefully this issue won't be going on for too much longer, but we need as much help as we can get, so any mail logs that show the issue is still occuring is greatly appreciated.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 08:54:38 EDT

DFWDraco76 : I'm still getting it too. I've been working more this week than I had been (school's out now, and last week we had ice here in Dallas one day), so I'm not at home to see it... But I know it's still happening b/c when I check my email through the webmail my messages past a certain point are still marked as unread. Then when I get home at the end of the day I've got the good ole password prompt on my screen...

Can anybody at SBC/Yahoo give us an update??
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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:27:43 EDT

mrouffa : Count me in. I've only had SBC DSL for 10 days and from the start the "maildrop unavailable" and "ERR Invalid User/Password" messages happen dozen of times a day.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:08:50 EDT

SQiRL : Over the last 2 weeks at work, i have gone thru a bunch of logs that customers sent to us and so far the biggest commonality being maildrop unavailable.

I have sent some examples to Yahoo for review.

Its funny when you do a google search for "-err maildrop unavailable" you get all of 2 pages... most of which refer back to yahoo or sbc/yahoo accounts.

Havent heard anything official from them today, so hopefully they are actually looking at this seriously and not just blowing it off.

if any sbc customer is still having this issue, please either post it in the direct forum, or send me a instant message.

Thanks
SQiRL
SBC
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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 18:48:38 EDT

NormanS :

said by igness :

Has anyone in this thread actually had their problem fixed? Or are we all currently living with it???

I am living with it. I am not using an interactive email client for POP3 access; nothing like MS Outlook Express, or Mozilla Thunderbird. My POP3 client is the "Mercury Distributing POP3 Client". This is a part of an MTA suite, and it acts as an MDA. Consequently, it runs in the background, and just logs the error, then moves on to the next POP3 poll. In any polling cycle it is polling 9 POP3 connections. When it fails, it is usually one of the six pacbell.net sub accounts while accessing pop.pacbell.yahoo.com. Only once per poll cluster; never twice in a row.

Because it doesn't require user intervention, and, in any 24-hour period, there are only 1 to 5 errors, it isn't even noticeable to me. Something like these (and I am turning off session logging now; fills up the disk, and I have to search which logfiles have the errors):

10:01:30.830: --- Mon Dec 12 10:01:30 2005 ---
10:01:30.830: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
10:01:31.334: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
10:01:31.334: << USER %User_ID-5%@pacbell.invalid
10:01:31.353: >> +OK password required.
10:01:31.354: << PASS **************
10:01:33.506: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
10:01:33.509: << QUIT
10:01:33.525: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 10:01:33 2005. ---
10:01:33.525: 
11:02:42.313: --- Mon Dec 12 11:02:42 2005 ---
11:02:42.314: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
11:02:43.818: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
11:02:43.819: << USER %User_ID-4%@pacbell.invalid
11:02:43.836: >> +OK password required.
11:02:43.837: << PASS **************
11:02:44.179: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
11:02:44.181: << QUIT
11:02:44.197: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 11:02:44 2005. ---
11:02:44.198: 
11:33:03.261: --- Mon Dec 12 11:33:03 2005 ---
11:33:03.261: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
11:33:04.769: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
11:33:04.769: << USER %User_ID-3%@pacbell.invalid
11:33:04.787: >> +OK password required.
11:33:04.787: << PASS **************
11:33:05.727: >> -ERR Server not ready. Please try again after sometime
11:33:05.729: << QUIT
11:33:05.746: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 11:33:05 2005. ---
11:33:05.746: 
13:35:28.587: --- Mon Dec 12 13:35:28 2005 ---
13:35:28.589: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
13:35:29.094: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
13:35:29.094: << USER %User_ID-5%@pacbell.invalid
13:35:29.115: >> +OK password required.
13:35:29.115: << PASS **************
13:35:32.413: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
13:35:32.414: << QUIT
13:35:32.431: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 13:35:32 2005. ---
13:35:32.431: 
15:07:13.763: --- Mon Dec 12 15:07:13 2005 ---
15:07:13.763: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
15:07:15.333: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
15:07:15.333: << USER %User_ID-6%@pacbell.invalid
15:07:15.380: >> +OK password required.
15:07:15.380: << PASS **************
15:07:15.648: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
15:07:15.650: << QUIT
15:07:15.709: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 15:07:15 2005. ---
15:07:15.709: 
16:24:32.513: --- Mon Dec 12 16:24:32 2005 ---
16:24:32.516: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
16:24:34.021: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
16:24:34.021: << USER mailloginfive
16:24:34.187: >> +OK password required.
16:24:34.187: << PASS **************
16:24:37.724: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
16:24:37.726: << QUIT
16:24:37.742: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 16:24:37 2005. ---
16:24:37.742: 
16:55:00.803: --- Mon Dec 12 16:55:00 2005 ---
16:55:00.806: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
16:55:03.831: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
16:55:03.831: << USER mailloginfour
16:55:03.848: >> +OK password required.
16:55:03.848: << PASS **************
16:55:05.982: >> -ERR Server not ready. Please try again after sometime
16:55:05.983: << QUIT
16:55:05.999: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 16:55:05 2005. ---
16:55:05.001: 
16:55:16.132: --- Mon Dec 12 16:55:16 2005 ---
16:55:16.132: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
16:55:18.636: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
16:55:18.636: << USER %User_ID-6%@pacbell.invalid
16:55:18.654: >> +OK password required.
16:55:18.654: << PASS **************
16:55:19.051: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
16:55:19.053: << QUIT
16:55:19.069: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 16:55:19 2005. ---
16:55:19.069: 
17:56:13.227: --- Mon Dec 12 17:56:13 2005 ---
17:56:13.227: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
17:56:15.907: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
17:56:15.907: << USER %User_ID-6%@pacbell.invalid
17:56:15.927: >> +OK password required.
17:56:15.927: << PASS **************
17:56:17.487: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
17:56:17.488: << QUIT
17:56:17.504: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 17:56:17 2005. ---
17:56:17.504: 
19:27:33.884: --- Mon Dec 12 19:27:33 2005 ---
19:27:33.886: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
19:27:34.391: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
19:27:34.391: << USER %User_ID-6%@pacbell.invalid
19:27:36.604: >> +OK password required.
19:27:36.604: << PASS **************
19:27:37.013: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
19:27:37.015: << QUIT
19:27:37.032: --- Connection closed normally at Mon Dec 12 19:27:37 2005. ---
19:27:37.032: 
10:15:48.297: --- Tue Dec 13 10:15:48 2005 ---
10:15:48.297: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
10:15:50.831: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
10:15:50.831: << USER mailloginfour
10:15:50.849: >> +OK password required.
10:15:50.849: << PASS **************
10:15:53.239: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
10:15:53.241: << QUIT
10:15:53.257: --- Connection closed normally at Tue Dec 13 10:15:53 2005. ---
10:15:53.257: 
10:46:27.709: --- Tue Dec 13 10:46:27 2005 ---
10:46:27.710: Connect to 'pop.pacbell.yahoo.com', timeout 30.
10:46:29.213: >> +OK hello from popgate(2.33.3)
10:46:29.213: << USER %User_ID-6%@pacbell.invalid
10:46:29.230: >> +OK password required.
10:46:29.231: << PASS **************
10:46:29.754: >> -ERR maildrop unavailable.
10:46:30.756: << QUIT
10:46:30.773: --- Connection closed normally at Tue Dec 13 10:46:30 2005. ---
10:46:30.774:

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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:58:26 EDT

igness : Ya know, I almost posted a message here, earlier today, remarking that there had been no errors today. I was going to say that perhaps someone had taken notice of our problems and had fixed them. But NOW, I just wanted to document that it JUST NOW happened again (ERR maildrop unavailable)....Oh WELL!

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:31:40 EDT

kruser : I've been getting the ERR: maildrop unavailable message for several weeks now.
Always only on my sbcglobal.yahoo.com pop accounts.

Could be the primary or any combination of sub-accounts also.
Happens from at least 4 different dsl lines we have all with different equipment as well as different mail clients. Eudora, Outlook and OE.

So like someone else stated, it's on the Yahoo end.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 20:06:48 EDT

DFWDraco76 : maildrop errors are definitely back....

2005.12.12 18:51:28 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.12 18:51:28 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.12 18:51:28 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.12 18:51:28 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.12 18:51:28 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.12 18:51:28 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.12 18:51:28 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.12 18:51:36 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  -ERR maildrop unavailable.
2005.12.12 18:51:36 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Retrying authorization
2005.12.12 18:51:37 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.12 18:51:37 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.12 18:51:37 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.12 18:51:37 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.12 18:51:37 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.12 18:51:40 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.12 18:51:40 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.12 18:51:40 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  -ERR Server not ready. Please try again after sometime
2005.12.12 18:51:40 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Retrying authorization
2005.12.12 18:51:41 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.12 18:51:41 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.12 18:51:41 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.12 18:51:41 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.12 18:51:41 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.12 18:51:41 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.12 18:51:41 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.12 18:51:41 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  -ERR invalid user/password
2005.12.12 18:51:41 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Retrying authorization
2005.12.12 18:51:42 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.12 18:51:42 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.12 18:51:42 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.12 18:51:42 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.12 18:51:42 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.12 18:51:42 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.12 18:51:42 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.12 18:51:44 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  -ERR Server not ready. Please try again after sometime
2005.12.12 18:51:44 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Retrying authorization
2005.12.12 18:51:47 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.12 18:51:47 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.12 18:51:47 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.12 18:51:47 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.12 18:51:47 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.12 18:51:47 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.12 18:51:47 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.12 18:51:49 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  -ERR Server not ready. Please try again after sometime
2005.12.12 18:51:49 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Retrying authorization
2005.12.12 18:51:50 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.12 18:51:50 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.12 18:51:50 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.12 18:51:50 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.12 18:51:50 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.12 18:51:50 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.12 18:51:50 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.12 18:51:50 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  -ERR Server not ready. Please try again after sometime
2005.12.12 18:51:50 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Retrying authorization
2005.12.12 18:51:51 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.12 18:51:51 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.12 18:51:51 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.12 18:51:51 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.12 18:51:51 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.12 18:51:51 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.12 18:51:51 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.12 18:51:52 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  -ERR maildrop unavailable.
2005.12.12 18:51:52 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Retrying authorization
2005.12.12 18:51:53 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.12 18:51:53 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.12 18:51:53 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.12 18:51:53 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.12 18:51:53 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.12 18:51:53 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.12 18:51:53 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.12 18:51:59 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  -ERR Server not ready. Please try again after sometime
2005.12.12 18:51:59 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Retrying authorization
2005.12.12 18:52:00 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.12 18:52:00 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.12 18:52:00 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.12 18:52:00 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.12 18:52:00 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.12 18:52:00 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.12 18:52:00 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.12 18:52:02 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK maildrop ready, 0 messages (0 octets)

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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:58:36 EDT

igness : I have the same issue. (ERR maildrop unavailable)
I am running Eudora behind a winproxy firewall.

Looking through the Eudora log, this started on Oct 06 2005, and I get a few each day. ( prior to that date the previous occurrence was on 5/21/2004)

Today alone I have had 3 occurrences. My Eudora is checking 2 pop servers and only the SBCYahoo server has this problem.

Has anyone in this thread actually had their problem fixed? Or are we all currently living with it???

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 18:57:46 EDT

nasdrvr : I don't think that it is a Netgear issue. I have had this problem for weeks. I have gotten it with the following setups listed below.

SBC Business DSL using a Linux Firewall
SBC DSL using a Linksys Router
RoadRunner Cable using a D-Link Router
Cox Cable using a Linksys Router out in Chicago

The problem was only with my sbcglobal.net email, but it is now happening on my pacbell.net email. I have been posting back and forth in the SBC Direct Forum, including logs from my Outlook. My wife is having the same problems on her computer with Outlook Express. It is not just an Outlook issue, or an MS issue. This is an issue with the SBC Yahoo mail servers.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:43:34 EDT

pillow4 : I noticed the password problem after I installed a Netgear WGR614 wireless router for 2 customers to set up their home network. Before having the Netgear router both of them were simply connecting directly to the speedstream modem. And they were not having any Outlook password issue. I tried to tweak the settings on the Netgear but doesn't seem to help.

I also have other clients with SBC DSL and they use other brands of routers and do not have this problem.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:23:08 EDT

DFWDraco76 : I just got the error again -- log posted below.

2005.12.10 13:14:18 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.10 13:14:18 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.10 13:14:18 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.10 13:14:18 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.10 13:14:18 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.10 13:14:19 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.10 13:14:19 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.10 13:14:19 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  -ERR maildrop unavailable.
2005.12.10 13:14:19 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Retrying authorization
2005.12.10 13:14:21 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Finding host
2005.12.10 13:14:21 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Connected to host
2005.12.10 13:14:21 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK POP3 (Spampal) server ready (USER command must include mailserver name)
2005.12.10 13:14:21 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorizing to server
2005.12.10 13:14:21 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] USER username@sbcglobal.net@pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
2005.12.10 13:14:21 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK password required.
2005.12.10 13:14:21 POP3 (127.0.0.1): [tx] PASS *****
2005.12.10 13:14:21 POP3 (127.0.0.1):  +OK maildrop ready, 0 messages (0 octets) (0 2147483648)
2005.12.10 13:14:21 POP3 (127.0.0.1): Authorized to host

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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:07:05 EDT

pillow4 : Where can I look at the identified bug on Yahoo? Can you post the link?

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 08:49:27 EDT

DFWDraco76 : I am using a Netgear FR114P.

The last "-ERR maildrop unavailable." I received was at 7:10 last night. I will continue to monitor the log file though...

BTW, thanks for the update.
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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 01:32:00 EDT

apeface : This may be fixed now, let me know if you ae still seeing the issue and if so, post or pm a log file. There was a bug identified on Yahoo's end and should have been patched.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 00:50:34 EDT

pillow4 : Are any of you who are having the Outlook password issue using Netgear routers? Specifically the WGR614 wireless series?

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 14:03:05 EDT

koma3504 : Has any one tried Cleaning there page file to see if the problem Still Exist i would but currantly not having the problem.

If the Page file gets corrupted it can do weired things.

One could disable it reboot as prompted and try without a page file.
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Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:25:11 EDT
anon : Same problem here for the last few weeks. Using Outlook 2000 and a pop.pacbell.yahoo.com mail server.

Using same Outlook version, connection set-up, and computer I've had for ages with no problems. So, I'm not buying that the problem is on our end (as all the users here with several different Outlook versions prove).

From what happens in my case, I tend to agree with the theory of the server locking out multiple account log-in attempts in too short a period of time.

In my case, each Outlook send/receive checks three Pacbell email accounts. If the password box is going to pop up (usually does a few times a day), first account checked goes through fine; usually hangs on the second account checked; box pops up, I hit "OK", and then it goes right through.

Seemingly, even that few second interuption while I hit "OK" then allows access.

Odd and annoying. And since I've been checking these same 3 pacbell email accounts with the same Outlook 2000 for 6 years now on pacbell and now pacbell.yahoo mail servers, I would say this is definitely a new SBC glitch.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 15:35:08 EDT
ReneeRC : I have also started a thread about this. The reason I started a separate thread is because I'm on a Mac using Apple MAIL. Hopefully SBC will see the need to do something about this since there is a problem with folks using various different kinds of email programs.

»POP server problems, please help

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 14:06:37 EDT
jdem1957 : We will see if this take another 3 weeks to get fixed

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:41:30 EDT
owlhooter : You have to remember in this case, it's Yahoo's servers. So Yahoo needs to get it together...

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 12:00:32 EDT
jdem1957 : I have used different computers and networks , all have log on issues. Come on SBC - get it together

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:51:35 EDT
DFWDraco76 : I'm receiving the "-ERR maildrop not available" error as well. I posted in the other thread that is similar to this, as well as SBC Direct... Outlook just keeps prompting me for the password, 2 or 3 times, sometimes more, then finally goes away. But I telnetted to pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com and saw this "-ERR maildrop not available" error this morning...

EDIT: btw, here's what my pingplotter looks like... although I am having speed problems here in Dallas (have been since yesterday).

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 11:35:14 EDT
jdem1957 : This is a SBC server issue. No other mail servers that I use cause this.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 08 Dec 2005 09:52:44 EDT
Brian Grif_n : Maybe things are improving? My usual nightly 11PM-6AM Outlook Express log showed only a total of 3 "-ERR maildrop not available." 2 on one account, 1 on another. The errors occurred just before 6AM.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 22:40:53 EDT
norbertsf : Ned,

Just an FYI, I am also retrieving e-mail from: pop.bizmail.yahoo.com

with the same software, computer, and DSL service....NO problems! All other settings are the same.

only problems with : pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com

Norbert

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:20:21 EDT
nasdrvr : I did two tests, both with traces done every 15 seconds, and 62 traces each. One was to pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com, the POP3 server for my sbcglobal.net email address. The second one is to pop.pacbell.yahoo.com, the POP3 server for my pacbell.net email address. Interestingly enough they both go to the same server, but I am only having the problems with the sbglobal.net address. The pacbell.net email address actually gets tons more email.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:12:07 EDT
koma3504 : Umm this is what i get to it.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 01:02:36 EDT
Brian Grif_n : It's all green. I've attached about 25 minutes worth of data @ 15 second intervals.

Pingplotter graph

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:46:53 EDT
koma3504 : any thing in the yellow or red or is all green

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:40:24 EDT
Brian Grif_n : I'm guessing the servers are in Sunnyvale, CA judging by what Pingplotter shows. They are 11 hops from me, and hops 8-10 keep changing servers/routing with each traceroute.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 00:27:07 EDT
Brian Grif_n : Another update...

I was at a friend's house today who uses Outlook 2002 with 3 nvbell.net e-mail addresses setup. He was getting the pop server popup box too. He said he's noticed it the last few days.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:46:58 EDT
koma3504 : Umm where is the Email Servers????

Guess ya can download Ping Plotter to see where they are.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:43:03 EDT
nasdrvr : The issue I am talking about is not related to any problems going on in California. This is an issue that has been going on for a couple of weeks with the email. It is just getting more frequent. I have tried several internet connections, SBC DSL, Time Warner RoadRunner, Cox Cable, all through different routers. Same issue when I check this sbcglobal.net email account with intermittent password prompts.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:36:59 EDT
koma3504 : Accually there is alot of Packet loss In California Right NOw. Well According to PingPlotter there is.

Thank's Again

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 14:25:58 EDT
nasdrvr : I am running Outlook 2003 and I am having the problem with one email account out of 8 I check with it. The problem account is an @sbcglobal.net account. I have another legacy SBC account which is an @pacbell.net that does not have this issue. Does anyone notice it only with sbcglobal.net email addresses? Or is it all SBC domains?

It is not an issue with Internet connection either. This happens at my office on SBC Business DSL and at home on Time Warner RoadRunner Cable modem through different routers. I have a friend with the same issue using the Netscape email client.

If I click cancel when Outlook asks for the password, I get a maildrop unavailable message. I have disabled my firewall, anti-virus, and spam protection, still happens. I did the help chat on SBC site, they suggested I call in and ask for Tier 2 Support. I have posted a message in the SBC Direct Forum and am waiting for a response.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:54:38 EDT
Brian Grif_n : Already posted in the Direct Forum, so hopefully we can get some resolve there. What's weird is my main account and ONE of my sub-accounts were fine, except for the temporary password error early in the log. But my 4 other accounts had errors 9 to 11 times at various times through the night.

Will try it again tonight.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 11:14:29 EDT
owlhooter : With the error you were getting there the "-ERR maildrop unavailable" that normally means the POP box is locked, Yahoo did have an issue last night and early this morning on some of their mail equipment, so it's possible your accounts reside in the trouble spot which could have given the errors you had, I don't see many in your log that had the invalid user/password error. Try it again when you can and lets see if the logs look the same or different, if it stays at the maildrop unavailable you may need to post in the direct forum so that they can help facilitate a trouble ticket on this issue.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Tue, 06 Dec 2005 09:57:34 EDT
Brian Grif_n : OK, you're probably thinking I'm smoking something. Now I have proof. Last night I setup 6 of my SBC/Y! e-mail accounts in Outlook Express that poll every 5 minutes, and turned on the OE logging from ~10:45PM to ~6:00AM.

Attached you will see the log file I edited that just shows the times and accounts of errors. I have masked the email addresses with ACCT1, ACCT2, ... ACCT6.

Here's a summary of the 7.25 hours on my 6 accounts I loaded for this test...

ACCT1 - 1 error
ACCT2 - 10 errors
ACCT3 - 9 errors
ACCT4 - 1 error
ACCT5 - 11 errors
ACCT6 - 10 errors

The good thing about OE is that it ignores the errors and doesn't popup a password prompt box like Outlook does. If Outlook didn't popup the box, I'd probably never know about the errors.
POP3logerror···sked.txt 7,093 bytes
OE logfile

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:12:57 EDT
Brian Grif_n :
said by owlhooter :

With recent testing of the yahoo POP servers it has come to my attention that if there are excessive login attempts from one IP address (for any ID/Pass combo) the server will block login attempts for some predetermined period of time, when the server is blocking the attempts it will constantly respond with "-ERR Invalid user/password" once the period of it being blocked has expired, you will then be allowed to log back into the mail server. So if you have any computer on your local LAN that is trying to POP that account excessively (as determined by Yahoo) you could be getting blocked by the server.

That was easy to try. I simply released my SBC IP address and got a new one. As soon as I checked for mail, the popup box for one of my SBC e-mail accounts popped up. :uhh: Thanks for the suggestion.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 22:09:06 EDT
Brian Grif_n : I appreciate the responses, but I'm not ready to blame it on my Outlook setup just yet.

I have a friend with 2 sbcglobal.net e-mail addresses using Outlook 2003, and it's happening to her too.

I have a work associate using Outlook 2003 setup with about 10 accounts including a few SBC ones - and it's happening to him too.

The common denominator is Outlook 2003 and SBC/Y! e-mail. The popup box has NEVER popped up for my GMail, Worldnet or business domain POP servers - that's why I'm leaning so much towards an SBC/Y! issue.

To test further I just may download Thunderbird and see if it happens with it too. Maybe it doesn't respond to the "-ERR" messages the way Outlook does?

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:25:59 EDT
owlhooter : With recent testing of the yahoo POP servers it has come to my attention that if there are excessive login attempts from one IP address (for any ID/Pass combo) the server will block login attempts for some predetermined period of time, when the server is blocking the attempts it will constantly respond with "-ERR Invalid user/password" once the period of it being blocked has expired, you will then be allowed to log back into the mail server. So if you have any computer on your local LAN that is trying to POP that account excessively (as determined by Yahoo) you could be getting blocked by the server.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:51:26 EDT
psx_defector :
said by Brian Grif_n :

UPDATE: I've put all my SBC accounts in a seperate account group which only poll every 30 minutes. My other accounts remain in another account group which polls every 5 minutes.

After working on the computer for about 1 1/2 hours this morning, the Outlook popup box has only come up 2 times this morning (at about 30 minute intervals), but always popping up asking for the password for the pop server related to an SBC account.

Checking the Outlook error logs for just this morning's activity, the error messages are a combination of "-ERR invalid user/password" and "-ERR maildrop unavailable.", again only related to SBC accounts.

SBC/Y! - we have a problem!

Maybe with maildrop unavailable. But I hardly think this is an SBC issue with invalid user/password.

Something is passing bad data across to the mail server. Why the heck do you have 9 other accounts in your Outlook profile anyways? Outlook is pretty tempermental, and will freak out over too much junk going on.

My suggestion to you is to nuke and pave your accounts out of Outlook. You probably have a corrupted profile that is pulling the bad username/pass. As for maildrop unavailable, that's usually due to someone hitting it like a drum. Remove all accounts out of Outlook and put them back in one by one, starting with the "problem" account. That should give you an idea of where to start with the issue. But I don't believe that there's a problem with SBC in this case.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 10:39:28 EDT
Brian Grif_n : UPDATE: I've put all my SBC accounts in a seperate account group which only poll every 30 minutes. My other accounts remain in another account group which polls every 5 minutes.

After working on the computer for about 1 1/2 hours this morning, the Outlook popup box has only come up 2 times this morning (at about 30 minute intervals), but always popping up asking for the password for the pop server related to an SBC account.

Checking the Outlook error logs for just this morning's activity, the error messages are a combination of "-ERR invalid user/password" and "-ERR maildrop unavailable.", again only related to SBC accounts.

SBC/Y! - we have a problem!

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:23:01 EDT
Brian Grif_n : Just checked my Outlook log (apparently telnet responses)... a bunch of
"-ERR invalid user/password" and "-ERR maildrop unavailable." all related to SBC accounts.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:11:58 EDT
Brian Grif_n : If it's an Outlook problem, why would it never occur when polling my 9 other accounts?

I just had it pop-up on one of my accounts as I write this post. I clicked "OK" and the popup wouldn't go away. I telneted into the server and got the following message after entering USER myusername@nvbell.net... "-ERR popgate unknown command". I then tried to click "OK" on the popup box again, and it took 4 times, before it went onto one of my other sub-accounts and popped up for that account too. :uhh:

What do you know about the "round-robin redirection to several different POP3 servers" that was mentioned by jimkyle?

I suppose I could test your Outlook theory by putting all my SBC accounts in a seperate Account Group that only polls every 30 minutes, and see if my problem pops up just as frequently with my other e-mail accounts, or just becomes less frequent and still affects only my SBC/Y! accounts.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 23:45:56 EDT
psx_defector : Then your email box isn't the problem. You are looking at a problem with Outlook. Check the error for any variation. The errors are unique, and there should be a variation on the error message, usually at the end of it.

Check that out, and you have a basis to go after it. At least you have eliminated a problem with SBC though.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 23:24:28 EDT
brianinstl : Nope, just SBC (current and legacy) accounts. My yahoo IM is pilot_63302 if that helps. I'll do my best. I'm just happy I got VPN running when all others (including the VLAN guys) couldn't. :D

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 23:04:09 EDT
Brian Grif_n : Are you/were you polling any other POP accounts besides SBC accounts? And if so, were you getting the popup box for you other accounts? Thanks.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 22:57:13 EDT
brianinstl : Well, I only moved over to Outlook 2k3 about a month ago, but have had SBC forever. Never really had any problems till I went to 2k3, as Outlook 2k was fine for me. But the long answer is yes. That's the KB I was referring to and it's been working for me. Like I said. Up till a month ago was on 2k, and put a new server into place (SBS2k3 with all of the goodies) and started having the problem. Fixed it for me.

Brian

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 22:57:04 EDT
Brian Grif_n : I found the telnet info. interesting, but for me I didn't have any problems logging in and it didn't show any errors - even though at the exact same time I was getting Outlook popups.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sun, 04 Dec 2005 22:40:18 EDT
Brian Grif_n : Is this the Microsoft KB article you are referring to ? »support.microsoft.com/?id=290684

I saw this, but am hesitant to try this because I still think it's an SBC/Y! problem. Outlook polls 16 of my POP e-mail addresses every 5 minutes. I have 7 SBC/nvbell.net addresses, 4 GMail accounts, 3 Worldnet accounts and 2 e-mail accounts from my business domain - and the Outlook popup ALWAYS gets stuck on SBC POP server.

I have a friend that has 2 sbcglobal e-mail accounts, and is also running Outlook 2003, and it happens to her too.

This started about 2 months ago - so did SBC/Y! make a change about that time?

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Sat, 03 Dec 2005 01:29:10 EDT
psx_defector :
said by dR03 :

I'm wondering if there is a different POP3 server that people can use, rather than the pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com. Because, this is getting rather frustrating, I HATE WEB MAIL! :huh:

There is no other server to choose from. As I stated, its a problem with the mailbox at SBC's side for yours. The only way to fix yours is to have someone at SBC send it to Yahoo.

Telnet into the mail server if you need to know exactly what the problem is. »www.yuki-onna.co.uk/email/pop.html will tell you how to do it. The error "-ERR Service not available" is the problem, and if you telnet into the mail server, you will see it.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 22:26:05 EDT
jimkyle : The prompt I get comes (at least indirectly) from SBC. I don't use any Microsoft product on the net, except for Windows itself. My mail client is Eudora, and it only asks for a password when instructed to do so by a status code from the server at the other end of the line...

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 21:27:08 EDT
brianinstl : Hey guys, the "enter your password" prompt box isn't SBC. If it is an outlook box requesting you to re enter your password and it's there (and yes, you've clicked "remember my password") and that doesn't fix it, go to microsoft.com. Known bug with the reg... Had to do it and it's a safe fix.

b

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 16:23:51 EDT
dR03 : Thanks I will give that a try.

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 11:24:26 EDT
jimkyle : I've gotten that password prompt from time to time; apparently SBC-Y! does a round-robin redirection to several different POP3 servers, to equalize the load, and sometimes the supporting data isn't present on the current server so it gives the password prompt.

It sounds as if you're getting sent to a non-existent server for some reason.

Your best bet is to forget about calling anyone, and post in the SBC Direct forum here instead. The techs there are most all Level 2 and above, and can handle most problems in just a few minutes once your message works its way up to the top of the list. That may take several days, since they process messages on a first come first served basis and don't work on weekends, but you'll get the best service instead of having to work through the same script a dozen times and getting nowhere.

Note that it's a private area; you won't be able to read any threads other than your own. Just post a new message there, asking for a reply notification when you do, and wait for an answer. Because it's private, you're perfectly safe posting private data such as your phone number (and that's necessary in most cases for them to check things out). Good luck!

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 08:55:33 EDT
dR03 : Still not able to fix the problem, although, I have gotten the "login pop-up" you are talking about in the past, this is not the problem I am having.

My Outlook pulls from 4 different accounts (2 Gmail, 2 SBC) I am able to receive no problem with Gmail accounts, but the SBC accounts continue to give me the POP3 error message.

I'm wondering if there is a different POP3 server that people can use, rather than the pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com. Because, this is getting rather frustrating, I HATE WEB MAIL! :huh:

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 04:54:01 EDT
GoHogsAR : Were you able to get any resolution? My Outlook pulls from several different accounts and I haven't had any problems until the last week or so, when my Yahoo account started prompting me for my password a couple of times a day. Today was the worst - it was prompting me every 10 minutes or so (it pulls every 1 minute), but since this evening it will not pull email at all. My other accounts have been acting fine, but now that the Yahoo password prompt never goes away I can't pull or send from those accounts either.

I spent a frustrating hour with tech support confirming, then reconfirming, then reconfirming again that my Outlook settings are correct (man, those people are just robots who refuse to deviate from their script!). Finally, the gentleman said he was going to transfer me to Level 2 but after holding for five minutes he came back on to tell me they are really busy and it would be best if I just called myself. I dialed the 800 number he gave me but it asks for a "2 or 3 digit transfer code" and won't let me past that point.

I called back to tech support and spoke with someone new. I told her that I was given the number to Level 2 and just needed a transfer code, but she insisted on pulling all my information and reviewing the notes from the hour-long conversation I'd just had. She then started in on trying to verify my settings and I told her I was 100% positive my settings were not the problem. She informed me then that meant that Outlook was the problem and Microsoft would have to help me. She refused to connect me to Level 2!

Anyway, if you were able to fix this problem please help!

Re: POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:07:25 EDT
psx_defector : Gonna need to contact SBC or post this at SBC Direct.

The error has to do with only the POP3 mailbox, and its not going to fix itself. Someone has to fix it for you.

If you call, ask for Second Tier. The first level will not know what to do. If you do call also, give that exact error word for word, and highlight the last words in the error. That's what the mail server is saying the problem is.

POP Server's Not working?

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 21:17:18 EDT
dR03 : I am having some real trouble, it began about a week ago, I get an error when trying to use OUTLOOK for Office 2k3 to login to my POP server pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com.

error:

Task 'XXXXXX - Receiving' reported error (0x800CCC90) : 'Your incoming (POP3) e-mail server has reported an internal error. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP). The server responded: -ERR Service not available (server error)'

I have no problem logging into WEB MAIL.

please advise, I have changed no settings, this recently began to happen.