Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow in AT&T West

Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow in AT&T West http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r18787098 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:23:18 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:23:18 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19180108 David :

said by invrtdpilot

:

David, I work overnights now... but I can check on these during the night so if it crops up again.. email me.. thank you kind sir...

Yea it's been 4 days, i don't think it's coming back anytime soon, but time will tell.

said by invrtdpilot

:

now get back to work..

redneck
if yew aur readings dis yew need ta work!
/redneck
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19180108 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:32:00 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19180064 invrtdpilot : David, I work overnights now... but I can check on these during the night so if it crops up again.. email me.. thank you kind sir... now get back to work..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19180064 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:27:06 EDT Re: UPDATED: 09-25-07 21:18 CDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19180052 David : yea I am starting to drop the stickies in the direct forum. it's been about 4 days, I am thinking it's not coming back.

But if it does can we start a new topic next time? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19180052 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:25:47 EDT Re: UPDATED: 09-25-07 21:18 CDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19179992 invrtdpilot :

said by bwclark

said by David

:

Alright, let's start tracking it again.

need the following

• Addresses having the problem?
• Mail client you are using?
• Webmail working at all?
• DSL ok? Any other problems? Downloads ok
• DSL enabled phone number or fake tn.
• Best contact number to get a hold of you in case any other questions are to be asked?

Thanks
David

Granted, however, we have to send this to Yahoo NOC and they are very picky. We have a process in place to escalate Yahoo related outages to them and one part of this process requires me to have fresh examples. I cannot use the ones from last August. David and Matt know who I am and they know how to get hold of me. I may not be on here alot but I do have access to the direct forums and its really not uncommon to have them emailing me threads in there.

If you are still having this issue, drop a post in the direct forum and I'll grab it up or have David and Matt send 'em to me through email.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19179992 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:17:36 EDT Re: UPDATED: 09-25-07 21:18 CDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19155051 David :

said by bwclark

:

Back to normal this AM... :)

I have gotten a few people that have confirmed it is back to normal, can everyone confirm in their topic in direct please?

Thanks
david]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19155051 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:57:00 EDT Re: UPDATED: 09-25-07 21:18 CDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19153371 bwclark : Back to normal this AM... :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19153371 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 11:37:13 EDT Re: UPDATED: 09-25-07 21:18 CDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19146253 bwclark :

said by David

All addresses;
Outlook;
Mail works intermittent timeouts;
DSL is fine...no other issues;

This is the exact same sloooooow mail problem as back in August. That should give you a very BIG clue. :D

This issue is:
1) widespread;
2) not related to a specific email client;
3) not related to DSL;]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19146253 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:10:52 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19144116 invrtdpilot :

said by David

:

Alright, let's start tracking it again.

Just when I thought I was going to get a break this year! humph!

new topic in direct please, there should be a button entitled [Email 09-25-07] to choose from in the direct forum.

need the following

• Addresses having the problem?
• Mail client you are using?
• Webmail working at all?
• DSL ok? Any other problems? Downloads ok
• Best contact number to get a hold of you in case any other questions are to be asked?

Thanks
David

I have this thread bookmarked now, in addition to what David is asking for, also be sure to put in the error message and exactly what the problem is. Can't send or receive is pretty vague. If you would like to provide your DSL TN, email address and such then make a post in the direct forum and I'll check your account from there.

I work in the NCG on overnights so me making a callback is going to be next to impossible with all this maintenance and such going on but your post will be answered.

*EDIT:
Maybe we should create a new thread, this one has some pretty old posts in it.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19144116 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 22:16:20 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19144004 kruser : Ok David!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19144004 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:57:58 EDT UPDATED: 09-25-07 21:18 CDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19143968 David : Alright, let's start tracking it again.

Just when I thought I was going to get a break this year! humph!

new topic in direct please, there should be a button entitled [Email 09-25-07] to choose from in the direct forum.

need the following

• Addresses having the problem?
• Mail client you are using?
• Webmail working at all?
• DSL ok? Any other problems? Downloads ok
• DSL enabled phone number or fake tn.
• Best contact number to get a hold of you in case any other questions are to be asked?

Thanks
David
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19143968 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:50:56 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19143879 kruser :

said by tonydi

:

Yep, last two days I've been getting a lot of server timeout errors in Eudora when it tries to check for mail. But you can check 2 seconds later and it's fine.

It doesn't seem to be limited to business hours, though, which is usually when the Yahoo servers fall down.

Nope, it is anytime now.
I usually check between 10 and 15 of the sbcglobal accounts and each time 1 or 2 fails.
I also use Eudora and set it up to check just 1 at a time but same thing.
A new manual check will usually get the ones that failed prior but then two new ones will fail.
It seems purely random as to which account fails.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19143879 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:36:07 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19143494 tonydi : If you want reliable email service and have some leverage when things aren't go well, get your own domain name. Some registrars offer hosted email with the domain or there are lots of low cost web hosts out there. IMO it's not worth the aggravation to deal with AT&T/Yahoo or wait around for something good to happen. I've had SBC/AT&T DSL going on 6yrs next month and their email has never been reliable and trouble free.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19143494 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:35:55 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19143386 anon : Is AT&T doing to dump Yahoo and provide decent email service, or should I just give up and blow off AT&T altogether?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19143386 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:18:01 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19141588 tonydi : Yep, last two days I've been getting a lot of server timeout errors in Eudora when it tries to check for mail. But you can check 2 seconds later and it's fine.

It doesn't seem to be limited to business hours, though, which is usually when the Yahoo servers fall down. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19141588 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:07:44 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19141535 javaMan :

said by bwclark

:

I am once again experiencing poor mail service. N. CA
Anyone else last two days?

It's been slow here on the Central Coast for awhile now again too.
--
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness. . . Isa. 5:20]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19141535 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:00:33 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19140136 kruser :

said by bwclark

:

I am once again experiencing poor mail service. N. CA
Anyone else last two days?

Yes, Same exact thing as last time for the past two days at least.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19140136 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:57:47 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19139881 bwclark : I am once again experiencing poor mail service. N. CA
Anyone else last two days?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19139881 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:08:54 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18898906 MadAmos : Mine was on and off for a couple weeks but for the last 4 days has been faster than ever.:D I am back to using the secure servers again. I am in San Luis Obispo County CA and a sbcglobal address.

Amos ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18898906 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 01:12:10 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18881844 anon : Vacaville, CA:

Mailwasher + OE using SSL settings and have been up to speed and even faster since last Friday, 08/09!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18881844 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:32:28 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18874562 sfromsf : I've been patient on this issue, figuring that 1) they are aware and will get it sorted out.

2) webmail still works, so its ok..

but man, its been 7 days. so David, I just posted in the direct forum... any help you can give will be appreciated.

Thanks
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Tough times do not last, tough people do |]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18874562 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:52:03 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18870767 baj475 : David,

Has been working fine since the 9th.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18870767 Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:14:22 EDT The end of an era! ("Era" Code 5, that is) http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18867972 prn4u : Sometime in the past 2 hours while I was out, some wonderful human being fixed whatever was causing my POP3 to hang on the Yahoo server. Both webmail and OE are once again operational after ~5.25 long days of being locked out of my inbox.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18867972 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:00:33 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18859991 prn4u : Thanks, but doesn't make any difference]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18859991 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:12:54 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18859979 prn4u : Now AT&T says it is an isolated event and they assigned a yahoo trouble ticket! Today Tier 2 guy in San Ramon said outage is over in this area and thinks the glitch is with the yahoo server. Hopefully yahoo tech support will get back to me in the standard 24-48 hr window.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18859979 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:11:03 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18857194 turbonium : How often are you checking your mail? Do you have it set to check mail faster then every 10 minutes?

Some folks get Error Code 5 when they are checking from multiple locations within a 10 minute interval, say like from a blackberry, a PC, and/or webmail. Try increasing the interval to say 20 minutes and see if that helps.

tb.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18857194 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:49:07 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18856410 prn4u : That's the way I've always checked email remotely -- but it hasn't worked from any from any PC that I've tried since Thursday. Just times out and says Error Code 5.

Gave my password to the AT&T tier 2 rep in Dallas today and even she couldn't view my email in either webmail or Outlook Express from a central AT&T terminal.

Since other AT&T subscribers in my area are able to access their messages, why can't someone reroute my messages from wherever my account is stuck in AT&T cyberspace?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18856410 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:25:12 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18856131 Wily_One :

said by prn4u

:

Do you mean a free yahoo email account or gmail?

No, I mean you can get your sbcglobal.net email via the web interface. You can do this from any computer to get to your email.
Just go to:
»https://login.yahoo.com/,
enter your full username@sbcglobal.net as the Yahoo! ID,
and your POP3 password.

Since this is a web interface, nothing is downloaded; in other words once your normal POP3 service is working, all your messages will still be transferred. This is thus a good way to delete Spam without wasting time having it downloaded by your normal email client.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18856131 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:22:12 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855840 prn4u : Do you mean a free yahoo email account or gmail? I do have one of each and have been using gmail for time-sensitive items during the past 2 days. But I get a lot of work-related and personal business emails at the pacbell domain and am upset that I cannot read any that have come in since Thursday noon, not to mention messages from friends who may assume I'm being rude by not responding.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855840 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:14:51 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855803 prn4u : thanks for the at&t direct link -- will post there

I'm confused too because "the so slow......" post seemed benign compared to zero access to email. I'd take slow access in a heartbeat after being without for 3 days! I noticed "slow" loading/refreshing of the At&T web inbox intermittently over the past year, but didn't complain.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855803 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:05:53 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855632 tonydi :

said by prn4u

:

Sorry, but what do you mean by "post in direct"?

He's talking about the AT&T Direct forum here, which is staffed by official AT&T/ASI high level techs.
»/speak/sbcdire···A%3D%3D?

Note that AT&T Direct is a private forum so only you and the AT&T techs can see your thread.

Make sure you put your DSL phone number in the post.

Finally, don't reply to your AT&T Direct post until one of the techs has replied first. They look for unanswered threads so if they see any replies they may bypass yours, thinking someone else is helping you.

said by prn4u

:

When all email accounts will be restored, that the outage involves multiple servers/routers. She said they'd been instructed to say within 48 hours, but that I should not be too optimistic. While they have been able to restore some of the earlier disconnects, more disconnects like mine keep sprouting up. She said the email outages began a week ago when they upgraded to Microsoft's SSL requirements.Apparently, I am at the tail-end of this week-long domino effect, but am far from alone this massive outage.

Well, I'm certainly confused now! This explanation sounds like they're putting you into the group that I thought you were a part of in my first post to this thread. But your subsequent posts seemed to indicate that your situation was unique. From the reports in this forum and others, that problem with the SSL servers is resolved so I don't think phone support understands your issue. Or I don't. :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855632 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:30:56 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855596 Wily_One :

said by prn4u

:

44 hours now of not being able to receive any email messages from my pacbell address...

You know you can still use webmail, right?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855596 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:20:53 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855584 prn4u : Sorry, but what do you mean by "post in direct"?

My POP connection has been "dead" for 53 hours now.

I finally reached a Tier 2 AT&T rep in Dallas (instead of India!) who had the decency to tell me They Have No Idea When all email accounts will be restored, that the outage involves multiple servers/routers. She said they'd been instructed to say within 48 hours, but that I should not be too optimistic. While they have been able to restore some of the earlier disconnects, more disconnects like mine keep sprouting up. She said the email outages began a week ago when they upgraded to Microsoft's SSL requirements.Apparently, I am at the tail-end of this week-long domino effect, but am far from alone this massive outage. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855584 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 20:17:59 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855009 David : Well if you will post in direct (I have about 2 of you so far that are still having mail problems out of the bulk I had) I can look into this on moday.

Thanks
David]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18855009 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:25:52 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18853228 prn4u : Tier 2 supervisors have promised a fix time 3 times in the past 2 days, all of which were missed. The latest excuse (last night)was "line maintenance". Previous 2 excuses were server outages.

44 hours now of not being able to receive any email messages from my pacbell address...

Has anyone waited more than 2 days for POP to work? I have no problem with AT&T SMTP or accessing Yahoo free email account.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18853228 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:13:48 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18852228 Wily_One :

said by David

:

Just a show of hands, or posts in this case. How many people still are suffering from e-mail problems?

Mine cleared up around 8/5. So far it's been OK.

BTW I changed nothing during these problems: I kept the SSL settings throughout.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18852228 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:18:35 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18851460 mers2 : Been much better yesterday and today. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18851460 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 23:31:10 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18851319 usflyer : Hi David...it looks like it might have been fixed...during the outage I went back to the old ports to get email and Thursday I returned to the 465/995 ssl ports with no problems since...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18851319 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 22:57:53 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18850484 David : I don't think I have a direct thread topic on you, can you post in direct please? ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18850484 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:36:18 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18850472 prn4u : Mine has been down for 29 hours!! See my "...down for 19 hours" postings today]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18850472 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:33:38 EDT Re: updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18850304 anon : No problems in the last two days.

Located in Los Angeles area near LAX.

Kent]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18850304 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:09:21 EDT updates plz. http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18849921 David : Just a show of hands, or posts in this case. How many people still are suffering from e-mail problems?

has it died off at all or no??

I have been getting misc. reports it appears to have might been fixed but don't know. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18849921 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 19:18:49 EDT Its Working! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18841378 bwclark : Don't have clue what the ATT/Yahoo people have done, BUT it is working very well this AM! Fingers crossed, hoping it continues. ;)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18841378 Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:12:24 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18835789 baj475 : You ask will it ever end. For me it will. Either they get it fixed PROMPTLY or Sonic will have a new customer!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18835789 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:36:55 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18834208 anon :

said by slomike2

:

But I will agree, it is necessary to call back and verify that the problem is still being worked on.

Sometimes they will honestly think something is fixed (because their 1 or 2 test cases now work) but in reality, the problem is continuing. Most users will never get through the tier 1 support, so it is up to you to make sure they are continuing to work on the problem.

If they give an estimated time of repair, check for the problem and hour or so later and if it is not fixed, call in to make sure that the issue is still open (being worked on).

I just spoke with AT&T (again) to report that I am still having trouble with pop.att.yahoo.com:995. They say that it has been sent to Yahoo (different group) Tier 3 once again, who have not acknowledged my problem since they declared the outage (1028469) to be fixed .

The outage number that was previously reported here is now non-existant. The Tier 2 AT&T tech said that our own unique ticket numbers are "more important anyway", that they are at a higher level than an all-encompasing Outage ticket -- even though she acknowledged that 10+ more people with the same problem are grouped to form an Outage ticket and AT LEAST that many are still reporting the problem. (I don't understand why, but what can you do?)

She said that they (AT&T) leave it up to Yahoo to put two and two together to realize that many people are having the same problem. (Do you see the potential for trouble there...?) No new outage number has been assigned, so Yahoo Tier 3 apparently has not figured out to add two and two, and they aren't talking to anyone (including AT&T Tier 2).

She said that my entire email account has been rebuilt, which is a solution that apparently has worked for some people. But, it has not for many others -- obviously -- and they still do not know why.

No estimated time for repair is given no one with Yahoo (different from whom we call) is acknowledging my problem yet.

Will this ever end...?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18834208 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:49:43 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833371 NETDESIGNZ : Yahoo support is supposed to be calling us back directly with information about this issue, but have 24 hours to do so.

Timeouts are only a piece of the whole problem with the new secure email. When using ports 110 & 25, there is no issue. When using 465 & 995, timeouts and other issues are prevalent. Again, I say server load is part of the issue, but router misconfiguration is the real issue.

I'll post back what we learn from Yahoo support after they call.

Brett
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Net Designz Consulting, Michigan, USA]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833371 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:47:41 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833361 javaMan :

said by slomike2

:

Luckily I am not having this problem. I have not switched to the SSL settings for email yet.

. . .

I've been using the new settings for almost a year now--or least since it was first recommended to start using them--and the only problem I've had was a couple of days ago when it was hit and miss. Everything seems back to normal now though.
--
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness. . . Isa. 5:20]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833361 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:47:00 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833325 slomike2 : Luckily I am not having this problem. I have not switched to the SSL settings for email yet.

But I will agree, it is necessary to call back and verify that the problem is still being worked on.

Sometimes they will honestly think something is fixed (because their 1 or 2 test cases now work) but in reality, the problem is continuing. Most users will never get through the tier 1 support, so it is up to you to make sure they are continuing to work on the problem.

If they give an estimated time of repair, check for the problem and hour or so later and if it is not fixed, call in to make sure that the issue is still open (being worked on).

-Mike]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833325 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:42:16 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833323 NETDESIGNZ : Just spent an hour on the phone with ATT second level support who created Yahoo Escalation Ticket number 107046. m_m_b_j_w's ticket (1028469) had not been re-activated and was not in the system. FYI.

Brett]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833323 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:41:45 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833301 anon :

said by Dennis

:

If you have a problem with email, please call in and report it. Then ask to be escalated to Tier 2.

Nothing drives an issue like customer calls.....

Thanks for the advice.

Trust me: I have reported it again -- which I alluded to in my previous post. In fact, I have a phone number that connects me directly to Tier 2 support! :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18833301 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:39:23 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18832404 Dennis : If you have a problem with email, please call in and report it. Then ask to be escalated to Tier 2.

Nothing drives an issue like customer calls.....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18832404 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:25:22 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18832040 anon : I am STILL unable to receive mail via pop.att.yahoo.com:995, so I gave AT&T/Yahoo another call.

They said that the entire outage (1028469) had been "fixed", so the outage number is no longer valid.

But this obviously isn't true because all of my email (7 accounts) are unable to receive. So, they have re-activated my escalation ticket and "sent it back to Yahoo", said the Tier 2 technician.

Amazingly enough, that same technician called me back within an hour. He said that Yahoo hadn't responded as of that time, but they are considerng the issue as current and on-going, not fixed as they originally assumed.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18832040 Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:24:46 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18830499 NETDESIGNZ : First let me say it's a pleasure to find this issue being addressed in the forum here. I am a new user (signed up tonight) and from Michigan, USA. I own an I.T. consulting company servicing residential and commercial customers.

A little background - The timeout issue, among others, has been ongoing for several months now. Since our local branch of ATT (formerly SBCGLOBAL) instructed users to change their POP and SMTP servers. I have been on the phone with 1st level support (India) multiple times and EVERY TIME not once have any of them had any clue that the problem is anything more than user error even going as far as having our customers completely uninstall AV software. Second level is aware there is a problem, but after so much time having gone by, I'm convinced they still don't know exactly where the problem lies or how to fix it. If it was ONLY the timeout issues, server load would make sense. Considering the other problems however, I personally suspect router/routers misconfiguration... especially because of the new security.

The "other issues" consist of:

"no such user here" bounced messages from ATT/Yahoo when sending to an email account in one of their domains from outside of them. IE: sent from a non-ATT/Yahoo email address TO an ATT/Yahoo email address 550 bounces while the same address is reachable from any of their internal domains.

Being unable to send/receive using the new secure mail servers.

Being unable to send while being able to receive using the new secure mail servers.

Being unable to send to several external (Outside of ATT/Yahoo) email addresses but still being able to receive mail from them.

ALL customers are using a flavor of Outlook Express or Outlook thrice checked for configuration accuracy.

These are the main issues our customers are experiencing. The timeout issue I do think is being caused by server load because it comes and goes, but it's just the tip of the iceberg and it's not going to go away until someone who knows what their doing identifies the problematic routers and correctly reconfigures them.

My 2 cents.
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said by d_l

:

Therefore, simply changing your email client to a functioning access server will restore email service and reliability. ....

So how would this be done?
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I wasn't happy with the email issue either, but having done tech support (not for AT&T), one guy saying his email is down is more than likely a client issue. A hundred people saying email is down means you have a serious problem with either the email servers themselves or the network(s) they sit on.

No one knows how many people actually called in (I didn't) to AT&T to complain, but it is obvious that they need to do better tracking/analyzing of ticket trends.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18823803 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 23:09:12 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18820150 javaMan : It seems that AT&T is in the process of migrating a large number of accounts to finalize the merger. Although migrating accounts is probably not accurate, integrating and updating hardware is probably more likely. In all probability this is why there are glitches going on all over the place. They are having their own problems getting the job done. It's not out of the realm of possibility that there are going to be logistics problems between them and Yahoo. I understand the annoyance but it will just take time and patience for it to all get ironed out. If being patient with a large scale network change makes me a fanboy, then so be it I guess. But I've had to endure the same kind of annoyances in the past with other ISPs when they've been gobbled up by the bigger fish. I had one that tried to bill me when they bought out the ISP I had been with. I had closed the account with the smaller ISP almost a year earlier!
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This is purely a Yahoo email "access" server problem. Only certain servers are having problems which seems to be related to the handling of user volume. This was shown early Sunday morning when people were reporting no problems with email access, but then had problems later in the day when the usage volume would naturally be increasing.

Apparently each access server can reach all the email on the system. The email isn't sorted or compartmentalized to each of those servers.

Therefore, simply changing your email client to a functioning access server will restore email service and reliability. Obviously if everyone did this, it would probably impact Yahoo's server load balancing, but I think Yahoo is beyond the point of having any grounds to complain about their users taking steps to make the email service work.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819898 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:20:42 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819571 tonydi :

said by DNA man :

I resent the fact that some people here defend ATT as though this type of "localized" issue isn't a big deal to ATT or even "on the radar" for them.

I'm not defending them, I'm explaining why these things go on so long before being identified and fixed. I've said from Day One that the SBC/AT&T email sucked. It sucked before Yahoo came on board and it still sucks. My one client who had these issues last week was warned right when I installed her DSL that sbcglobal email would suck and she still decided to use it for business correspondence.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819571 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:34:58 EDT Better! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819221 bwclark : Well for a workday AM, it is doing well today....so far! :)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18819221 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 11:37:52 EDT Normal? http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818898 bwclark :

said by Joe_DS :

Well, at least now the powers that be are aware of the problem --

Post Date/Time 8/5/2007 1:51 PM
System Component Email
Status Impaired
Detail Event #1028469 Some 3rd party mail software is timing out while accessing mail.
Start Date/Time 8/5/2007 1:49 PM
Estimated Repair Date/Time

FROM:»csc1.sbcis.sbc.com/systemstatus/···state=ca

Thanks for the link.........showing normal now! :mad: lol]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818898 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:27:45 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818873 anon :

said by Brian Grif_n

:

Nah, I wouldn't switch ISP's. But I do recommend having more than one e-mail provider. I have backups with GMail, Fusemail & Fastmail. If they all go down at the same time, we've got bigger things to worry about.

This email outage wouldn't bother me if AT&T provided the email for free. But we all know it is anything but free.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818873 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:23:15 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818664 anon : I have noticed that some technicians (Tier 1, Tier 2, and higher) know about/acknowledge the problem while others do not.

I was told that this entire event is referred to as Outage Number 1028469.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818664 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:32:42 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818221 anon : I resent the fact that some people here defend ATT as though this type of "localized" issue isn't a big deal to ATT or even "on the radar" for them. It isn't just a few people, or a city, there are multiple accounts of people all over California reporting this. The point is, I am paying for a service that isn't being delivered. That pisses me off. I don't care what you are paying or how widespread the problem is, a paying customer deserves to have the product he is being sold, otherwise a refund is in order.

This email issue has gotten worse over the past week, and contrary to what many are saying, the issue is still there as I type this. This type of response from ATT is just lame. I have called in about 3 times already over the past 4 days and it still isn't fixed. That is just uncalled for. As a last resort, I wasn't convinced that the issue wasn't me because I am using some dated software (Outlook 2000), so I formatted my whole computer and reinstalled everything fresh. Guess what? Same problem. It's an ATT OR YAHOO problem. They need to get off their freaking high horse and fix the problem. I am tired of paying for a tech support that asks me to check my settings. *Duh* is your computer plugged in? I mean seriously!!! I am switching ISPs today. ATT I am through with you, you are toast!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18818221 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:39:16 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18817867 javaMan :

said by Wily_One

:

If only 1 or 2 out of 10 people with a problem complain or otherwise bring it to AT&T's attention, it's only natural for AT&T to underestimate the scope of the problem.

Understood. My point was there is no conspiracy to undermine service; quite the contrary, it has been and continues to be, at least for me, rock solid. A glitch here and there, even though it affects a large segment of the customer base, is something that isn't unexpected from time to time.
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Tool... E-mail Accounts... View or change existing e-mail accounts... Next... Change... More Settings... Advanced...

increase the Server Timeouts slider.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18817659 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:14:46 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18817547 Brian Grif_n :

said by Brian Grif_n

:

I think the issue is only happening on one or few of the email servers. I haven't experienced the problem...

I retract part of my earlier statement. As I tested this evening, 5 of my 10 AT&T/Yahoo accounts are receiving consistently just fine. The other 5 accounts take a minute or more to poll for new mail. I'm using Outlook 2003. So it's definitely limited to one or more Yahoo servers, but not all of them.

I get the message:

Task 'xxxxxx@nvbell.net - Receiving' reported error (0x8004210A) : 'The operation timed out waiting for a response from the receiving (POP) server. If you continue to receive this message, contact your server administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).'

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said by m_m_b_j_w :

AT&T will no do anything else. So, does this mean that email will no longer work? Should I switch ISPs?

Nah, I wouldn't switch ISP's. But I do recommend having more than one e-mail provider. I have backups with GMail, Fusemail & Fastmail. If they all go down at the same time, we've got bigger things to worry about.
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He acknowledged that numerous people have complained, but then said that a problem does not exist.

AT&T will no do anything else. So, does this mean that email will no longer work? Should I switch ISPs?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18817149 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 22:59:21 EDT Re: yep, its back http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816239 anon : Well, at least now the powers that be are aware of the problem --

Post Date/Time 8/5/2007 1:51 PM
System Component Email
Status Impaired
Detail Event #1028469 Some 3rd party mail software is timing out while accessing mail.
Start Date/Time 8/5/2007 1:49 PM
Estimated Repair Date/Time

FROM:»csc1.sbcis.sbc.com/systemstatus/···state=ca]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18816239 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:26:11 EDT yep, its back http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18815595 bwclark :

said by d_l

quote:
Sunday is a light email day. If the problem persists with Monday's heavier email volume, we'll know it's still a problem.

This has been the case already today. People in various forums were commenting early in the day that all their email accounts were working fine, only to have to retract that in the middle of the day.

You're right...........its back! :o
slooooooooooow.... :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18815595 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:07:24 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18815522 anon : I have had this same problem in the Los Angeles South Bay area starting a few days ago. Disabling SSL sometimes helps but not consistently.

I wish I had found this thread earlier as I spent hours experimenting with Thunderbird and Outlook Express and disabling my AVG Free Email Scanner.

I also tried my old SBC Yahoo POP server which still works but does not appear to support SSL. I don't know if it worked reliably as I had other things to try and didn't spend much time with it.

I'm now afraid to use POP Port 110 and SMTP Port 25 as I read that your username and password may be sent over the Internet using PLAIN TEXT and can be captured by sniffer programs.

Does anyone know if that is true?

Supposedly APOP will encrypt the username and password but I don't know if that feature works for me.

I also called AT&T Support and they did not seem to be aware of a problem with any POP servers. They could only suggest increasing the timeout in my email client to 3 minutes.

Thanks, Kent]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18815522 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:48:58 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18815439 d_l :

quote:
Sunday is a light email day. If the problem persists with Monday's heavier email volume, we'll know it's still a problem.

This has been the case already today. People in various forums were commenting early in the day that all their email accounts were working fine, only to have to retract that in the middle of the day.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18815439 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:32:56 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18815341 Brian Grif_n : I think the issue is only happening on one or few of the email servers. I haven't experienced the problem - but 3 of my clients have brought it to my attention.

Agreed they need to have a better reporting system - I thought that's what the network status page was for? All says 'normal' when it's not.

I wouldn't suggest anyone break out the champagne yet - Sunday is a light email day. If the problem persists with Monday's heavier email volume, we'll know it's still a problem.
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said by Brian Grif_n

:

Why aren't the Tier 1 and Tier 2 techs aware of this problem? Or at least admitting that it's not a customer's problem?

said by Brian Grif_n

:

Maybe this is AT&T's way of trying to sell more of their paid tech support?

Every time something that seems like a major problem is reported in these forums people start trying to pin some sinister motive on AT&T for why nobody seems to know about it in Support. I think the reality is that AT&T doesn't have a system (or a very good one) in place to coordinate these scattered reports into one place so that someone up the food chain can see a growing pattern and address it.

Look at some of the really big things that we've seen like the "lag monster" in SoCal a few years ago or even the more recent router overloads in CA. It took many many days for the techs here on BBR to collect data from the members, consolidate it and pass it along before anyone higher up would believe it wasn't on the customer side.

I'm sure some of this is because, with millions of customers, things like this email problem aren't even on the radar screen. How many users do sbcglobal email online and would never see it? How many don't even use their sbcglobal email? How many pay any attention to how long it takes for their email to download? Case in point...I have dozens of clients with AT&T DSL. Know how many have reported having this email problem? ONE! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18814171 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:48:26 EDT Thanks to All!! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18813593 bwclark : At this time, all email is back to performing as normal without timeouts, etc.!!!

I think our complaints got some attention. THANKS ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18813593 Sun, 05 Aug 2007 10:29:08 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18813406 Brian Grif_n : Why aren't the Tier 1 and Tier 2 techs aware of this problem? Or at least admitting that it's not a customer's problem?

A client's OE client has been hung up on "securing" for up-to-a-few-minutes for about a week. She has called tech support 3 times in the past 2 days and gotten 3 different responses - none of them blaming Yahoo.

Here are some of the answer's/remedies she's been told:

1. Open Internet Explorer before opening Outlook Express
2. It's a "Microsoft problem"
3. Do a System Restore back one week (she said "no thanks")
4. When talking to Tier 1 she asked if there was a known problem, which they wouldn't acknowledge. Tier 2 acknowledged their was a problem.
5. It's a McAfee problem (she doesn't have McAfee - unless now McAfee is doing Yahoo's server-side mail scanning?)

Maybe this is AT&T's way of trying to sell more of their paid tech support?
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After setting up your ATT/Yahoo account to be picked up in Gmail, do the following:

Download and install FreePops.
In Outlook, set up a new email account using these settings:

Name: Gmail Spam (or whatever you want)
Email address: YourGmailAcctName@gmail.com?folder=spam
Incoming Server/POP: localhost
Outgoing Server/SMTP: localhost
User Name: YourGmailAcctName@gmail.com?folder=spam
Password: Your Gmail Password

More Settings: Outgoing server requires authetication
Advanced:
POP3 2000 (do not check SSL box)
SMTP 25 (do not check SSL box)

Save these settings. Now, Outlook should be able to download your Spam folder from Gmail and you can process your own Spam.

If this works, be sure to add FreePops to the StartUp folder in Windows, so that it is running when you try to open Outlook.

All very convoluted, but at least it avoids ATT/Yahoo servers and allows you to control/filter your own spam without having to log onto Gmail.

BTW, ATT & Yahoo suck a**. Good luck all.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18811399 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 21:10:32 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18811322 anon : This is a Looooooooooongshot, but for the past two hours I began receiving/sending emails via pop.att.yahoo.com (with the new "secure" settings in place) normally. This started happening right after I disabled the time synchronization feature! (Found by double-clicking the current time display, and clicking on the "Internet Time" tab.)

There may be no connection at all, but it would be interesting to see if this works for others.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18811322 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:55:20 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18810943 ejcsanfran : Well, a big caveat to this "solution" which made it unworkable for me. Gmail's spam filter cannot be disabled - so you still have to use the web-based email to review spam. I have a well-trained and accurate filter that I use via Outlook and I don't trust Gmail's filter to rely on it. Nor do I want to have to load/sync all my contacts with Gmail to ensure that they're on my Gmail whitelist. Back to the drawing board regrettably.

Even without the new SSL settings in ATT/Yahoo, I continue to experience slow or errored downloads. And ATT tech support are, as someone else pointed, out liars - and the one I had today was downright nasty.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18810943 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:22:40 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18810222 anon : I wish that I had read this forum before spending hours on the phone with att. First it was my line, then no, it was my router, is my modem near any other electronics!!! Then I was transferred to their premium tech support (which I could barely hear the guy warn me that I would be charged...you see, they had just experience a power outage and all of their computers and phones were down and just coming back up!!!)

Yep, they were not interested to know that my ssl pop gmail access (which used identical settings as the att.yahoo) was working fine. My email was working fine with the ssl settings until a couple of weeks ago. My connection speed is consistently excellent. I am furious to realize that they were deliberately lying to - I guess - avoid comping some subscription time or telling people to go back to the old 110/25 settings. Man!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18810222 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:50:13 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809822 anon : That's BALONEY. I've experienced the very same problems with ATTyahoo sbcglobal in Thunderbird.

It all started with the switch over to ATT from SBC, and now as you have noted has magnified to being ridiculous.

I've a sinking feeling that ATT will come up with a "fix" in form of a "preferred customer fee".

Could I be so wrong?

:mad:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809822 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:23:15 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809768 ejcsanfran : I started having the problems with att.yahoo on Aug 1. I still have my old pacbell.net accounts. When ATT first advised of changes two months ago, I updated to the new SSL pop/smtp settings in Outlook 2003. No problems until Aug 1 - then no receiving email on my main or sub-accounts. ATT tech support first said my profiles corrupted; deleted; rebuilt multiple times; same problems.

Today, ATT acknowledged a problem - said it was specific to Outlook 2003 having problems with SSL. I pointed out that my Gmail settings work with SSL in Outlook and that my ATT settings worked fine for two months. ATT still blames MS Outlook.

My solution? I set up my Gmail account to send/receive from my ATT acct.
Log into Gmail.
Go to Settings.
Go to Accounts.
Choose Get mail from other accounts:
Enter your ATT email address and pop info; be sure to use correct SSL POP port 995.
Gmail will send a verification email.
Once done, set up Gmail to enable POP.
Then I set up Outlook to use my Gmail account and deleted the ATT acct.

I am now receiving my ATT email in Outlook via Gmail. I can still send from the ATT account, but I'm likely to completely migrate to Gmail. What's great is that I can still receive email at my old ATT/Pacbell email address for anyone who still has the old address.

Hope this helps some others...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809768 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 15:11:23 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809295 slomike1 : I have been getting urgent emails from at&t saying you must change over to the new settings now, but based on these reports, I don't want to do it until things get fixed.

-Mike]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809295 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:25:38 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809185 anon : Many thanks to "Helpful Tip." Installing MS Office SP3 did fix the SSL sending problem, although ATT/Yahoo is still incredibly slow to connect and transfer, either with SSL ports or the old ones. Fix it, someone!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809185 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 13:01:20 EDT Re: Even w/o SSL..... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809132 graffixjones : Has been slow here for a couple weeks now, too... another user from Chico.

Swapping the SSL settings no longer provides a 'fix', since I'm sure that those servers are getting pretty overloaded too, with all those switching back.

At least it's not my e-mail client, which is what I thought the problem was.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18809132 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:48:57 EDT Even w/o SSL..... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18808523 bwclark : Ok,

It is better without the SSL, BUT it is not as good as it used to be a few weeks ago even with SSL!!

Something is seriously overloaded at Yahoo mail.

ATT/Yahoo HELLO??.....Can you hear me now??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18808523 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 10:29:01 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18808393 anon : Sorry, I left out of the previous post that you should deselect SSL for Incomming Mail (POP3).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18808393 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:56:22 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18808375 anon : For Outlook Express you need only one change.
select:
1. Tools
2. Accounts
3. your att yahoo account
4. Properties
5. Advanced tab
6. deselect(uncheck)"This server requires a secure connection (SSL)." The port should revert back to 110 automatically.
7. select Apply.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18808375 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 09:49:40 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18807946 Wily_One : Well something is recently overloaded or broken then. I've been on the "new" SSL settings for a couple of months and it's been fine. I received the "Email security enhancements - action required" email back in mid-May, and made the changes by the end of May.

Only in the last week or so has POP3 response time gone to hell.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18807946 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:33:22 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18807319 anon : Usually reasonably satisfied with what was Pacbell, then SBC, now AT&T. On home and office Windows XP machines, with both Outlook 3000 and Outlook Express, we get different error messages each time. Called AT&T customer support... After the usual "disconnect the router" and "remove and re-setup the email account" my problem is "escalated" to second-level support.

The support guy tells me that it's a problem with Yahoo, which provides email service to AT&T and that he has sent a trouble ticket to Yahoo. He says he's telling most people to change back to their settings that AT&T has been urging us to change from - In other words, change back to the non-ssl address. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18807319 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:39:31 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18807287 deangles : Can anyone who posted in AT&T Direct share any info he or she learned with us? Still slooooooooow in SF. Thanks. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18807287 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:29:25 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18807130 anon : Same here in Benicia. Taking up to 5 minutes to connect to email.

I made the mistake of calling Tech Support. I got a hold of "Oscar" probably in New Dehli. After explaing the problem at length to Oscar, Oscar advised me that it was probably my router and OE configuration. Ok Oscar how come it does the same thing on XP Dial Up and with Vista running Windows Mail.

He put me on hold for 20 minutes and transferred me to a woman that tried to sell me a maintenance contract for $99 / year. When I said no she hung up.

Ahhhhh the joy of customer service!

8s]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18807130 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 23:53:42 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18806684 dirtrat4 : Also have been having this problem in Sacramento area. I'm using OE6 and have posted in the direct forum. Its amazing its taking them this long to fix the problem!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18806684 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 22:23:57 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18804160 anon : its slow as hell pissing me off. its NOT outlook cuz i tried 3 email clients. I have to wait 1-2 mins for each time i pop.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18804160 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:20:31 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18802526 bwclark : Well, this really appears to be a wide spread problem.

I also use MailWasher to screen incoming emails, and have all settings correctly adjusted re: latest ATT emails re security. The problem continues to be severely overloaded email servers for att/yahoo, and that is the fix that is needed.

Hello ATT?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18802526 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 10:38:18 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18801167 anon : if you have outlook 2002 or older you need to upgrade your software at microsoft.com, office updates, to SP3 to be compatible with SSL encryption that at&t is using, and about the time response errors, something that may work for the moment, is on need to increase the time for the communication, on the Advance tab from More Settings option on the setup account screen, that will resolve these issues]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18801167 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:12:20 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18800835 anon : Seems to be an ongoing problem. Two of the three computers at the house use OE6 and work so-so (very slowly sometimes) with the new settings. The third machine uses Outlook 2002 and will receive with SSL setting after a long delay, but won't send with the SSL setting at all. Hope this is just 'growing pains' with ATT/Yahoo. From what I understand, after Sept. 1 the non-SSL settings won't work at all. Bummer!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18800835 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:59:40 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18800761 baj475 : David,

Thanks for the reply. I probably did not make myself clear, so I will elaborate on the problem. I have 6 att/Yahoo email accounts. One is the primary account used by my modem as my User ID. I do not use this account for any other purpose. Two of the accounts are used for list servers and an additional account is used for craig's list. I use Thunderbird v1.5.0.12 as my email client and it is set to automatically download from the above 4 accounts. One of the remaining accounts is used as my ebay account and the last account is used as my general purpose email account. Thunderbird is set so that it does not automatically download from the last two accounts. I use Mail Washer Pro 5.3 as a spam filter and it is set to automatically monitor the account I use for ebay and the account I use as a general purpose account. It is set to check for new email every 60 minutes. I can also have Mail Washer check these two accounts at any time by clicking on the Check Mail button. I have Mail Washer set so that if sender's address is on my blacklist or on SpamCop or Spamhaus or the email satisfies one of my filters, the email is automatically deleted off of att/Yahoo's pop server. If the mail gets through and I then blacklist the sender, the email is marked for deletion and is deleted when I click on the button to cause Mail Washer to process the email. This means that Mail Washer must re-establish a connection with att/Yahoo's pop server. Recently, both Thunderbird and Mail Washer Pro have been timing out. Additionally, even if Thunderbird or Mail Washer do not time out they have been taking much longer to establish a connection. Once a connection is established it appears the mail download occurs at normal speed. The error message is that a connection has timed out or a connection could not be established. Although I did not make see a relationship earlier, the first indication of a problem was that after directing Mail Washer to delete the email that had been marked for deletion, Thunderbird would down load the same mail when I check these accounts. Although, I had not experienced this problem in the past, it is now clear that Mail Washer was having trouble connecting to att/Yahoo's pop server to delete the mail that had been marked for deletion. The pop server for all of my accounts is pop.att.yahoo.com @ port 995 and the smtp server is smtp.att.yahoo.com @ port 465. Both Thunderbird and Mail Washer Pro are set for SSL connections. The problem is intermittent but has been getting increasingly worse. If there is more specific information you need let me know.

Robert]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18800761 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 23:45:11 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18800237 Eeyore69 : I have seen the postings in Direct concerning the same problem that I am having; either slow or no connection. But I don't know what you are asking in your message.

1. What address are you asking for?
2. What is "DSL TN"?
3. Mail client I understand; OE right?
4. How can I get a copy of the error if it is slooow or times out?
5. What type of alternate contact number?

And I want to thank your for your help,

Eeyore]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18800237 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:15:10 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18799911 David : Mail Pop-Ups AGAIN

let's start having the dsl numbers posted in direct please

Will need the following

1.) Address causing the problems, if multiples please list them
2.) DSL TN
3.) Mail client you are using
4.) copy of the error if you can get it.
5.)alternate contact number
6.) Include if the problem is happening with the web-based e-mail client as well.

For a topic header I had one created for the direct forum called [EMAIL-080107]

Start posting just that stuff there guys, and let's start tracking it down.

Thanks
david]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18799911 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:29:10 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18799591 baj475 : Same here in Chico and it is getting frustrating. Called and complained and all the tech would/could say is that they do not show a problem and that they do not support Thunderbird. I told him to consult this forum and then he would know that it is either at&t's or Yahoo's servers. If at&t is unwilling to admit there is a problem, maybe it is time to switch to Sonic.net!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18799591 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:40:27 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18797729 dtravis77 : Here in Modesto, Calif. it comes and goes. Sometimes so SLOW it takes forever and one or the other account will time out. Then the next few times it's back to full speed, then again really slow or times out. Been doing this for around 2 weeks but worse the last few days.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18797729 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:49:50 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18797051 Wily_One : This problem seems to come and go. I've noticed slowness/non-responsiveness of the POP3 server off and on for several days now. Just now it was fast as ever.

P.S. When it gets slow, increasing my 'Server Timeout' to 2 minutes helps to get my incoming mail instead of erroring out.

P.P.S. Plus there's always webmail.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18797051 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:00:38 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18794875 Barneysltd : yup having same problems here in los angeles as everyone else.... :mad:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18794875 Thu, 02 Aug 2007 06:07:21 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18793966 Eeyore69 : If I knew how to find which address I connect to I would check it out. I have a D_Link DI-624 router and when I go into the log all I see are lines (20 pages worth) with UDP/ICMP/TCP packets dropped at various addresses. I have no idea what I am looking at.

Sorry,

Eeyore]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18793966 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:53:38 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18793771 d_l : There is an irony here. I have no problems connecting to the SSL server, but don't use that email account except for testing purposes. :hmm:

My router logs show that I connect to this server address: pop1.sbc.mail.vip.sp1.yahoo.com - 216.252.120.29. I wonder if you were routed to a different server that wasn't working properly.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18793771 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:22:05 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18793347 Eeyore69 : When I saw your message Sandpipers I tried my email again. And you're right, mine is down again so I switched back to the "old" settings. Email is working again. I guess I'll wait a week or two and try again.

Eeyore]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18793347 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:15:27 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18793316 anon : The POP server is not responding at all with any of my email accounts.

I just spoke with AT&T. They say that the problem is due to "so many people signing up."

How rediculious. They are forcing all users to switch to their SSL servers. Why can't they accommodate it?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18793316 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:09:03 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18792496 anon : Not mine (in SF). SSL still timing out, but the old settings seem to be working well for now.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18792496 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:09:08 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18792479 Eeyore69 : For anyone that cares my SSL email is up again. And it seems like it is working more quickly than it did before it went down. Perhaps ATT/Yahoo has fixed the problem.

Eeyore]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18792479 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:06:38 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18790738 d_l : I suspect that these problems are caused by Yahoo and not AT&T. Of course, AT&T is responsible because they chose Yahoo as a partner to manage the email service and apparently renewed the partnership this past spring. :huh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18790738 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:26:37 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18790623 Eeyore69 : As I indicated earlier I couldn't even get onto the SSL server at all. So switching to the old (non-SSL) servers have at least gotten me on. I will wait to hear if/when the SSL server is back on line and also try the SSL settings every once in a while to see if they are up again. It would really be nice if ATT could let us know (not by email!) when the problem has been fixed. Tech support can't help. I once played with them for four days of no connection to the internet only to find that the whole area had been out; but tech support didn't know about it. And I don't know of any "status page" that would let me know about problems. The only one I found says that email is working normally. So it is up to the individual to fight his own battles.

Eeyore]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18790623 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:07:36 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18790283 d_l : I don't have any inside knowledge about when or if Yahoo plans to discontinue the old 25/110 servers. They work now, but might not in the future.

Some people have just switched back to the old servers when these email problems started and the email works on the old servers, but there are also reports here at DSLR that indicate that the old servers are also having their share of access problems so this isn't something restricted to the new servers.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18790283 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:25:24 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18789833 ELRefugee :

said by d_l

:

If you only access your email from your home DSL connection, then you really don't need the SSL protection.

How sure are you about this? I'd like to turn off SSL but don't want to run into nasty problems (i.e. not being able to receive or send email, and not being aware of it for days or weeks).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18789833 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:15:09 EDT Thanks! http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18789256 bwclark : Getting rid of SSL does improve the email! :)

Thanks to all who reported. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18789256 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:47:15 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18788214 d_l : You need SSL email for security when you are traveling and accessing your email account across a networked owned by some other provider. This conversion to SSL email access goes hand-in-hand with the new free wifi access and their iPhone sales which can use wifi connections. Frankly, AT&T should have had SSL email access when they first offered wifi, but better late than never.

If you only access your email from your home DSL connection, then you really don't need the SSL protection.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18788214 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 08:52:26 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787730 Eeyore69 : I just switched to ATT from another ISP a couple of weeks ago and I thought the same about using SSL. I have never used SSL before for email (I use it with my newsserver though) even during a previous stint using PacBell. As you said, they only give the information for using SSL which gives the impression that SSL is the only way email will work. I am now wondering why they want us to use SSL? Not that I am the suspicious type but ATT doesn't have a good reputation for customer support and service.

Eeyore]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787730 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:05:22 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787680 mers2 : Thanks. Also interesting as ATT made it sound like mail would be inaccessible without going through SSL.
--
Team Discovery
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787680 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 03:30:59 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787578 Eeyore69 : For what it is worth, I found this message in the SBC Email newsgroup:

Ken Abrams wrote:

> For the past 36 hours or so, connecting to and getting mail from the
> "new" mail server has been painfully slow.......like 30 sec. to
> connect, 30 sec. to validate and ~15 to 30 each to retrieve small
> mail messages.
>
> What gives?

Disabling SSL on both smtp.att.yahoo.com and pop.att.yahoo.com incoming
brings speeds back to normal, watch that your ports are also get
changed back to 25 for outgoing and 110 for incoming.

I'll try going back to SSL everyday until they are fixed.
--
Patrick in IL.

I changed to the non-SSL ports and can now get email.

Eeyore]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787578 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:52:18 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787402 mers2 : Thanks for the status report. My email has been sporadic most of the evening.
--
Team Discovery
]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787402 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:40:48 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787098 cbiggers : Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) Down 7/31/2007 10:24 PM

Post Date/Time 7/31/2007 10:24 PM
System Component Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
Status Down
Detail Some customers in the 805 area code may be unable to browse the internet at this time. Our Network Engineering Team is aware of this issue and working to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Our estimated time of restoral is 12:30AM PT. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience
Start Date/Time 7/31/2007 10:23 PM
Estimated Repair Date/Time 8/01/2007 12:30 AM

»csc1.sbcis.sbc.com/systemstatus/···state=ca]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787098 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:21:08 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787022 d_l : Various email problems are being reported in the Southwest and Midwest forums as well so it isn't confined to the SFO area.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18787022 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:06:08 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18786963 MTU : ATT Internet has had problems in Calif. for over 24 hrs. Some websites will not load, including Yahoo (AT&T's email service). I can get access via Charter.

A call to AT&T today resulted in recording saying that users in the '805' area 'may have internet problems' unit 'noon'. Well, 9 hours later, still no Yahoo access (or DSL Reports - Using Charter to get online).

No word as to why? Perhaps it's related to data-mining overload in SFO.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18786963 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:57:16 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18786754 anon : Same here also in San Francisco as of 8:30 pm.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18786754 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 23:31:23 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18785853 Eeyore69 : Email is totally out here in the San Diego area; "Your POP server has not responded in 60 seconds". It began a few hours ago.

Eeyore]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18785853 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 21:19:13 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18785284 anon : Me too, that is in San Francisco. Extremely slow or I get "connection to the server failed or dropped" and "cannot find the server" messages. I seem to notice the slowness more often since their required "security enhancement" settings change in April. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18785284 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:52:23 EDT Re: pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18784856 usflyer : Yes, it has been slow the past couple of days during the day here in Napa...they must be rebalancing the system...of course they dont feel the need to notify anyone...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18784856 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:41:59 EDT pop.att.yahoo.com Mail sloooooooow http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18784602 bwclark : My mail server is pop.att.yahoo.com

I have been experiencing very sluggish mail downloads for a couple of weeks or more. Often cannot get anything to connect.

Is anyone else seeing this, or is there a better server to use?

Thanks
Bob]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,18784602 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:52:54 EDT