Can't send or receive e-mail. So far everyone is stumped.

I'm new to this so hang in there with me.
I have Microsoft Windows Mail through Vista and for the last few days have
not been able to send or receive e-mails.
My internet provider (AT&T) has tried to help me to ensure all the settings
are correct.
When I attempt to send/receive mail, I get a pop up message that says,
"Please verify that both the username and password are correct for your mail
server." I've done that over and over again, and it won't go away.

If I try to Cancel it, I get this:

Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3,
Server Response: '-ERR invalid user/password', Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes,
Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92

How can I reset my username and password and try to start fresh? Yesterday
the username/password pop up wasn't there, but a different error code was.

I need help! Thanks!

Why is the yahoo in there?

"stacie_079" <> wrote in message
news:335DA842-1009-4337-92C1-...
> I'm new to this so hang in there with me.
> I have Microsoft Windows Mail through Vista and for the last few days have
> not been able to send or receive e-mails.
> My internet provider (AT&T) has tried to help me to ensure all the
> settings
> are correct.
> When I attempt to send/receive mail, I get a pop up message that says,
> "Please verify that both the username and password are correct for your
> mail
> server." I've done that over and over again, and it won't go away.
>
> If I try to Cancel it, I get this:
>
> Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3,
> Server Response: '-ERR invalid user/password', Port: 995, Secure(SSL):
> Yes,
> Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92
>
> How can I reset my username and password and try to start fresh? Yesterday
> the username/password pop up wasn't there, but a different error code was.
>
> I need help! Thanks!
>
>
>

stacie_079 wrote:
> I'm new to this so hang in there with me.
> I have Microsoft Windows Mail through Vista and for the last few days have
> not been able to send or receive e-mails.
> My internet provider (AT&T) has tried to help me to ensure all the settings
> are correct.
> When I attempt to send/receive mail, I get a pop up message that says,
> "Please verify that both the username and password are correct for your mail
> server." I've done that over and over again, and it won't go away.
>
> If I try to Cancel it, I get this:
>
> Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3,
> Server Response: '-ERR invalid user/password', Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes,
> Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92
>
> How can I reset my username and password and try to start fresh? Yesterday
> the username/password pop up wasn't there, but a different error code was.
>
> I need help! Thanks!
>
>
>
I had the same problem and I cannot remember the exact solution but go
into tools /options under send/ mail options and check if you have these
settings

For Mail Plain text Mime is checked and encode text = none
then under HTML settings encode text = quoted printable

See if that helps

I had seen this at the bellsouth web site and think since they merged it
maybe the same problem

Bill

Yahoo Mail is a web based email prigram, and nothing to do with AT & T.
Delete "yahoo" out of both incoming and outgoing mail servers!
In fact, ring them back, and ask what your incoming and outgoing , username
and password should be.

"stacie_079" wrote:

> I'm new to this so hang in there with me.
> I have Microsoft Windows Mail through Vista and for the last few days have
> not been able to send or receive e-mails.
> My internet provider (AT&T) has tried to help me to ensure all the settings
> are correct.
> When I attempt to send/receive mail, I get a pop up message that says,
> "Please verify that both the username and password are correct for your mail
> server." I've done that over and over again, and it won't go away.
>
> If I try to Cancel it, I get this:
>
> Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3,
> Server Response: '-ERR invalid user/password', Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes,
> Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92
>
> How can I reset my username and password and try to start fresh? Yesterday
> the username/password pop up wasn't there, but a different error code was.
>
> I need help! Thanks!
>
>
>

"stacie_079" wrote:

> How can I reset my username and password and try to start fresh? Yesterday
> the username/password pop up wasn't there, but a different error code was.

Try the following: delete your mail account and create it new from scratch
with your correct data. Verify with your provider that you make use of the
correct entries for username, password and the server names.

Axel

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:53:00 -0700, stacie_079
<> wrote:

>I'm new to this so hang in there with me.
>I have Microsoft Windows Mail through Vista and for the last few days have
>not been able to send or receive e-mails.
>My internet provider (AT&T) has tried to help me to ensure all the settings
>are correct.
>When I attempt to send/receive mail, I get a pop up message that says,
>"Please verify that both the username and password are correct for your mail
>server." I've done that over and over again, and it won't go away.
>
>If I try to Cancel it, I get this:
>
> Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3,
>Server Response: '-ERR invalid user/password', Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes,
>Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92
>
>How can I reset my username and password and try to start fresh? Yesterday
>the username/password pop up wasn't there, but a different error code was.
>
>I need help! Thanks!
>
>
Anytime Vista screws up, which is daily for a lot of people, the first
thing to try is a rollback with a restore point prior to a point
previous to when you first noticed whatever system problem you're
having now.

> Delete "yahoo" out of both incoming and outgoing mail servers!

oh brilliant! lol.. what if she is paying for the yahoo premium email and
she has a pop account with yahoo?

gesh you vistaboys are dense!

to stacie.. whatever you do DONT listen to this dope



"Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message
news:F6F9AE0E-A1DE-4229-9A15-...
> Yahoo Mail is a web based email prigram, and nothing to do with AT & T.
> Delete "yahoo" out of both incoming and outgoing mail servers!
> In fact, ring them back, and ask what your incoming and outgoing ,
> username
> and password should be.
>
> "stacie_079" wrote:
>
>> I'm new to this so hang in there with me.
>> I have Microsoft Windows Mail through Vista and for the last few days
>> have
>> not been able to send or receive e-mails.
>> My internet provider (AT&T) has tried to help me to ensure all the
>> settings
>> are correct.
>> When I attempt to send/receive mail, I get a pop up message that says,
>> "Please verify that both the username and password are correct for your
>> mail
>> server." I've done that over and over again, and it won't go away.
>>
>> If I try to Cancel it, I get this:
>>
>> Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Protocol:
>> POP3,
>> Server Response: '-ERR invalid user/password', Port: 995, Secure(SSL):
>> Yes,
>> Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92
>>
>> How can I reset my username and password and try to start fresh?
>> Yesterday
>> the username/password pop up wasn't there, but a different error code
>> was.
>>
>> I need help! Thanks!
>>
>>
>>

can I roll back vista to a version like XP that works? LOL



"Adam Albright" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:53:00 -0700, stacie_079
> <> wrote:
>
>>I'm new to this so hang in there with me.
>>I have Microsoft Windows Mail through Vista and for the last few days have
>>not been able to send or receive e-mails.
>>My internet provider (AT&T) has tried to help me to ensure all the
>>settings
>>are correct.
>>When I attempt to send/receive mail, I get a pop up message that says,
>>"Please verify that both the username and password are correct for your
>>mail
>>server." I've done that over and over again, and it won't go away.
>>
>>If I try to Cancel it, I get this:
>>
>> Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Protocol:
>> POP3,
>>Server Response: '-ERR invalid user/password', Port: 995, Secure(SSL):
>>Yes,
>>Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92
>>
>>How can I reset my username and password and try to start fresh? Yesterday
>>the username/password pop up wasn't there, but a different error code was.
>>
>>I need help! Thanks!
>>
>>
> Anytime Vista screws up, which is daily for a lot of people, the first
> thing to try is a rollback with a restore point prior to a point
> previous to when you first noticed whatever system problem you're
> having now.
>

On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:53:00 -0700, stacie_079
<> wrote:

> I'm new to this so hang in there with me.
> I have Microsoft Windows Mail through Vista and for the last few days have
> not been able to send or receive e-mails.
> My internet provider (AT&T) has tried to help me to ensure all the settings
> are correct.
> When I attempt to send/receive mail, I get a pop up message that says,
> "Please verify that both the username and password are correct for your mail
> server." I've done that over and over again, and it won't go away.
>
> If I try to Cancel it, I get this:
>
> Account: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Server: 'pop.att.yahoo.com', Protocol: POP3,
> Server Response: '-ERR invalid user/password', Port: 995, Secure(SSL): Yes,
> Server Error: 0x800CCC90, Error Number: 0x800CCC92


You have the pop3 server set up improperly. Ask ATT what it should be.
"Yahoo" should not be present in it.

While you're at it, get them to also tell what the smtp server should
be and make sure that's set up correctly too. You probably have a
similar error in both settings.

--
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found this it might help you
'How to deal with Outlook Express error 0x800ccc90'
(http://www.tiscali.co.uk/help/email/...x800ccc90.html)


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