The servers have to deal with the accounting portion of the service in addition to the mail handling and if att and yahoo ever get their act straight and completes the unmerge of att accounts from yahoo accounts (which they are trying to do but botched the job) I don't expect those yahoo servers to accept your email address and password. While yahoo may physically run the servers you are an att customer using att services. I always recommend using the servers documented by the service you are using. I don't expect those yahoo servers to be working forever for att accounts. Ok, but when (not if) your email stops working you know where to look. ATT, please make it easier to find this FAQ! Sadly, I have lost 2+ hours of my life because of this.

So, this is what I want, and everything appears to work. I click cancel and the account I added remains. This seems to confuse the program at this point, since 'Next' is listed, but when you click it, it just re-orders the ATT mailboxes I have. I've added multiple ATT accounts to my Mail program. I deselect Notes and leave only Mail checked. At this point Mail should successfully connect, and then ask you which Apple apps that you want to use with this account. (for example, Name = leave blank, so that this is 'automatic' in light gray text Wait for it to fail, then enter the following:Įmail Address = your email address. Choose 'Mail account'.Įnter in your name (can be anything), your att.net email address, and e-mail address password.Īt this point, Apple Mail will attempt to contact the server. Additional account type icons will be displayed. Instead, add it as an 'Add Other Account.' account type. In Apple Mail, don't add the e-mail account as a 'Yahoo' account.

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