IT Advice re yahoo emails

Boat Tours


Joined: 26/05/2008
Posts: 137

Message Posted:
11/03/2011 20:55

Why does my new laptop not let me forward emails or reply to emails in yahoo and whatsmore it wont recognise my address book automatically. The only way I can send an email is literally type in the address as I said it wont reply or forward. Although the reply screen comes up and allows me to type my message, it will not send it, although it says loading it just freezes and I have to sign out and

sign back in and I also get this message at the top of the yahoo screen…



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document.write("Smart Tag Error: Malformed URL - ST_REJECTED_QUERY_STRING ");

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
11/03/2011 21:11

Im having trouble also with yahoo, just had an email from my friend in UK and she is also experiencing problems

Boat Tours


Joined: 26/05/2008
Posts: 137

Message Posted:
11/03/2011 22:04

yahoo is no problem when 3G is plugged into a computer it only happens on the laptop.

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
11/03/2011 22:07

I am having to type blind as you cant actually see what you are typing after about three lines, just hazzard a guess, although you can read it normally after you have sent it - but then you see all the spelling/grammer mistakes.......need to go back to the old style yahoo but dont know how to.........

brother



Joined: 29/01/2010
Posts: 446

Message Posted:
12/03/2011 00:57

The outgoing mail issue is related to what is called the "outgoing server" setting - known as the smtp server.



I suggest that those with outgoing mail issues check the setting in their devices for this value.



When the 3g dongle is connected then the dongle's Internet Service Provider's (ISP) smtp server is used however if a laptop connects to a wireless service that is NOT provided by a ISP that you have an account with then the email program that was working whilst the 3g dongle was connected will not work (because ISP's only allow known users to use their smtp servers).



The short-term workaround is to use the yahoo browser based email facility. This way you can use Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome etc. to login and read/send emails - but the emails will remain at yahoo for the time being.



Hope this helps.

shrimp


Joined: 01/09/2010
Posts: 939

Message Posted:
12/03/2011 01:08

thanks for the information, but have reverted back to the old yahoo now and no further problems...........x