[XP] can't seem to get my e-mail

[goldtoe]

I have just purchased a Dell computer, and have fouled up bad. I can't seem to get my e-mail to send or receive. I'm using Outlook Express, and am using
sbcglobal.net as my isp. I know my password but can't figure out what to put in all the boxes for in mail and out mail. I know it is a pop3, and yahoo enters into it also, but can anyone help me configure it correctly? Please make it step by step, as I am 82 years old, and trying to learn this stuff. Thanks in advance for your support. Hope this is on the correct thread.
Dick.

[SpywareDr]

SBC Yahoo! DSL - Frequently Asked Questions
http://promo.sbcglobal.net/sbcyahoodsl/faq.html

pop.sbcglobal.yahoo.com
smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com

[jseidel]

These are the exact settings for the windows since the merger with AT&T:
Incoming mail server: pop.att.yahoo.com
Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.att.yahoo.com
User name: (your E-mail)@sbcglobal.net
Password: (your password)
"Require logon using secure password authentication (SPA)" Do NOT check.
Next tab:
"My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication". DO put a check in the box. Also, tick "Use same settings as my incoming mail server."
Advanced tab:
Server port numbers: (These have to be exact, DO NOT use default as they will not work!) Enter in windows -
Incoming server (POP3): 995
"This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)" DO check the box.
Outgoing server (SMTP): 465
"Use the following type of encrypted connection": SSL

Let me know if this gets your mail working. The directions linked in the post above are for the service before the merger with AT&T and many things have changed.
J.