K-9: Yahoo Changed there Servers

[TheTechGuy100]

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Expected behavior

with the current information on the site, should be able to connect to yahoo email

Actual behavior

Due to yahoo changing there server it fails with current information provided

Steps to reproduce

1. go to https://k9mail.github.io/documentation/accounts/providerSettings.html
2. go to Yahoo, Yahoo supports IMAP only for fetching e-mail:
3. Follow instructions

Email not setting up because yahoo changed there server address

Current information
IMAP Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 993
Requires SSL: Yes
Email address: Your full email address ([email protected])
Password: Your account's password

Correct Information

IMAP Server: android.imap.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 993
Requires SSL: Yes
Email address: Your full email address ([email protected])
Password: Your account's password

Current information

SMTP
Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465 or 587
Requires SSL: Yes
Requires authentication: Yes
Same password as incoming: Yes

Correct Information

SMTP
Server: android.smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465 or 587
Requires SSL: Yes
Requires authentication: Yes
Same password as incoming: Yes

Environment

K-9 Mail version:5.207

Android version:7.0

Account type IMAP, POP3, WebDAV/Exchange):IMAP

[philipwhiuk]

https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN4075.html disagrees. I can't see any documentation indicating android.imap.mail.yahoo.com is in use.

NB: This is a website bug based on the description but we also have Yahoo in the current auto-config stuff so I'm leaving this open here anyway.

[njeyaakili]

Additionally, the "android." hostname addresses indicated above do not currently exist in DNS, so not possible to use them even if they were documented.

[TheTechGuy100]

What I can say on the matter is that I came to this conclusion after attempting to get my yahoo email connected to the app and it not working with the instructions provided, after working hard on this and making that small change "andriod" it worked like a champ.

[njeyaakili]

Checking again, "android.imap.mail.yahoo.com" and "android.smtp ..." are [now] in the DNS. I thought I had tried the (correct) spelling "android." last night but it is possible that I only did copy/paste so only used your (incorrect) spelling "andriod."

The android.imap. and straight imap. versions point to the same yahoo machines, so it shouldn't matter which you use.

The android.smtp. and smtp. names (currently) point to different IPnumbers, so it is possible that you could get different interactions.

While I found references to the "android." names in yahoo.com user forums, in my quick searching, I only found the versions without the "android." on yahoo.com documentation pages.

So, I think that this should work with or without the "android.", certainly in the case of the "imap" entry as with and without "android." points to the same yahoo machines.

[TheTechGuy100]

sounds great, love the app and happy I got my yahoo working with it again, I see the spelling error and edited it

[AlxMxlA]

Correct Information

SMTP
Server: android.smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465 or 587
Requires SSL: Yes
Requires authentication: Yes
Same password as incoming: Yes

These settings don't give the chance to send mail.

Android 6.0.1
K-9 Mail version:5.207