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Configure TCP/IP for Yahoo email ??
Name: Triumph-Nut Date: March 6, 2006 at 04:50:27 Pacific OS: MAC OS 9.1 CPU/Ram: G3 / 512 MB Product: PwrCmpting PwrCenter Pro
Comment:
Due to Family emergency, m y Sister is in Fort Worth, TX trying to use my Spare Mac for email. I'm 1400 miles away at this time and she's a PeeSee Dweb. At her home in CA, She has an existing ISP account with earthlink. Trying to set up the Yahoo Email account on Earthlink ISP while Yahoo site runs me around in circles. Need to know how to manually configure the TCP/IP Control panel.
TCP/IP Connect Via: PPP Configure: USing PPP Server
IP Address: supplied by Server ? Subnet mask: supplied by Server ? Router address: supplied by Server ?
Name Server Addr: DNS (primary):???.???.??.?? DNS (secondary): ???.???.???.??
Search domains: mail.yahoo.com ?? or mail.earthlink.net ? Thanks, RHB
Name: bofra Date: March 10, 2006 at 07:09:39 Pacific
Reply:
tcp settings is for server addresses to log onto web/internet,(earthlihk...) once on the internet, should be able to go to yahoo mail online, and log in,
check browser/email options(netscape mail ,outlook,mozilla thunderbird etc. )
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Response Number 2
Name: jel Date: April 10, 2006 at 18:18:06 Pacific
Reply:
yahoo is not an isp, just a email clinet she needs an isp to get to yahoo
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