Does my Mac Mail account have to be configured as an IMAP account

Need to know if I have to configure my iMac Mail accont for IMAP? Using AT&T Yahoo as my service provider. Thanks...KCB

It depends if your email provider supports POP or IMAP. Contact with Yahoo to know if you can use IMAP. You have th steps to do that > http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/mobile/mail/imap-01.html

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This sounds like the age old problem with keychain & Safari. I don't know of a way to solve it without using something like 1Password.
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I'd suggest you submit feedback to Apple about your thoughts. I did so years ago about this issue & this is how far we have come (back to the point where me.com synced passwords) :^)
http://apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
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Man, that definitely sounds frustrating! And it sounds like this issue is occurring with several accounts, so let’s see if we can troubleshoot this. The following resource provides some great information for troubleshooting Mail issues, including information on using the Connection Doctor:
OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS3276
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Shootist007,
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both apostrophes are used correctly, thanks
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it's = it is
Mac Mail's fault = possessive
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telephonedude98 wrote:
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Ok - maybe I am confusing my 'All Mail' folders with my acutal memory. But here is why I think there is a problem:
My google apps says:
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and
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