E-Mail settings in Lion gone awry

I use ATT UVerse for Internet, and today all of my email programs have gone crazy. First the programs I use on my MAC and on a PC:
MAC: Mail and Thunderbird
PC: Thunderbird, Opera, SeaMonkey
I had not changed any settings, so today when I kept getting messages like: "Sending of password did not succeed. Mail server pop.att.yahoo.com responded incorrect user or password". Also, "login to server failed, please enter new password".
ATT support <or lack thereof> was no help as they claim that they do not support ANY third party e-mail programs, only Att/Yahoo web mail, which I have never used. But I could get third party support if I sign up with a fee based service they have. <Surprise, surprise>
Funny thing is though, the mail on my Iphone and my Ipad still work with the original settings, which are:
Incoming server: pop.att.yahoo.com
Outgoing server: smtp.pop.yahoo.com
The above settings have always worked on all of my mail programs, so I am at a loss as to why all of a sudden, they don't.
So what I am asking is, whoever here, if anyone, uses ATT Uverse and can tell me what settings you use for the above e-mail programs, it would be appreciateed.
P.S. After being on internet chat with their second tier support for over an hour and changeing settings, the final thing he told me was that, he could not provide any ore info and I would have to sign up for paid tech su pport.
It's enough to make me want to cancel all of my ATT accounts and either go to Comcast or Verizon.

Try this:
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AT&T email server settings are needed if you intend to use an email program (e.g. Outlook) with your AT&T email accounts. The current settings are displayed in the table below. If you only use AT&T Webmail to access your AT&T email accounts, these settings are not needed and you can access your mail by logging in at https://login.yahoo.com/.
If you signed up for a free att.net email account after 6/12/11, you will not be able to use an email program (e.g., Outlook) with your AT&T email account.
Note: AT&T's POP/SMTP settings have recently changed to inbound.att.net and outbound.att.net. However, if you are using the old settings, they will continue to work.
The following mail server settings will work with all AT&T email domains: @ameritech.net, @att.net, @bellsouth.net, @flash.net, @nvbell.net, @pacbell.net, @prodigy.net, @sbcglobal.net, @snet.net, @swbell.net, @wans.net.
Email Program Settings Field:
Enter:
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inbound.att.net
Outgoing (SMTP)
outbound.att.net(requires authentication)
Incoming mail server:
POP3
Incoming/Outgoing User Name:
Full AT&T email address, including domain (e.g., [email protected], [email protected])
Incoming mail port #:
995, secure connection (SSL) checked
Outgoing mail port #
465, secure connection (SSL) checked
Note: When updating the secure server settings, check the SSL check box first and then update the port number if necessary.
Message was edited by: Glenn Leblanc BTW: This comes directly from the AT&T help site. Go to help and search Email Server Settings. The reps should have suggested this.

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