Email stops downloading messages

Every day my mail client stops downloading email. When it tries to open an email, the wait circle is there indefinitely. New mail is not pushed or fetched.
I have Exchange isync in push mode and an IMAP account in fetch mode.
I have to reboot the iphone about once a day. Software version 2.2.1.
This is a major problem as i rely heavily on email.
any ideas appreciated.

I have the same problem. My email was working fine but then May 13th at 10 am it updated for the last time and I haven't been able to get any messages to download to my phone. I can still check my email in safari, but that is such a pain. I called the helpdesk for my school's email service, but they have no idea why it would stop working.
Any ideas would be great. I just can't understand why it was working fine and now it isn't. Plus it will still let me send emails I just don't receive them to my phone.

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I have several e-mail accounts that have all worked well until recently when one (tesco.net) has stopped downloading messages. I can send mail from the account ok and can see the unopened mail on the web server. I have not changed the settings and the Doctor comes up with all buttons green confirming internet connection to server. I phoned Tesco support but they say they cannot see a problem. Any advice anyone?

This is the total readout from Connection Doctor, I'm only concerned with the Tesco.net account.
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.542 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004a8c40 -- thread:0x608000678b40
235 Authed. Go on.
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.543 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004a8c40 -- thread:0x608000678b40
QUIT
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.552 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6080002b4160 -- thread:0x608000868c00
220 smtp.mail.yahoo.com ESMTP ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.553 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6100004a5e80 -- thread:0x608000663d80
CAPA
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.560 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6080002b4160 -- thread:0x608000868c00
EHLO [192.168.1.6]
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.581 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x6180002bb960 -- thread:0x618000676300
* ID ("name" "GImap" "vendor" "Google, Inc." "support-url" "http://support.google.com/mail" "remote-host" "92.8.206.140" "connection-token" "z199mb13159714wlz")
2.39 OK Success z199mb13159714wlz
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.583 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a24c0 -- thread:0x618000073a00
+OK Logging out.
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.588 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x6180002bb960 -- thread:0x618000676300
3.39 AUTHENTICATE PLAIN-CLIENTTOKEN (*** 100 bytes hidden ***)
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.595 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6100004a5e80 -- thread:0x608000663d80
+OK Capability list follows
EXPIRE 31 USER
TOP
UIDL
USER
XOIP
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.596 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6100004a5e80 -- thread:0x608000663d80
USER ********
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.601 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004ae220 -- thread:0x61800067fcc0
EHLO [192.168.1.6]
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.604 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6080002b4160 -- thread:0x608000868c00
250-smtp.mail.yahoo.com
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 41697280
250-8 BITMIME
250 AUTH PLAIN LOGIN XOAUTH2 XYMCOOKIE
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.606 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6080002b4160 -- thread:0x608000868c00
AUTH PLAIN (*** 80 bytes hidden ***)
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.617 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.live.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6180004a1f20 -- thread:0x618000076c00
250-BLU436-SMTP242.smtp.hotmail.com Hello [92.8.206.140]
250-TURN
250-SIZE 41943040
250-ETRN
250-PIPELINING
250-DSN
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-8bitmime
250-BINARYMIME
250-CHUNKING
250-VRFY
250-TLS
250-STARTTLS
250 OK
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.617 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.live.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6180004a1f20 -- thread:0x618000076c00
STARTTLS
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.631 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.talktalk.net -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004a5400 -- thread:0x618000079f40
EHLO [192.168.1.6]
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.637 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6100004a5e80 -- thread:0x608000663d80
+OK
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.638 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6100004a5e80 -- thread:0x608000663d80
PASS ********
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.639 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a6600 -- thread:0x608000678e00
+OK dub0-pop689 POP3 server ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.639 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a6600 -- thread:0x608000678e00
CAPA
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.643 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004ae220 -- thread:0x61800067fcc0
250-mx.google.com at your service, [92.8.206.140]
250-SIZE 35882577
250-8BITMIME
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XOAUTH XOAUTH2 PLAIN-CLIENTTOKEN
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-PIPELINING
250-CHUNKING
250 SMTPUTF8
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.650 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004ae220 -- thread:0x61800067fcc0
AUTH PLAIN-CLIENTTOKEN (*** 100 bytes hidden ***)
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.667 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x6180002bb960 -- thread:0x618000676300
* CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA ID XLIST CHILDREN X-GM-EXT-1 UIDPLUS COMPRESS=DEFLATE ENABLE MOVE CONDSTORE ESEARCH UTF8=ACCEPT
3.39 OK ******** authenticated (Success)
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.667 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x6180002bb960 -- thread:0x618000676300
4.39 CAPABILITY
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.674 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.talktalk.net -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004a5400 -- thread:0x618000079f40
250-c4 hello [92.8.206.140], pleased to meet you
250-HELP
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN
250-SIZE 20971520
250-8BITMIME
250-STARTTLS
250 OK
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.675 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.talktalk.net -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004a5400 -- thread:0x618000079f40
AUTH PLAIN (*** 72 bytes hidden ***)
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.684 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a6600 -- thread:0x608000678e00
-ERR unrecognized command
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.685 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a6600 -- thread:0x608000678e00
USER ***********
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.686 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6100004a5e80 -- thread:0x608000663d80
+OK server ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.686 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6100004a5e80 -- thread:0x608000663d80
QUIT
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.709 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x6180002bb960 -- thread:0x618000676300
* CAPABILITY IMAP4rev1 UNSELECT IDLE NAMESPACE QUOTA ID XLIST CHILDREN X-GM-EXT-1 UIDPLUS COMPRESS=DEFLATE ENABLE MOVE CONDSTORE ESEARCH UTF8=ACCEPT
4.39 OK Success
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.710 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x6180002bb960 -- thread:0x618000073a00
5.39 LIST "" ""
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.720 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.talktalk.net -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004a5400 -- thread:0x618000079f40
235 ... authentication succeeded
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.720 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.talktalk.net -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004a5400 -- thread:0x618000079f40
QUIT
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.728 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004ae220 -- thread:0x61800067fcc0
235 2.7.0 Accepted
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.729 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.gmail.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6100004ae220 -- thread:0x61800067fcc0
QUIT
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.730 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6100004a5e80 -- thread:0x608000663d80
+OK md07.topaz.synacor.com Zimbra POP3 server closing connection
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.731 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a6600 -- thread:0x608000678e00
+OK password required
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.731 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:smtp.live.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6180004a1f20 -- thread:0x618000076c00
220 2.0.0 SMTP server ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.732 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a6600 -- thread:0x608000678e00
PASS **********
READ Dec 25 16:38:01.751 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x6180002bb960 -- thread:0x618000073a00
* LIST (\Noselect) "/" "/"
5.39 OK Success
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:01.752 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:imap.gmail.com -- port:993 -- socket:0x6180002bb960 -- thread:0x618000073a00
6.39 LOGOUT
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:02.205 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.live.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6180004a1f20 -- thread:0x618000076c00
EHLO [192.168.1.6]
READ Dec 25 16:38:02.323 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.live.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6180004a1f20 -- thread:0x618000076c00
250-BLU436-SMTP242.smtp.hotmail.com Hello [92.8.206.140]
250-TURN
250-SIZE 41943040
250-ETRN
250-PIPELINING
250-DSN
250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
250-8bitmime
250-BINARYMIME
250-CHUNKING
250-VRFY
250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XOAUTH2
250 OK
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:02.324 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.live.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6180004a1f20 -- thread:0x618000076c00
AUTH PLAIN (*** 100 bytes hidden ***)
READ Dec 25 16:38:02.829 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a6600 -- thread:0x608000678e00
+OK mailbox has 1 messages
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:02.829 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a6600 -- thread:0x608000678e00
QUIT
READ Dec 25 16:38:02.874 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a6600 -- thread:0x608000678e00
+OK mailbox unchanged, POP3 server signing off
READ Dec 25 16:38:03.443 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.live.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6180004a1f20 -- thread:0x618000076c00
235 2.7.0 Authentication succeeded
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:03.443 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.live.com -- port:587 -- socket:0x6180004a1f20 -- thread:0x618000076c00
QUIT
READ Dec 25 16:38:04.672 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6080002b4160 -- thread:0x608000868c00
535 5.7.0 (#AUTH012) Incorrect username or password.
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:04.672 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6080002b4160 -- thread:0x608000868c00
QUIT
INITIATING CONNECTION Dec 25 16:38:04.672 host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
CONNECTED Dec 25 16:38:04.937 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6180002bc5c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
READ Dec 25 16:38:04.985 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6180002bc5c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
220 smtp.mail.yahoo.com ESMTP ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:04.992 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6180002bc5c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
EHLO [192.168.1.6]
READ Dec 25 16:38:05.040 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6180002bc5c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
250-smtp.mail.yahoo.com
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 41697280
250-8 BITMIME
250 AUTH PLAIN LOGIN XOAUTH2 XYMCOOKIE
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:05.041 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6180002bc5c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
AUTH PLAIN (*** 48 bytes hidden ***)
READ Dec 25 16:38:08.153 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6180002bc5c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
535 5.7.0 (#AUTH012) Incorrect username or password.
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:08.154 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6180002bc5c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
QUIT
INITIATING CONNECTION Dec 25 16:38:08.154 host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
CONNECTED Dec 25 16:38:08.413 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
READ Dec 25 16:38:08.456 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
220 smtp.mail.yahoo.com ESMTP ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:08.463 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
EHLO [192.168.1.6]
READ Dec 25 16:38:08.508 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
250-smtp.mail.yahoo.com
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 41697280
250-8 BITMIME
250 AUTH PLAIN LOGIN XOAUTH2 XYMCOOKIE
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:08.508 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
AUTH LOGIN
READ Dec 25 16:38:08.553 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:08.553 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
YWxhbi5nbGVuZGFAeWFob28uY28udWs=
READ Dec 25 16:38:08.598 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:08.599 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
READ Dec 25 16:38:11.738 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
535 5.7.0 (#AUTH012) Incorrect username or password.
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:11.738 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6100002aedc0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
QUIT
INITIATING CONNECTION Dec 25 16:38:11.738 host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
CONNECTED Dec 25 16:38:11.993 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
READ Dec 25 16:38:12.039 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
220 smtp.mail.yahoo.com ESMTP ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:12.046 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
EHLO [192.168.1.6]
READ Dec 25 16:38:12.092 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
250-smtp.mail.yahoo.com
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 41697280
250-8 BITMIME
250 AUTH PLAIN LOGIN XOAUTH2 XYMCOOKIE
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:12.092 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
AUTH LOGIN
READ Dec 25 16:38:12.137 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
334 VXNlcm5hbWU6
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:12.137 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
YWxhbi5nbGVuZGFAeWFob28uY28udWs=
READ Dec 25 16:38:12.183 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:12.184 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
READ Dec 25 16:38:15.322 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
535 5.7.0 (#AUTH012) Incorrect username or password.
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:15.322 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002b9b00 -- thread:0x608000868c00
QUIT
INITIATING CONNECTION Dec 25 16:38:15.322 host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
CONNECTED Dec 25 16:38:15.601 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002bb9c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
READ Dec 25 16:38:15.651 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002bb9c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
220 smtp.mail.yahoo.com ESMTP ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:15.658 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002bb9c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
EHLO [192.168.1.6]
READ Dec 25 16:38:15.706 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002bb9c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
250-smtp.mail.yahoo.com
250-PIPELINING
250-SIZE 41697280
250-8 BITMIME
250 AUTH PLAIN LOGIN XOAUTH2 XYMCOOKIE
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:15.706 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:smtp.mail.yahoo.com -- port:465 -- socket:0x6000002bb9c0 -- thread:0x608000868c00
QUIT
INITIATING CONNECTION Dec 25 16:38:54.459 host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x61000066a500
INITIATING CONNECTION Dec 25 16:38:54.459 host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x618000265780
INITIATING CONNECTION Dec 25 16:38:54.460 host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
CONNECTED Dec 25 16:38:54.505 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
CONNECTED Dec 25 16:38:54.510 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.543 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
+OK POP3 PROXY server ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.543 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
CAPA
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.555 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK POP3 ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.555 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
CAPA
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.583 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
+OK Capability list follows
TOP
RESP-CODES
USER
SASL PLAIN
PIPELINING
UIDL
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.583 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
AUTH PLAIN
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.599 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK Capability list follows
EXPIRE 31 USER
TOP
UIDL
USER
XOIP
STLS
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.599 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
STLS
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.626 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
+ go ahead
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.627 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.643 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.721 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
+OK Logged in.
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.721 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
STAT
CONNECTED Dec 25 16:38:54.760 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.762 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
+OK 313 27091365
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.762 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
UIDL 1
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.804 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
+OK 1 000015d94faa7a48
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.804 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
UIDL 313
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.822 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
CAPA
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.845 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
+OK 313 000017114faa7a48
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.846 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
QUIT
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.861 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
+OK dub0-pop663 POP3 server ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.861 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
CAPA
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.866 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK Capability list follows
EXPIRE 31 USER
TOP
UIDL
USER
XOIP
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.866 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
USER **********
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.886 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelNone] -- host:mail.talktalk.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a2340 -- thread:0x618000265780
+OK Logging out.
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.908 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
-ERR unrecognized command
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.908 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
USER ************
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.911 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.912 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
PASS ********
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.953 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
+OK password required
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.954 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
PASS **********
READ Dec 25 16:38:54.962 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK server ready
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:54.962 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
STAT
READ Dec 25 16:38:55.007 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK 16 829786
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:55.007 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
UIDL 1
READ Dec 25 16:38:55.052 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK 1 30600.PPgV0t4mI8kU4o8IgLP,6vxLwwY=
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:55.052 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
UIDL 16
READ Dec 25 16:38:55.096 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK 16 31402.chu0qdMx4CAzc7lBvTfQCtcbCuo=
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:55.097 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
QUIT
READ Dec 25 16:38:55.141 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:mail.tesco.net -- port:110 -- socket:0x6080004a88e0 -- thread:0x6180002604c0
+OK md07.topaz.synacor.com Zimbra POP3 server closing connection
READ Dec 25 16:38:56.077 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
+OK mailbox has 1 messages
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:56.077 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
STAT
READ Dec 25 16:38:56.122 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
+OK 1 2389
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:56.122 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
UIDL
READ Dec 25 16:38:56.167 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
+OK 1 message(s)
READ Dec 25 16:38:56.267 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
1 9F36C4FD-8AAA-11E4-96F0-6C3BE5A7FAA8
WROTE Dec 25 16:38:56.270 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
QUIT
READ Dec 25 16:38:56.314 [kCFStreamSocketSecurityLevelTLSv1_0] -- host:pop3.live.com -- port:995 -- socket:0x6100004a5220 -- thread:0x61000066a500
+OK mailbox unchanged, POP3 server signing off
<E-mail Edited by Host>

Mail 2.1 recently stopped downloading messages from POP server

Hi there,
I am struggling with this one.
My mail has previously been workoing no problems, through a POP server (doctors.net.uk)
Since 26/06/06 it has stopped downloading messages from the server.
I can send mail from Mail no problem and it appears on the server.
The system preferences/network is fine.
The connection Dr tells me that it can access the account no problem.
The SOCKS proxy is not enabled.
I even altered the POP account preferences to delete all messages from the server older than 1 month (previously not enabled) whic it duly did without problem.
When I click get mail, it spins, there is no error message, but no new messages appear.
I have followed this with my POP account service who insist all is fine at their end.
Any ideas?
Thanks

Try this in case the problem is that Mail is actually downloading the messages but they are being incorrectly processed by the rules:
1. Quit Mail.
2. In the Finder, go to ~/Library/Mail/.
3. Locate MessageRules.plist and move it to the Desktop. If there is a file called MessageRules.plist.backup, move it to the Desktop too. You may also see MessageSorting.plist files there; this is where Mail 1.x stored the rules, and they are no longer used by Mail 2.0, so just move them to the Trash if you see them.
4. Open Mail. As a result of removing the rules file, the junk filter will be disabled now. You may want to either tell Mail to go offline immediately after opening it, or shut down the Internet connection before opening Mail, to prevent it from downloading anything until the junk mail filter has been enabled again.
5. Go to Mail > Preferences > Junk Mail, enable junk filtering, and configure it however you wish.
6. Go online again if you went offline in step 4.
If the problem persists after doing this, then you know the rules have no bearing on it, and you may move the files on the Desktop back to the ~/Library/Mail/ folder, overwriting any files Mail may have created anew there (quit Mail first).
Note however that, if you want to test this with messages already on the server, you need to also remove the MessageUidsAlreadyDownloaded2 file again.

Why does my email keep downloading messages every time I read an email ? It shows in the bottom left corner on my computer. I have a PC

My email keeps downloading all messages whenever I open an email -- this message is in the bottom left corner of my computer ......says ...downloading 3677 of 9387 in Important - just keeps doing this over and over

What version of Thunderbird are you using?

Email stopped downloading on my IPad

All of a sudden email has stopped downloading on my IPad from SMTP, EXCHANGE and POP accounts. I know the details are all correct and the emails are working as my IPhone is still working.
What's happened to my IPad ?

Quit the mail app completely and reboot the iPad. Go to the home screen first by tapping the home button. Double tap the home button and the recents tray will appear with all of your recent apps displayed at the bottom. Tap and hold down on any app icon until it begins to wiggle. Tap the minus sign in the upper left corner of the app that you want to close. Tap the home button or anywhere above the task bar.
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

Mail won't stop downloading messages long ago deleted from server

I'm setting up my new macbook (with snow leopard) and I'm running into a problem with Mail. Even though I've deleted all my junk mail from the Google server and emptied the trash, Mail will still download everything every email I've received in the 2+ years I've had my gmail account (thousands of them)! Some of these messages are ones that I thought I got rid of years ago, it's a little scary to know they're still out there. If I go through the whole inbox, delete them, and empty my trash, they all just come back the next time I check for new mail. The gmail trash is also empty -- when I log into that there are only 50 messages in the inbox and nothing else. Help please!

The reason is that the emails aren't really deleted.
They're "marked for deletion."
Gmail (as much as I understand it) is a variation on imap.
In an imap account, when you "delete" an email, it's marked for deletion.
The client then either stops displaying it, or displays it with s trike through, depending on client and setup.
To actually get rid of it permanently, you have to Purge the emails as well.
I don't know that Gmail will allow a purge, since their stated intent is to not delete any email, but to retain it forever.
I would suggest using a full email client like Thunderbird to send the proper Purge commands and see what happens.
Or, you use pop and set the date range in the gmail config.

Setting up iPhone for email - keeps downloading messages

Hi folks, hope you can help and please point me to a thread if this has been raised before.
I have a Sky email account and use Outlook 2007 on my home pc as an email client. I was checking my Sky webmail account and noticed I had not set the Sky account to archive or delete (not sure what the difference is as they both make messages disappear).
So when I then set up my Sky account on my new iPhone it started downloading all the old messages.
The main question I suppose I have is can i download my emails to both my iPhone and Outlook? If I set my Sky webmail account to archive or delete after downloading will it only download in one place?
Or alternatively would i be even better just leaving Sky email to the home pc and setting up a Gmail or similar for the iPhone?
Hope this makes sense and someone can help.

If you want to keep everything in sync, you need to set up your mail using IMAP. I'm not familiar with Sky as to whether they offer an IMAP option or its just pop, you'll have to check with them. If they don't offer an IMAP option, you can get a gmail account, set that up as IMAP and then forward your Sky emails to your gmail account.

Mail won't stop downloading messages... and won't quit either...

It just started a few days ago. It has been working just fine, even after I upgraded to Tiger (which was several months ago, finally). Over the last few days, when I launch Mail.app, it downloads all the same messages that have been on the server since Friday and won't ever complete the download. It just spins and spins. SO, the messages are never officially retrieved and removed from my POP server (which is a setting I have turned on). If I force quit the app. Or even quit the process (which doesn't usually have any effect), I then relaunch Mail.app and it re-downloads all the messages. Now I have about 5 copies of all these messages. And I can't seem to just quit the app.
I read a post that involved trashing the inbox and reimporting it back in. I'm not sure if that is the approach here. OR, if I can infact, just delete a particular cache file or temp file, or something that might get the Mail.app un-stuck.
Any thoughts? Let me know if you need any more specifics.
Thanks!

Mail 1.x used MessageUidsAlreadyDownloaded to keep track of which messages had already been downloaded from the server. Mail 2.x uses MessageUidsAlreadyDownloaded2 for the same purpose. It could be that there is something wrong with that file, or with your Inbox, but it could also be that Mail is choking on some troublesome message on the server. Let's try this first:
1. Quit Mail.
2. In the Finder, go to ~/Library/Mail/POP-username@mailserver/.
3. Move the MessageUidsAlreadyDownloaded files to the Trash.
4. Move INBOX.mbox to the Desktop (don't trash it), to be imported later.
As a result or removing the MessageUidsAlreadyDownloaded files, Mail will try to download everythng still on the server as if new. You can use the Account Info window first to remove from the server any messages you don't want to be downloaded again. In order to do that, choose Get Info (⌘I) from the Action menu (gear icon) located below the mailboxes list in the main Mail window -- type "Account Info" in the search field of Mail Help for more information on this feature.

Wednesday last week my godaddy email stopped downloading emails to the inbox

Last Wednesday all my iphones/ipad stopped updating the inbox for my godaddy server emails. All other folders update. I have checked with Godaddy and all settings are correct. There was mention that update 5.0.1 may have some issues with emails. Emails work as advertised on MacBook. Any suggestions?

I did try that with to no avail. Once reinstalled, the emails all updated to the exact date then stopped. I then tried to delete email to see if that woule help. It updated on the iphone/ipad but not the inbox.

My Thunderbird has stopped downloading messages--how can I get it to function again. I have rebooted and downloaded a new version.

I disconnected my antivirus (Norton) and tried again, with no luck. Thunderbird says that I have 10 messages and tries to download, but then hangs up and quits. This happened all of a sudden with no seeming cause.

Thanks for trying to help, but the instructions (see below) are too complicated for me to follow. So I'll just have to leave my Thunderbird with its broken wings alone until perhaps a new version comes out in which this problem is resolved. I never experienced it before--until I installed Windows 8.1 (so maybe that's the problem!).
If you're not signed in to Windows, tap or click the power icon Power icon from the sign-in screen, hold Shift, and then tap or click Restart
Or, if you're already signed in:
Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, tap Settings, and then tap Change PC settings.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, click Settings, and then click Change PC settings.)
Under PC settings, tap or click General.
Under Advanced startup, tap or click Restart now.
On the Choose an option screen, tap or click Troubleshoot.
Tap or click Startup Settings.
Tap or click Restart.
On the Startup Settings screen, choose the startup setting you want.
Sign in to your PC with a user account that has administrator rights.
Some options, such as safe mode, start Windows in a limited state where only essential programs are started. Other options start Windows with advanced features (typically used by system admins and IT professionals). For more info, go to the Microsoft website for IT professionals.

Error downloading messages - wont download

Hi
In short, TBird (24.5) stopped downloading messages sometime between 321PM Friday, 2 MAY 14 and 522pm Friday, 2 MAT 14. Those messages are now backing up with my ISP.
I use Frontier Communications as my primary ISP and primary email. They used to be strictly POP for email but are now some type of hybrid with their relationship with Yahoo Mail. That 'merger' happened quite awhile ago and I do not believe it has any bearing on this issue. I continue to use POP to download my messages. Also, technically I am connecting thru a Comcast account at this location, but have been doing that for quiet some time as well with no issues.
I did contact my ISP tech support (Frontier) 1 week ago and we went thru all their suggestions to adjust and/or test my TBird settings with no luck. They were at a loss.
So I am currently using TBird 24.5. I upgraded to that one on ~29 APR 14 and had no issues downloading until four days later. I have been using TBird since maybe ~16.0 or 17.0.
I currently get the following error when trying to download messages:
The RETR command did not succeed. Error retrieving a message. Mail server pop3.frontier.com responded: [SYS/TEMP] problem retrieving message.
To me, this error message seems to indicate a problem with Frontiers server's, not TBird, but I am trying anything at this point. And if I can rule out TBird having an issue then maybe I can go back to my ISP with more knowledge.
This is all occuring in the Windows 7 (64bit) environment.
I have read several threads around the community with no luck. I tried moving the first unread message in my webmail (the one that did not download at 520pm 2 MAY) with no effect. I also tried the recreation of the .msf Inbox file with no effect.

I fixed the problem!
After reading back thru several forum chains I came across several ideas - most did nothing. But then one worked!
Ok so to summarize, if you are receiving the error message:
The RETR command did not succeed. Error retrieving a message. Mail server pop3.frontier.com responded: [SYS/TEMP] problem retrieving message. (NOTE: the server name could be any server I presume)
Assumed Cause:
Then what appears to have caused it is that my ISP (who now uses yahoo mail services [this may very well be a yahoo mail server issue as the source I used also mentioned yahoo]) thought I had received a spam message. (When going online to my ISP's webmail I could see all my message, plus three in spam.) It turns out that the oldest message in spam seems to have caused a hang up in downloading all subsequent messages. I guess that the spam folder is part(?) of the Inbox folder or somehow related. Maybe a subfolder mirror?
Solution:
1 - I created a folder in my ISPs webmail called TEST (any name should work).
2 - I then used the webmail's MOVE command to move the three messages in the webmail spam folder into the new webmail TEST folder.
3 - I then tested TBird on my system using it normally and everything downloaded! :)
3a - Strangely, somehow in this process two of the three messages that were in the webmail spam folder that I had transfered into the new webmail TEST folder... disappeared... not sure where.. maybe they downloaded or who knows. The oldest message remained though.
4 - I then copied the message from TEST back into webmail Inbox.
5 - I then tested TBird again and guess what? Got the RETR error again and download would not occur.
6 - So then I deleted that offending message from webmail permanently and now TBird appears to be working just fine.
Other thoughts:
1 - Interestingly, none of the messages in the webmail spam folder were actually spam. Yahoo settings may be too sensitive. I will investigate and see if I can access and/or adjust them for the future.
2 - The email in question may have had some corruption as I could not even open it in webmail.
3 - Also, it had attachments which may or may not have affected the situation. *shrug*
Well I hope this discussion and solution help anyone else dealing with the RETR error.

Mail version 3.6 suddenly quit downloading messages?

Hi,
On 12/01/13, Mail stopped downloading messages. Anyone have insights?
Mike

Hi,
I found the problem was a very large e-mail. I deleted it from the gmail server and the rest came through.
Thanks anyway,
Mike

Thunderbird stopped downloading emails from the web server and now when I try to add a new account I get a message to say it cannot find the email server.

Thunderbird was working and then for no reason it stopped downloading emails from the web server. I can access my emails in the web server okay. I have tried to remove my account and then add it again as a new account but I get a message saying that Thunderbird cannot find the email server. I have also tried to uninstall and reinstall Thunderbird but with the same result. I have also tried to remove the default mail server but have been unable to do so. How can I fix this?

I figured out a workaround.... Since I can get e-mails to populate via iSync and my other computer is running Leopard (it's a powerpc chip and can't run Snow Leopard), I added the account on the other computer and got the new account to populate into my SL machine with iSync. I don't like that I can't actually add the account directly, but at least this got me working.

Mail App stopped downloading new messages from Gmail

I'm using MBP with OS X Lion.
I've been using Mail App for my two Gmail accounts. I also use two different types of mail downloading systems (POP and IMAP) for them. For some reason, the speed of downloading new messages started slowing down a few weeks ago; however, I could still use it until today. Today, it seems like it is completely out.
It just stopped downloading new messages completely.
For the POP account, it says:
There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Verify the settings for account “POP” or try again.
The server returned the error: The connection to the server “pop.gmail.com” on port 995 timed out.
For the IMAP account, it says:
There may be a problem with the mail server or network. Verify the settings for account “IMAP” or try again.
The server returned the error: The connection to the server “pop.gmail.com” on port 993 timed out.
The weird part is that I can still send an email out of those accounts fine.
I checked the settings for Gmail, and everything seemed just fine.
I tried to re-do everything so deleted the IMAP account. Now it shows the message below:
The Google IMAP server “imap.gmail.com” is not responding. Try checking the network connection, and that the server name is correct. Otherwise, the server might be temporarily unavailable. If you continue, you might not be able to receive messages.
I tried Connection Doctor and it shows as below:
I followed the suggestion by changing unchecking those boxes for SSL, but it didn't help either.
I tried "Rebuild" under mail box menu bar but it also didn't do anything.
Can anyone help me with this issue?
Thank you in advance.

By the way, my Mail App is version 5.3

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