Mail connection to server failed

On both my iphone 5 and ipad 2 retina I'm having trouble accessing my mail. It says that connection to server failed. I've done research and I have deleted my yahoo account in my mail settings but unfortunately I can't even re-put my info in because there is still a "connection fail". I am so frustrated! I had my email a few days ago and all of a sudden I cannot access it. I have rebooted my devices several times and even closed all my apps including the mail app. Now since I can't even get my yahoo account verified in mail settings I am stuck at a dead end. Please help me!

My Yahoo mail connection to server failed. I deleted my Yahoo account in my iphone 5s and re-entered details, switch on/off to the phone /turn air plane mode on and off and all these doesn't work. However I found a solution when I googled "Fix problems with yahoo Mail in IOS Mail" and finally do the manual action to add Yahoo Mail to IOS Mail. Below is the instructions given as follows:
If you're unable to add your account to your device using the iOS Mail Wizard (steps above), you can manually enter the Yahoo Mail server info to add your account.
Remove your Yahoo Mail account.
Tap Settings | Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
Tap Add Account | Other | Add Mail Account.
Enter your name, email address, email password, and a description, then tap Next.
Select IMAP, enter the Yahoo Mail IMAP settings, then tap Next.
Set "Mail" to On, then tap Save.
Note: To fulfill the 5th step, click on Apple support page https://www.apple.com/support/mail-settings-lookup/ for Mail Setting Look up. Type your email address and all information of incoming and outgoing server details are available for you to enter the Yahoo Mail IMAP settings. I hope this helps..... Cheerios

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Hi HLSdoc,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at this article:
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It'd be the same as.....I have a favorites list for a website. I can delete that favorites list, but the website is still out there. I just need to retype the address. Same thing with the mail.
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Hi Janeft53!
Here is an article that will help you troubleshoot this issue with your Mail app on your iPhone:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3899
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