POP mail on iPad Stopped Working
I have been using POP mail on my iPad2 for over a year using the server "mail.btinternet.com" for receiving and sending, but in the last couple of weeks it has stopped working on the iPad although I can still use BT mail on my PC.
I didn't change any of my iPad settings. So what has changed? Any help appreciated.
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sean70 wrote:
What has changed at the bt mail servers in the last few weeks that has caused my previously OK iPad to suddenly fail on send and receive?
Seriously? BT are "divorcing" Yahoo and are switching to a company called Critical Path as their email provider (no, I've never head of them either). This has received so much publicity I'm surprised you could have missed it. I think existing customers are being migrated over; I'm sure you will find full details elsewhere on this forum.
More constructively, I think if you look carefully under the Advanced section of your iPad email settings you will find that you can change the incoming server port number.
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