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dsherry's avatar
dsherry
Guide
Oct 28, 2015
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error message with log emails

hi,

 

I am getting this error message after having tried to set up e-mailing of the log file for my router

 

[email failed] SMTPclient: smtp.mail.yahoo.com: unknown host 

 

On the e-mail page in Netgear Smart Wizard, I have set things up as follows

 

Your Outgoing Mail Server           smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Send to This E-mail Address        *********@yahoo.com  (my email address)

 

User Name                                    *********@yahoo.com

Password                                      ############  (my password)

 

Could someone kindly help me understand why this is not working?

Thank you very much.

Dave

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  • ElaineM's avatar
    ElaineM
    Nov 03, 2015

    That's correct, the router doesn't have an option for you to specify a different port other than port 25.

    As for the firmware, I'm afraid that there will be no firmware updates for this model because this has been discontinued/EOL.

11 Replies

  • Retired_Member's avatar
    Retired_Member
    Oct 28, 2015

    Check your outgoing server smtp is usually outgoing while mail is incoming but hey I'm just guessing, can't say I ever have seen smtp.mail.???.???

    • dsherry's avatar
      dsherry
      Guide
      Oct 29, 2015

      https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN4724.html

       

      POP server settings for Yahoo Mail

      POP lets you connect your Yahoo Mail account to a desktop mail client or mobile app. It uses 1-way synching, which downloads your email as a copy into the app, allowing you to move and delete them in the app without affecting the original emails. Here are the settings you'll need to configure your mail client or app.

      Incoming Mail (POP) Server

      • Server - pop.mail.yahoo.com
      • Port - 995
      • Requires SSL - Yes

      Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server

      • Server - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
      • Port - 465 or 587
      • Requires SSL - Yes
      • Requires TLS - Yes (if available)
      • Requires authentication - Yes

      Your login info

      • Email address - Your full email address (name@domain.com.)
      • Password - Your account's password.
      • Requires authentication - Yes
      • ElaineM's avatar
        ElaineM
        NETGEAR Employee Retired
        Oct 29, 2015

        Is this working before?

        What's the exact model number and version of your device?