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Deleted yahoo acct that was not receiving msgs, now cannot create - incoming server already exists

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Deleted my yahoo account on Thunderbird that was no longer receiving messages. I still was able to retrieve my messages through yahoo. Recreated the account, manual config and now I keep getting the message that the incoming server already exists. Can't create my yahoo account

Deleted my yahoo account on Thunderbird that was no longer receiving messages. I still was able to retrieve my messages through yahoo. Recreated the account, manual config and now I keep getting the message that the incoming server already exists. Can't create my yahoo account

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Matt
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Tools menu > account settings > outgoing server (SMTP) and remove the orphaned outgoing server.

pvrcs10
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Already did that. Should I delete my imap.mail.yahoo.com folder under my thunderbird profile?

Matt
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you can but it should make no difference.

Do you have a yahoo account showing up in Account settings at all? If so rename it

pvrcs10
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No. One is a live account; the other, an aim account. And this morning, I am not getting any emails in my aim account. I checked aim through my browser and had 12 emails.