Discussion topic: smtp.tools.sky.com (offline) is there a problem?
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Message posted on 06 Oct 2026 09:30 AM
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smtp.tools.sky.com (offline) is there a problem?
Good morning
Not sure if anybody can help but my Apple Mail with my Sky/Yahoo Email stopped receiving messages over the weekend advising there was an issue with the sky smtp certificate. I deleted the account and tried to add it back but its still not working.
When I look at Account Setting under Yahoo IMAP - Advanced Server Settings its showing Outgoing Mail Account - smtp.tools.sky.com (offline)
Can anybpdy help?
Thanks in advance
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Message posted on 06 Oct 2026 09:42 AM
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Re: smtp.tools.sky.com (offline) is there a problem?
There are a few things here to try:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4248181?sortBy=rank
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Message posted on 06 Oct 2026 12:19 PM
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Re: smtp.tools.sky.com (offline) is there a problem?
I would delete the account & re-add it & use Yahoo as the provider, enter your Sky email account details then confirm/authenticate the account - this will take you to a Yahoo sign-in page - afterwards the account will be added. IMO the Tools server details are now out-of-date & should not be used.
You can also try changing the server to Yahoo's.
I don’t work for Sky.
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Message posted on 06 Oct 2026 01:29 PM
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Re: smtp.tools.sky.com (offline) is there a problem?
The Apple clients frequently report problems with the Sky servers, but (AKAIK) that is a problem with the Apple clients.
Obviously Apple people disagree and say it's Sky. So who knows?
As @twilight+princess says, try using the Yahoo servers. If it's possible to set them manually they are:
imap.mail.yahoo.com and smtp.mail.yahoo.com
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