I recently had problems accessing Yahoo Mail from free public wifi in airports, etc. But I was able to use Google Mail. When I had time to investigate this it appears that Yahoo Mail is now blocking access from open wifi. I could still access it from hotels that had passwords.

It may be worth setting up a Gmail account if you don't have one. And perhaps forwarding your Yahoo or Hotmail emails to Gmail.

Usually you discover these things when you urgently need to send a message or have only 10 minutes to check emails between flights.

BTW I should add that this happened overseas (Ecuador), not in the US.

I had trouble with Yahoo mail. They were suspicious and wanted me to use my usual device, which was not easy, as it was at home.

mlgb: <i>I recently had problems accessing Yahoo Mail from free public wifi in airports, etc. But I was able to use Google Mail. When I had time to investigate this it appears that Yahoo Mail is now blocking access from open wifi. I could still access it from hotels that had passwords.</i>

There's no way for Yahoo to know whether the WiFi you are using has a password on it or not.

They may know that certain networks are suspect and block those networks - like some public Wifi networks that have been used for fraud in the past.

make sure you are logged out of your account on your usual device, if you try to login on a second unknown device you can be denied access to your account

We use AOL, no one cares about AOL any more.

Yeah, not carrying my desktop with me was a problem.

I was able to use my tablet with Google Mail at the same places which included the airports in Baltra and Quito.

I'm not alone with this Yahoo mail problem. If you really want to know the how and why, go ahead and dig through all the Yahoo Help complaints about the same thing.

The workaround fix was to delete the account on my tablet (Android), then add it back, then log in again and I was able to at least download the messages for a while, before Yahoo blocked the access again.

IMDonehere..I had AOL back when you had to pay for it, in 1993 or 1994.. Should have kept it!
I will change my email but not until after next European trip is completed as our hotels and airlines all have the MSN one. I think airport wifi does trigger some of the problems.

Open a Gmail account and have Gmail read your MSN email. Then you can keep the MSN account and just read it on Gmail when you're traveling.

http://www.rizwanashraf.com/2009/03/...gmail-account/

I have three email accounts that are read by Gmail.

I sometimes open an email account for a specific purpose. There is then the risk that the provider will close it for inactivity if you don't remember to check it now and then. If you have Gmail read the mail, there's no inactivity, so you can keep it open forever.

<.I had AOL back when you had to pay for it, in 1993 or 1994.. Should have kept it! >
You probably still have it. AOL never deactivated my email after I stopped paying for it. The last time I checked the account a decade ago it was chock full of junk emails. Usable, though, if I wished to use it.

For frequent travelers overseas--and actually, stateside, too--VPNs make a ton of sense.

I access both my AOL and gmail accounts abroad in Mexico and all over Europe and have never once had such a problem. Sure, if you are logging on from a computer it doesn't recognize, it asks you to verify yourself by some secret question or your backup email address or phone number, etc. But one should know that information. I usually use computers at a hotel or cybercafe, I don't think I've used my tablet when outside the US for that, yet. I just try to travel light so don't carry it. I'm not that important, I don't get urgent emails ever.

"DebitNM on Jul 9, 15 at 8:00am
Andrew and greg-- I tried using google translate on your comments, but it didn't recognize what language you were speaking. :)"

One of the best replies EVER~

My wife's in Turkey right now and she can't access her Gmail there.
Then when I sign on here, it says "Someone Has Your Password!"
Still looking for a solution.

I opened another account... with hotmail. works better.
I wanted to open a gmail account somewhere (forgot) got it blocked, never been able to unlock it...

(but since it is an alternate e-mail address, I just dropped it).

We use a company called Ipower which is web-based. It hosts our websites, provides email services, etc. I am sure there are many other companies you can use.

I can log onto the mail anywhere in the world. It has never been blocked for any reason. Using something that provides nothing but a pain in the ass even if it is "free" just isn't worth it but your opinion may differ.

I have had this issue with g-mail, and it was on our own computer. I specifically remember trying to log in while in transit in the Amsterdam airport about 6 months ago.

I have never had this issue with Gmail. WOnder why?

Update: we spent five weeks in Euope this fall and never had any problems accessing our emails which was a huge relief. This was the first time we haven't had a problem ? I will look into all the recommendarions for a different option for our emails though. Thanks for so many helpful replies.