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Thursday, December 14th, 2023 10:41 PM

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trouble with email sub accounts

I have a problem.  Xfinity made us change our password on our main email account.  Now the sub accounts can't be accessed and we get an error message:  "ERROR-failed to load messages" and "ERROR-mail server imap.comcast.net denied connect attempt.  ALERT Temporarily blacklisted IP address  Try again later."

Please help, it has been going on for 2 days.  We really need access to our email!

I have tried and tried to use the xfinity assistant.  What a joke, she doesn't understand my questions and I end up in a loop of non responsive bubbles.  Very frustrated!!!

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1 year ago

I just had to reset my email password as well. That is a big ask for me because they never ask and so I am thinking they got a major breech. Might as well change your other passwords

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@SirJohnM

I haven't heard anything about a breach, but in their infinite wisdom they are making everyone change their passwords, never mind this is something we all should do from time to time anyway.

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Thank you for reaching out to us @SirJohnM! As part of our commitment to protect your account and information, we have asked each of our customers to update their Xfinity passwords.

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1 year ago

@Ayy 

I have a problem.  Xfinity made us change our password on our main email account.  Now the sub accounts can't be accessed and we get an error message:  "ERROR-failed to load messages" and "ERROR-mail server imap.comcast.net denied connect attempt.  ALERT Temporarily blacklisted IP address  Try again later."

Please help, it has been going on for 2 days.  We really need access to our email!

I have tried and tried to use the xfinity assistant.  What a joke, she doesn't understand my questions and I end up in a loop of non responsive bubbles.  Very frustrated!!!

Have you tried clearing your cookies and cache, closing your browser and then restarting it?  If that doesn't work for you you might need to call:

Customer Security Assurance
Business Hours: 8:00am - 12:00am EST, 7 days a week  
Contact: 1-888-565-4329 

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11 months ago

Hey there, @Ayy, thanks for reaching out through Xfinity Forums. We would be happy to help you with troubleshooting your email account. I know how important it is to have access to your emails! Can you please send us a DM with your full name and your full address?

 

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11 months ago

My Apple Mail on iPhone iPad and MacBook Pro have all been changed correctly. I can send and resend mail but a few minutes later I’m asked to login again. XFINITY maybe ya shouldn’t have asked every darn customer to change their passwords at the same time. This support forum is loaded with people who either can’t login after changing their password or people complaining. 

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Thanks for letting us know of your situation, @Lkpolo. Are you experiencing this issue with any other device? Or when you access the Xfinity Email on our website? 

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11 months ago

Well I can send Mail from Webmail, but when i try to send from my other addresses to Comcast mail--its rejected and says account doesn't exist 

I've deleted Account from Android Phone & Outlook 365, as it kept asking for the Password and yet the password was entered

Guess Password change went successful 

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@bikeman017 We appreciate you taking the time to reach out to us here on our Xfinity Forums. I'm happy to take a look and see what's happening. I appreciate you confirming the troubleshooting you've already done. To get started please send us a DM with your full name and address to Xfinity Support.

To send a direct message:
Click "Sign In" if necessary
Click the "Direct Message" icon or  https://forums.xfinity.com/direct-messaging
Click the "New message" (pencil and paper) icon
The "To:" line prompts you to "Type the name of a person". Instead, type "Xfinity Support" there.
As you are typing a drop-down list appears. Select "Xfinity Support" from that list.
An "Xfinity Support" graphic replaces the "To:" line.
Type your message in the text area near the bottom of the window
Press Enter to send it

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Thanks for reaching out to us directly, @bikeman017. I'm glad we were able to get your 'Comcast.net' email fully functioning via the Xfinity website, and your email client. 

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11 months ago

Well, I read somewhere that Xfinity did have a breach and that they notified customers Monday. Hmm, I never got a notice. Maybe because my email was not working correctly? None of the suggested solutions worked, but at some point this week , my sub accounts just miraculously showed up again. So I assume this was related to the breach. I wish they would have just told me it would be fixed instead of having me waste hours on suggested solutions that didn't work and having to explain my issues over and over again to different people. My email still does not work on either my iphone or ipad, hopefully that will just miraculously appear soon also. I got another text from a bot asking me if i would recommend Xfinity after my recent contact with them, and if not to let them know my problem. Like an idiot, I again described my problems and then was rewarded with a series of non-related choices: billing, speed, equipment, connection, etc. Yikes!!!

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