How to Get YPOPs to Work with Windows Live

YPOPs is a software program that runs in the background in conjunction with your preferred email client to send and retrieve Yahoo mail. Instead of needing to visit the Yahoo website to check your mail, you can send and receive your Yahoo emails directly through your computer’s mail client. YPOPs serves as an intermediary between the Yahoo mail server and your computer. Configure Windows Live mail to work with YPOPs from within the Account Options page.

Instructions

Setup

1. Double-click the YPOPs icon on your desktop to launch the application, and open the Windows Live Mail software.

2. Press the “F10” key. This puts a label, specified by a alphabetical letter, on each of the program’s options.

3. Click the “F” option. This expands a context menu.

4. Hover over “Options,” and click “Email Accounts.” This opens a dialog containing all of your email accounts.

5. Click the “Add…” button on the right side of the Accounts window. This displays the "Add an Account" dialog. Click to highlight “Email Account,” and click “Next.” This opens an "Add your Email Accounts" dialog.

6. Type your Yahoo email address and password in the “Email address” and “Password” fields. Type your name as you would like it to appear on sent messages in the “Display Name…” box.

7. Click the “Manually configure…” check box, and click the “Next” button. This opens a "Configure Server Settings" window.

8. Click to expand “Server type,” and select the “POP” option. Type “127.0.0.1” in both “Server Address” boxes. Click the check box next to the “Requires Authentication” option in the "Outgoing Server Information" section. Click the “Next” button at the bottom, and click “Finish” on the following page. This takes you back to the "Accounts" dialog.

9. Click to highlight your new Yahoo account, and click the “Properties” button on the right side of the window. This opens a "Yahoo Properties" window. Click the “Advanced” tab. Click the “Server Timeouts” slider, and drag it to the “Long” position. Click “Apply” to save, and click “OK” to close.

10. Click the “Send/Receive” button at the top of Windows Live Mail. It should begin populating your Windows Live inbox with your Yahoo emails.

Troubleshooting

1. Right-click the YPOPs icon on your desktop, and click “Properties.”

2. Click the “Compatibility” tab. Click the “Change settings for all…” button at the bottom. This opens a second window. Click to select the “Run this program as an administrator” selection box, and click “Apply.” Click “OK” on both windows to close.

3. Close the program, and then restart it. This will run it with administrative privileges each time. Continue with the next step if you are still having problems.

4. Right-click the YPOPs icon in your system tray, and click “Configure.” This opens a "Configure YPOPs" window.

5. Click the “Network” option on the left pane. This displays four network-related settings at the center of the dialog. Make sure all four settings are set to the following defaults:
   Bind on IP Address “127.0.0.1”
   POP3 Port “110”
   Enable SMTP “Enabled”
   SMTP Port “25”

6. Click the “OK” button if any changes were made, then restart the program. Continue with the next step if all the settings were already at the default or if you are still having problems. You will need to allow the program an exception in the Windows Firewall.

7. Click “Start.” Type “Firewall.cpl” in Search, and press “Enter.” This opens a Windows Firewall window.

8. Click the “Allow a program…” link on the left pane. Click the “Change settings” button at the top.

9. Click the “Allow another Program…” button. On the “Add a Program” box, scroll down to the bottom, and double-click “YPOPs.” This takes you back to the "Allowed Programs" screen. Click the “OK” button to save. YPOPs and Windows Live should now work properly.

References

• YPOPS: YPOPS! Home
• YPOPS: Windows Live Mail Configuration