How to Connect Microsoft Mail to Yahoo POP3
Windows Mail, also referred to as Microsoft Mail, is an email client program on Windows-based computers that supports three main server types, Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3), Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) and Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) servers. If you are a Yahoo! user and you would like to send and receive emails from Windows Mail, you must have a Yahoo! Mail Plus account. Since Yahoo! Mail Plus supports the POP3 platform, you must use this server type when configuring your account in Windows Mail.
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Open Windows Mail, select "Tools" and then choose "Accounts" from the drop-down menu. The Accounts dialog box opens.
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Click on the "Add" button, select "Email account" from the list of options and then select "Next."
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Type your name, as you would like it to appear when you send emails, in the "Display" box and then click "Next."
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Enter your email address in the "Email Address" box and then select "Next."
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Choose "POP3" from the "Incoming email server type" list, type "pop.mail.yahoo.com" and "smpt.mail.yahoo.com" in the "Incoming mail server" and "Outgoing mail server" boxes, respectively and then click "Next."
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Type your Yahoo! username (your email address without the "@yahoo.com" part) and password in the "Email username" and "Password" fields, respectively, select the "Remember password" check box and then click "Next."
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Select the "Do not download my email at this time" check box if you do not want all the emails in your Yahoo! Mail Plus account downloaded to Windows Mail and then select "Finish."
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Click on the email account you just added under the "Internet Accounts" dialog box and then select "Properties."
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Click on the "General" tab and then type "Yahoo! Mail Plus" under the "Account Name" field.
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Select the "Advanced" tab, select the "SSL" check boxes under the "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" and "Incoming Mail (POP3)" sections and then type "465" and "995" in the SMTP and POP3 boxes respectively.
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Select the "Leave a copy of messages on server" if you would like Windows Mail to leave copies of downloaded emails on your web-based account.
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Select "Apply" and then choose "OK." You can now send and receive emails using your Yahoo! Mail Plus account from Windows Mail.
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