by danishkanavin

Question by Michael: How do I set up Mozilla Thunderbird to us my yahoo email with it and do I need mail plus to do this?
I want to Mozilla Thunderbird as an e-mail client to use and I need to know what they put in the pop3 send and receive e-mails from yahoo mail and do I have to use plus an e-mail client?

Best answer:

Answer by Barkley Hound
In order to use a separate email program, such as Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, or Thunderbird, with Yahoo Mail you need POP3. It is also needed when using any program or right clicking on a file to directly send email. It is free in the UK, AU, and NZ but in the US you must pay for Yahoo Mail Plus. It is also required when you try to transfer the mail using smtp or pop3 to another online email. When you do you can set the servers as follows:

Incoming (pop3)
     US – plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com Use SSL; Port 995
     UK – pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk Use SSL; Port 995
     AU and NZ – pop.mail.yahoo.com.au Use SSL; Port 995

Outgoing (smtp)
     US – plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com Use TLS; Port 465
     UK – smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk Use SSL and TLS; Port 465
     AU and NZ – smtp.mail.yahoo.com.au Use SSL and TLS; Port 465

NOTE: The same servers are used for ymail and rocketmail. Use the entire email address as the Yahoo ID.

You can also look at the program Ypops. I have no recommendation for or against.

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