How do I change my default email program from Outlook Express to Yahoo?

by Dennis Faas My response: Outlook Express only supports POP3 and IMAP mail server protocols. In not-so-techy-terms, a protocol is simply a method of communication between computers (such as your computer and the yahoo mail server). The web version of Yahoo email doesn't use POP3 email protocol because it operates over the browser. If you want to use POP3, you can: Sign up for a free service offered by Yahoo which allows you to use POP3 protocol with any email client. In order to subscribe to the free POP3 service offered by Yahoo, you will also have to agree to receive advertisements from Yahoo "partners" in your email box. Sign up for Yahoo premium service. The cost is $19.99 a year and you won't get the ads. More info: http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/pop/ Use a free POP3 gateway provided by YahooPops. More info: http://yahoopops.sourceforge.net/ -- Related newsletter articles: 2004/12/09 Yahoo Groups: Web Beacons track user activity (yahoo) 2004/10/28 Why do I have to type my email address twice? (email) 2004/12/03 Which email attachments are safe to open? (email) 2002/11/27 Web Server Upgrade, Part 5 (email) 2003/05/20 [email protected] email worm virus removal (email) 2003/11/20 Trace the origin of an email abuser?, Part 2 (email) 2003/08/28 SoBig Email Worm Virus, Part 2 (email) 2003/11/26 Send Blind Carbon Copy (BCC) email in Outlook Express? (email) 2005/01/07 Hide list of email addresses when sending message? (email) 2004/04/21 Email virus + address book hoax? (email) 2004/09/22 XP Service Pack 2: do or don't? (service) 2004/09/16 XP Service Pack 2 reports No Virus Scanner installed? (service) 2004/10/26 XP Service Pack 2 Windows Firewall: does little to ... (service) 2004/12/03 XP SP2: Welcome to my Nightmare (service) 2002/09/17 Using Trace Route and Ping to trace pathways on the Internet (protocol) 2004/04/13 Set default web browser (Mozilla FireFox)? (protocol) -- Recent articles (from all channels): 2007/03/16 Today in History: for Friday, Mar 16, 2007 2007/03/16 [ShellX 20070316]: 'Text2run', and 'Dns Report' 2007/03/16 Vista Hype: Fact or Fiction? 2007/03/16 Next Up for Google: Mobile Phones? 2007/03/16 Microsoft Pays Big Bucks to Acquire Tellme Networks 2007/03/16 Performing a Custom Sort: MS Excel 2007/03/15 [ShellX 20070315]: 'Keyboard Tweaker', and 'Bandwidth Controller' 2007/03/15 Updated Visual Studio 2005 Gives Developers Power of Vista 2007/03/15 My Yahoo Start Page to Begin Beta Testing 2007/03/15 Microsoft Criticizes Google's Stand on Copyright Issues 2007/03/14 [ShellX 20070314]: 'Xxclone', and 'Steel Run-As' 2007/03/14 More Vista Headaches for iTune Users 2007/03/14 Google Answers Get Recycled 2007/03/14 More Federal Agencies Delay Migration to Vista 2007/03/13 [ShellX 20070313]: 'Ultra Explorer', and 'Power Shell Xp3' 2007/03/13 Growing Trend: Organizations Dump Windows for Linux 2007/03/13 Microsoft OneCare Live: Dead Last Against Viruses 2007/03/13 Intel Won't Upgrade to Vista: For Now 2007/03/09 [ShellX 20070309]: 'Debug Bar', and 'System Lockdown' 2007/03/09 Google Offers Gadgets to IBM 2007/03/09 Cisco Reveals Latest Social Networking Venture 2007/03/09 Perform a Multi-Column Sort: MS Excel 2007/03/09 Vista Users May be Forced to Pay for Software Upgrades 2007/03/08 [ShellX 20070308]: 'Zone Screen', and 'Online Flv Converter' 2007/03/08 Woman Sues Yahoo for $20M over Email Message 2007/03/08 Microsoft Acquires Medical Research Website 2007/03/08 1/3 of Internet Users Connect Via WiFi, Says Study 2007/03/08 U.S. DOT bans Vista, IE 7 and Office 2007 2007/03/07 Sony Strikes Back in DVD War with Cheaper Blu-Ray Player 2007/03/07 CompUSA Cuts Store Count in Half 2007/03/07 BitTorrent Legitimizes Download Service -- Subscription Management To subscribe to our newsletter, or to read past issues: http://www.infopackets.com/windows+newsletter.htm To remove or change your subscription information, visit: http://www.infopackets.com/remove+change+email.htm

http://help.yahoo.com/help/uk/mail/ext/ext-09.html

follow these instructions exactly.. 1. From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts." 2. Select the "Mail" tab. 3. Click the "Add" button. 4. From the Add menu, click "Mail." 5. In the text box labeled Display Name, type your name and click "Next." 6. In the Email Address box, type your Yahoo! Mail address (be sure to include "@yahoo.co.uk") and click "Next." 7. Under "My incoming mail server is a..." select "POP3." 8. Type "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk" in the Incoming Mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) Server box. 9. Type "smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk" in the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server box. 10. Click "Next." 11. In the Account Name box, type your Yahoo! Mail ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.co.uk"). 12. In the Password box, type your Yahoo! Mail password. 13. If you want Outlook Express to remember your password, check the "Remember password" box. 14. Do not check the boxes labeled "Log on using Secure..." 15. Click "Next." 16. Click "Finish." Important: The Yahoo! Mail SMTP server now requires authentication. To turn this setting on: 1. From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts." 2. Select the "Mail" tab. 3. Double-click the account labeled "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk." 4. Select the "Servers" tab. 5. Check the box next to "My Server Requires Authentication." 6. Click "OK." To control deletion of messages from the Yahoo! Mail Server: 1. From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts." 2. Select the "Mail" tab. 3. Double-click the account labeled "pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk." 4. Select the "Advanced" tab. 5. In the Delivery section at the bottom of the window, check "Leave a copy of messages on server" if you want to save your Yahoo! Mail messages on the Yahoo! Mail server as well as on your local computer. Do not check this box if you want your messages to be deleted from the Yahoo! Mail server once you have received them in Outlook Express.

Most of the Outlook Express error messages are due to problems with the internet connection, not the software on your computer.