How to Add a Yahoo Email Address to Windows Mail?

I need to add my yahoo email address to Windows Mail, whats the pop3 and smp needed?

  • Answer:

    Install YPOPs! and make sure it is running. Open Windows Mail. Select Tools | Accounts... from the menu in Windows Mail. Click Add.... Make sure E-mail Account is highlighted. Click Next. Type your name. Click Next. Enter your Yahoo! Mail address under E-mail address:. Click Next. Make sure POP3 is selected under Incoming e-mail server type. Enter "localhost" under Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server:. If "localhost" turns out not to work, try "127.0.0.1" instead. Type "localhost" under Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP) name: as well. If "localhost" turns out not to work, again try "127.0.0.1" instead. Click Next. Type your Yahoo! Mail user name (your Yahoo! Mail address without "@yahoo.com") under E-mail username:. Enter your Yahoo! Mail password under Password:. Click Next. Click Finish. Click Close.

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