What is a pop3 server and a smtp server?

Setting up my yahoo email on outlook. what is the pop3 server and smtp for yahoo?

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    Yahoo Premium Service is only available within USA. Users outside USA can still access with Pop3, which is essential as many are struggling to get secure connections on dial up, let alone broadband. Pop settings are in the help documents : Search : "pop.mail.yahoo.com" site:yahoo.com NOTE e.g. = example ! Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: pop.mail.yahoo.com (Use SSL, port: 995) Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com (Use SSL, port: 465, use authentication) Account Name/Login Name: Your Yahoo! Mail ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.com") Email Address: Your Yahoo! Mail address (e.g., [email protected]) Password: Your Yahoo! Mail password pol.

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First of all, you have to have Yahoo! mail premium to use pop3 and smtp. You should receive this information when you sign up for the service.

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