How to Add a Yahoo Email Address to Windows Mail?

Yahoo Mail Pop Settings?

  • I am using Windows Live Mail 2011 and I need to add Yahoo Mail to it. My incoming mail works but outgoing doesn't. I followed the settings from the internet. SMTP server : smtp.mail.yahoo.com and port 465 with SSL Connection. This is what the reply is The message could not be sent because the server rejected the sender's email address. The sender's email address was '[email protected]'. Subject 'Test' Server Error: 530 Server Response: 530 authentication required - for help go to http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mail/pop/pop-11.html Server: 'smtp.mail.yahoo.com' Windows Live Mail Error ID: 0x800CCC78 Protocol: SMTP Port: 465 Secure(SSL): Yes

  • Answer:

    Troubleshooting tips If you still can’t send Yahoo! Mail from your email program, you might be accessing the Internet through an ISP that is blocking the SMTP port. If this is the case, try using port 587 when sending email via Yahoo!'s SMTP server.

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Yahoo has made POP3 available with a Yahoo Plus account. POP3 access is no longer available with Yahoo's free e-mail.

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