Windows Yahoo Mail Setup Overview
Usually people with two accounts; one on Yahoo and the other on Windows Mail forget to take a look at the activities happening on both accounts because of a lack of time or because most of their emails are sent on Windows Mail so their attention is diverted to only that account. But there’s a way out! You can download your Yahoo messages on Windows Mail account with the assistance of POP. But you will have to make sure that your Yahoo account has a Yahoo Mail Plus subscription.
Correctly follow the steps mentioned below and you will be able to setup a Yahoo Mail account on Windows Live Mail.
Instructions
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First you will have to open your Windows Live Mail
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A new page will open up. Drag your cursor on the left side and click "Add email account." A page will load again.
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In the Add email account page, add the information as explained below:
E-mail address: you will have to type your full Yahoo email address.
Password: type the password of the account typed above. (Do not worry it is safe to give your password to Windows Live.)
Remember password (optional): it is up to you whether you wish to check the box or not.
Display Name: this field will have the name which receivers will see when you send them an email.
Manually configure server settings for e-mail account: you will have to check this box -
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After completing the information given above click ‘Next’
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The next page will ask you to add the incoming server information. Add the details mentioned below:
My incoming mail server: Select POP3
Incoming server: In this field you will have to type pop.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 995
This server requires a secure connection (SSL): this box has to be checked
Log on using: Leave the setting to "Clear text authentication."
Login ID (if different from e-mail address): In this field you will have to type the part which comes before your @yahoo.com. So if your ID is ABC@yahoo.com, you only have to type ABC. -
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After this you will have to add the outgoing Server information which is stated as follow:
Outgoing server: In this field you will have to type smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Port: 465
This server requires a secure connection (SSL): this box has to be checked
My outgoing server requires authentication: the box has to checked -
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Then click ‘Next’
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In order to set Yahoo Mail account as your default account, select "Set this account as the default mail account" and then click ‘Finish’.
