Microsoft KB Archive/256151

= OLEXP: How to Configure Outlook Express for Use with a Yahoo! POP3 Account =

PSS ID Number: 256151

Article Last Modified on 7/15/2004

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 98 Second Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 98
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 98
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.5 for Windows 95
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.01 for Windows 95
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 95

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This article was previously published under Q256151



For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express



SUMMARY
Yahoo! offers POP3 and Web-based e-mail services. This article describes how to configure Outlook Express to send and receive Yahoo! mail.



MORE INFORMATION
You must have a Yahoo! e-mail account and be a member of the Yahoo! Delivery Services program to receive POP3 service. For more information about the Yahoo! Delivery Services program, visit the following Yahoo! Web site:

http://www.yahoo.com

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You need the following information to configure your Yahoo! POP3 account:
 * Incoming mail (POP3) server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
 * Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
 * Account name: Your Yahoo! Mail name (your address without "@yahoo.com")
 * E-mail address: Your Yahoo! Mail address ( @yahoo.com)
 * Password: Your Yahoo! Mail password

NOTE: Additionally the Yahoo! Mail account must have POP3 mail delivery enabled.

Adding a New E-mail Account to Outlook Express
You can add a new e-mail account to your existing profile so that you do not have to replace your current settings to send and receive Yahoo! Mail messages. To add a Yahoo! account:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Accounts.
 * 2) Click the Mail tab, click Add, and then click Mail.
 * 3) In the Display Name box, type your name, and then click Next.
 * 4) In the E-mail Address box, click I already have an e-mail address that I'd like to use, type your Yahoo! e-mail address (including "@yahoo.com"), and then click Next.
 * 5) In the My incoming mail server is a   server box, click POP3.
 * 6) In the Incoming mail box, type pop.mail.yahoo.com.
 * 7) In the Outgoing mail box, type smtp.mail.yahoo.com, and then click Next.
 * 8) In the Account name box, type your Yahoo! e-mail address (without "@yahoo.com"). In the Password box, type your Yahoo! e-mail password.
 * 9) If you want Outlook Express to remember your password, click to select the Remember Password check box. You do not need to select the Log on using secure password check box.
 * 10) Click Next, click Finish, and then close the Accounts dialog box.

Controlling the Deletion of Messages from the Yahoo! Mail Server
To control the deletion of messages from the Yahoo! Mail server, follow these steps:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Accounts, and then click the Mail tab.
 * 2) Double-click the pop.mail.yahoo.com account, and then click the Advanced tab.
 * 3) Click to select the Leave a copy of messages on server check box, click OK, and then click Close.

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