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linking outlook express with free yahoo.ie mail account

  • 22-02-2009 07:20PM
    #1
    djt0607
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 245 ✭✭


    Hi,

    Im wondering how I can lik my outlook express 6 on my laptop to my free yahoo.ie mail account. I have tried some things that i have read on the net and also downloaded a program called 'ypops', but all to not avail.

    Can anyone please help me on how I can do this?

    Thanks.

    Dan.


Comments

  • #2
    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    just input the pop3 detals in the account setup section... the details are somewhere on the yahoo site


  • #3
    BrokenArrows
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,548 ✭✭✭BrokenArrows


    Tallon wrote: »
    just input the pop3 detals in the account setup section... the details are somewhere on the yahoo site

    i believe yahoo requires you to pay to get pop3 access.

    and op if your trying to use ypops follow these instructions
    http://email.about.com/od/outlookexpresstips/qt/et041606.htm


  • #4
    Adyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Adyx


    BrokenArrows wrote: »
    i believe yahoo requires you to pay to get pop3 access.

    and op if your trying to use ypops follow these instructions
    http://email.about.com/od/outlookexpresstips/qt/et041606.htm

    Nope. It's free. OP, if you go into the Mail Options of your account and select Pop & Mail Forwarding from the list on the right, you'll find the details you need to put into Outlook Express as well as instructions on how to set it up.

    I have it set up with Thunderbird and it works great.*


    *If only they'd add support for IMAP. :(


  • #5
    zod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭zod


    Adyx wrote: »
    Nope. It's free. OP, if you go into the Mail Options of your account and select Pop & Mail Forwarding from the list on the right, you'll find the details you need to put into Outlook Express as well as instructions on how to set it up.

    I have it set up with Thunderbird and it works great.*


    *If only they'd add support for IMAP. :(

    strange ! .. when i go to the mail options and select pop & mail forwarding .. it says I have to upgrade to mail plus to enable pop

    In the help it says this :
    The ability to access Yahoo! Mail via a POP3 email client (such as Outlook or Outlook Express) is only available to customers of our premium Yahoo! Mail Plus service.
    If you have not purchased the Yahoo! Mail Plus service, you will be unable to retrieve messages via an email client. To determine whether or not you have purchased this service, please visit the My Services page.


  • #6
    Adyx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,997 ✭✭✭Adyx


    Really? Well I certainly wouldn't pay for it. Especially since it doesn't support IMAP which Gmail does.

    This is what I get when I select POP & Mail Forwarding: Yahoo POP.jpg

    And then this screen: Yahoo POP1.jpg

    In any case the settings in the second screen shot are the ones to use. :)


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  • #7
    zod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,023 ✭✭✭zod


    my yahoo account is @yahoo.com .. may be different for .ie

    tried your pop server settings and :

    Server denied POP3 access for the given username and password.
    POP access is limited to Yahoo! Mail Plus subscribers. Please contact Yahoo! Mail's support team for more information.
    Show error details Server returned error: "[SYS/PERM] pop not allowed for user


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