OL98: (IMO) How to Configure Outlook 98 with a Yahoo! POP3 Account (254065)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 98
This article was previously published under Q254065
NOTE: These procedures only apply if you have installed Outlook with the Internet Mail Only option. To determine your installation type, click About Microsoft Outlook on the Help menu. If you have the Internet Mail Only option installed, you see "Internet Mail Only".

For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express 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 Post Office Protocol 3 (POP3) and Web-based e-mail services. This article describes how to configure an Internet Mail (IMO) account with Outlook.

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Yahoo! offers POP3 e-mail services to its customers who join the Yahoo! Delivers program. For details about how to sign up for this service, or to check whether you already are a member, visit the Yahoo! Web site, and click the Mail link:

http://www.yahoo.com

To access mail on the Yahoo! servers, you must be a member of this Yahoo! Delivers program.

How to Configure a POP3 E-mail Account

You must designate a new incoming (POP) mail server, and a new outgoing (SMTP) mail server if you want to use an e-mail client to send and receive Yahoo! e-mail messages.

The basic server settings for Yahoo! Mail are as follows:

Incoming Mail (POP3) Server:pop.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server:smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Account Name/Login Name:Your Yahoo! Mail name (your address without the "@yahoo.com")
E-mail address:Your Yahoo! Mail address (i.e. user@yahoo.com)
Password:Your Yahoo! Mail password

How to Add a New E-mail Account to Your Existing Profile in Outlook 98(IMO)

  1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts, click Add, and then click Mail.
  2. Type your name in the box, and then click Next.
  3. In the Email Address box, type your Yahoo! Mail e-mail address (for example, "user@yahoo.com"), and then click Next.
  4. In the Incoming mail (POP3) box, type: pop.mail.yahoo.com.
  5. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) box, type: smtp.mail.yahoo.com, and then click Next.
  6. In the Account Name box, type your Yahoo! Mail name (your address without the "@yahoo.com").
  7. Click the Server tab, and type your Yahoo! Mail password in the Password box.

    NOTE: Do not click to select the Log On Using Secure Password Authentication (SPA) check box.
  8. Choose the appropriate connection type, under the Which Method Do You Use to Connect to the Internet heading, and then click Finish.

How to Control the Deletion of Messages from the Yahoo! Mail Server

  1. On the Tools menu, click Accounts, and then click the Mail Services tab.
  2. Select your Yahoo! Mail account, and then click Properties.
  3. Click the Advanced tab, and then click to select the Leave a copy of messages on server check box.

    If you want your messages deleted from the Yahoo! Mail server once you have received them in Outlook, do not check this box.
NOTE: Yahoo! provides some information in this article. This informtion is subject to change without notice. For current information please visit the following Yahoo! Web site:

http://f21.mail.yahoo.com

IMPORTANT: The Yahoo! Mail SMTP server now requires authentication. To turn this setting on, follow these steps:
  1. From the Tools menu, click Accounts.
  2. Click the Mail tab.
  3. Click your Yahoo! Mail account, and then click Properties.
  4. Click Servers.
  5. Click to select the My Server Requires Authentication check box, and then click OK.
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Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:12/4/2002
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