Configuring Outlook Express and Yahoo with YPOPS
To setup a Outlook Express to access a Yahoo account with YPOPS proceed as follows: 1. Select Tools>Accounts>Mail and click Add and select mail
2. The Internet connection wizard page will appear. Enter your display name in the box. The display name can be anything you want and will appear in the from filed on your outgoing messages. It is normally your name. In the example below I'm using the display name steve.
3. Click next. A page will appear prompting for your email address. This is the reply address for all emails that you send. You should enter your Yahoo email address.
4. Click next. A page will appear prompting for your email server names. The first box is a drop down box where you select the connection protocol this is normally POP3 but can also be IMAP4 or http ( if connecting to hotmail). Enter the server names given by you email provider. In the example screenshot below both SMTP and POP3 sever names are the same this isn't always the case.
5. Click next. A page will appear prompting for your account names and password. Enter the details as provided by your email provider and ensure the remember password box is ticked or you will have to type it manually each time you try to receive emails.
6. Click next and then finish to finish the account setup. The new account is created and appears in the list along with any other pre-configured accounts. The account can be edited by highlighting it and then clicking the properties button on the right. Here we are going to rename it to YPOPS so highlight it and click properties.
Click on the old name and type the new name over it.
Click Ok to close. Related articles and resources:
This article/tutorial was written and tested on Outlook Express 6.0. It should also be applicable to Outlook Express 5.5. It may work on previous versions of Outlook Express with minor modifications.
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