How to set up your Yahoo! Mail account in Windows Live Mail:
Open Windows Live Mail.
Select Add e-mail account in the left side of Windows Live Mail.
- "Add e-mail account" opens.
Do the following for these required email account items in Add e-mail account:
E-mail address: Type your full Yahoo! Mail email address in the following format: user@yahoo.com
- For example: jo.bloggs@yahoo.com
Password: Type your Yahoo! Mail password.
- Note: It's safe to give your password to Windows Live Mail.
Remember password (optional): Clear this check box if you don't want your Yahoo! Mail password retained.
Display Name: Type a name you want to show as the sender.
Manually configure server settings for e-mail account: Check the check box for this item.
Select Next.
Do the following for the required "Incoming Server Information" items in Add e-mail account:
- Add an E-mail Account: Shows server information to link Windows Live Mail and your Yahoo! Mail account.
- This allows Windows Live Mail to receive and send your e-mails.
My incoming mail server: Choose POP3.
Incoming server: Type pop.mail.yahoo.com
Port: Type 995
This server requires a secure connection (SSL): Check the check box for this item.
Log on using: Leave the setting at Clear text authentication.
Login ID (if different from e-mail address): Type your Yahoo! Mail user name (the part before: @yahoo.com).
- For example: jo.bloggs
Do the following for the required "Outgoing Server Information" items in Add e-mail account:
Outgoing server: Type smtp.mail.yahoo.com.
Port: Type 465
This server requires a secure connection (SSL): Check the check box for this item.
My outgoing server requires authentication: Check the check box for this item.
Select Next.
- On successful connection from Windows Live Mail to the Yahoo! Mail servers: "Add an E-mail Account" displays, "You have successfully entered in the information required to set up your account."
- To set the Yahoo! Mail account as the default account if you have multiple accounts: Select Set this account as the default mail account.
Select Finish.
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