To set up access to a free Yahoo! Mail account in Mac OS X Mail:
* Install MacFreePOPs and make sure the freepopsd service is running.
* Select Mail | Preferences... from the menu in Mac OS X Mail.
* Go to the Accounts category.
* Click + at the bottom of the Accounts list.
* Type your name under Full Name:.
* Enter your full Yahoo! Mail address (e.g. "[email protected]") under Email Address:.
* Type your Yahoo! Mail password under Password:.
* Make sure Automatically set up account is not checked.
* Click Continue.
* Make sure POP is selected under Account Type:.
* Enter "Yahoo! Mail" under Account Description:.
* Enter "localhost" (without the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
o If you run into problems using "localhost", try "127.0.0.1".
* Type your full Yahoo! Mail address ("[email protected]", for example) under User Name:.
o Mac OS X Mail probably has already entered your user name, and it's enough to append "@yahoo.com" to complete the address.
* Click Continue.
* Click Continue again, ignoring the error. We'll take care of that in a bit.
* Make sure Password is selected under Authentication:.
* Leave Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) unchecked.
* Click Continue.
* Select an existing mail server to send mail under Outgoing Mail Server:.
o You cannot send mail through MacFreePOPs. If you have no outgoing mail server through your ISP, you can use a Gmail or AIM Mail account's.
* Click Continue.
* Now click Create.
* Highlight the Yahoo! Mail account in the Accounts list.
* Go to the Advanced tab.
* Enter "2000" (not including the quotation marks) under Port:.
* Close the Accounts window.
* Click Save.
Access Free Yahoo! Mail with Mac OS X Mail Using IMAP Over IzyMail
To add a free Yahoo! Mail account in Mac OS X Mail using IzyMail, which provides access to all mail in all folders seamlessly:
* Make sure your Yahoo! Mail account is registered with IzyMail.
* Select Mail | Preferences... from the menu in Mac OS X Mail.
* Go to the Accounts category.
* Click + under the accounts list.
* Make sure IMAP is selected under Account Type:.
* Type "Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail)" under Account Description.
* Enter your name under Full Name:.
* Type your complete Yahoo! Mail address under Email Address:.
* Click Continue.
* Enter "in.izymail.com" (not including the quotation marks) under Incoming Mail Server:.
* Type your full Yahoo! Mail address under User Name:.
o If your Yahoo! Mail address is [email protected], do type "[email protected]" (omitting the quotation marks).
o Mac OS X Mail probably has already entered the user name for you. If you already find "qwertui" in the User Name: field, just append "@yahoo.com".
* Enter your Yahoo! Mail password under Password:.
* Click Continue.
* Type "out.izymail.com" (without the quotation marks) under Outgoing Mail Server:.
* Make sure Use Authentication is checked.
* Enter your full Yahoo! Mail address under User Name:.
* Type your Yahoo! Mail password under Password: again.
* Click Continue.
* Click Continue again.
* Now click Done.
* Cloe the Accounts window.
* Click Save.
* Open the _Draft folder under Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail) in the folder list.
* Select Mailbox | Use This Mailbox For | Drafts from the menu.
* Open the _Sent folder under Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail).
* Select Mailbox | Use This Mailbox For | Sent from the menu.
* Open the _Trash folder under Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail).
* Select Mailbox | Use This Mailbox For | Trash from the menu.
* Open the _Bulk folder under Yahoo! Mail (IzyMail).
* Select Mailbox | Use This Mailbox For | Junk from the menu.
Done!
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