How Do You Set Up POP3 For Yahoo Mail?
Setting up POP3 on your Yahoo! Mail account allows you to send and receive email from your Yahoo! Mail account through mail client software such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express or Thunderbird. Using a mail client helps to keep email more organized and eliminates the need to log into the Yahoo! website every time you want to check your email. You will need to check your POP settings on your Yahoo! Mail account to make sure they are enabled. Then you will need to configure a mail client to send and receive Yahoo! email. Log into your account at the Yahoo! Mail website. Click the “Options” link in the top-right corner and choose “Mail Options” from the menu. Click “POP & Forwarding” from the menu on the left side of the screen. This will bring you to the POP configuration screen. Make sure that “Allow your Yahoo! Mail to be POPed” is selected. Choose an option from the “When POPing my messages” drop-down menu to complete the POP setup on the Yahoo! Mail website. Obtain email client