Can i use yahoo mail for a pop

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Yes, you can use Yahoo Mail as a POP (Post Office Protocol) email client to retrieve your emails. Here's how:

Prerequisites:

1. You have a Yahoo Mail account.
2. You have a third-party email client or app that supports POP3 (e.g., Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or a mobile app like K-9 Mail).

Configuring Yahoo Mail as a POP client:

1. In your email client or app, go to the settings or preferences and look for the "Accounts" or "Email" section.
2. Click on "Add account" or "New account" and select "POP" or "POP3" as the account type.
3. Enter the following settings:
   • Username: Your full Yahoo Mail address (e.g., [yourname]@yahoo.com).
   • Password: Your Yahoo Mail password.
   • POP Server: pop.mail.yahoo.com (or pop-server.mail.yahoo.com for some regions).
   • Port: 995 (or 110 for unencrypted connections).
   • SSL/TLS: Enable SSL/TLS encryption to secure your connection.
4. Save your changes and test your connection.

Important notes:

• Yahoo Mail has some limitations when used as a POP client. For example, you might not be able to send emails from your Yahoo Mail account using POP, and some features like spam filtering might not work as expected.
• If you're using a mobile app, you might need to enable POP access in your Yahoo Mail account settings. To do this, go to the Yahoo Mail website, sign in, and click on the gear icon () next to your profile picture. Select "Settings" and then "More Settings" > "POP & IMAP." Enable "POP access" and set the "POP server" to pop.mail.yahoo.com.
• Keep in mind that using POP can lead to duplicate emails if you have multiple devices accessing your Yahoo Mail account. To avoid this, consider using IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) instead, which synchronizes your emails across all devices.