How to configure company mail in yahoo small

To configure company mail in Yahoo Small Business, you'll need to set up a custom domain and configure the email settings. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you do so:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have a Yahoo Small Business account.
  2. You have a custom domain (e.g., [yourcompany].com) registered with a registrar (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap).
  3. You have access to the DNS settings for your custom domain.

Step 1: Set up a custom domain

  1. Log in to your Yahoo Small Business account.
  2. Go to the "Domains" tab and click on "Add a domain".
  3. Enter your custom domain (e.g., [yourcompany].com) and click "Add".
  4. Follow the prompts to verify your domain ownership.

Step 2: Configure DNS settings

  1. Log in to your registrar's account (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap).
  2. Go to the DNS settings for your custom domain.
  3. Create the following records:
    • A record: @ (or yourcompany.com) pointing to 216.155.134.48 (Yahoo's mail server).
    • MX record: @ (or yourcompany.com) pointing to priority 10 and mail.yahoosmallbusiness.com.
    • TXT record: @ (or yourcompany.com) with the value v=spf1 include:spf.yahoosmallbusiness.com -all.

Step 3: Configure email settings in Yahoo Small Business

  1. Log in to your Yahoo Small Business account.
  2. Go to the "Email" tab.
  3. Click on "Set up email" and select "Custom domain".
  4. Enter your custom domain (e.g., [yourcompany].com) and click "Next".
  5. Follow the prompts to configure your email settings.

Step 4: Set up email accounts

  1. Log in to your Yahoo Small Business account.
  2. Go to the "Email" tab.
  3. Click on "Add email account".
  4. Enter the email address and password for the new account.
  5. Choose the email account type (e.g., POP, IMAP).
  6. Click "Add" to create the email account.

Step 5: Configure email clients

  1. Set up your email client (e.g., Outlook, Thunderbird) to use your custom domain email address.
  2. Enter the following settings:
    • Server: mail.yahoosmallbusiness.com
    • Port: 993 (IMAP) or 995 (POP)
    • Username: your email address
    • Password: your email password

That's it! Your company mail should now be configured in Yahoo Small Business. If you encounter any issues, feel free to ask, and I'll do my best to help you troubleshoot.