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:
- You have a Yahoo Small Business account.
- You have a custom domain (e.g., [yourcompany].com) registered with a registrar (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap).
- You have access to the DNS settings for your custom domain.
Step 1: Set up a custom domain
- Log in to your Yahoo Small Business account.
- Go to the "Domains" tab and click on "Add a domain".
- Enter your custom domain (e.g., [yourcompany].com) and click "Add".
- Follow the prompts to verify your domain ownership.
Step 2: Configure DNS settings
- Log in to your registrar's account (e.g., GoDaddy, Namecheap).
- Go to the DNS settings for your custom domain.
- Create the following records:
- A record:
@
(oryourcompany.com
) pointing to216.155.134.48
(Yahoo's mail server). - MX record:
@
(oryourcompany.com
) pointing topriority 10
andmail.yahoosmallbusiness.com
. - TXT record:
@
(oryourcompany.com
) with the valuev=spf1 include:spf.yahoosmallbusiness.com -all
.
- A record:
Step 3: Configure email settings in Yahoo Small Business
- Log in to your Yahoo Small Business account.
- Go to the "Email" tab.
- Click on "Set up email" and select "Custom domain".
- Enter your custom domain (e.g., [yourcompany].com) and click "Next".
- Follow the prompts to configure your email settings.
Step 4: Set up email accounts
- Log in to your Yahoo Small Business account.
- Go to the "Email" tab.
- Click on "Add email account".
- Enter the email address and password for the new account.
- Choose the email account type (e.g., POP, IMAP).
- Click "Add" to create the email account.
Step 5: Configure email clients
- Set up your email client (e.g., Outlook, Thunderbird) to use your custom domain email address.
- Enter the following settings:
- Server:
mail.yahoosmallbusiness.com
- Port:
993
(IMAP) or995
(POP) - Username: your email address
- Password: your email password
- Server:
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.