Is yahoo mail a pop or imap account
Yahoo Mail has historically used a proprietary protocol called "Yahoo! Protocol" to access email accounts. However, in 2013, Yahoo announced that it would start supporting IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) for accessing Yahoo Mail accounts.
As of 2020, Yahoo Mail supports both POP (Post Office Protocol) and IMAP protocols for accessing email accounts. You can choose which protocol to use when setting up your email client or mobile app.
Here are the details:
- POP: Yahoo Mail supports POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) for downloading email messages from the server. When you use POP, your email client or app will download messages from the Yahoo Mail server and store them on your local device. This means that your email messages will be deleted from the Yahoo Mail server after they're downloaded.
- IMAP: Yahoo Mail also supports IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol version 4) for accessing email messages on the server. With IMAP, your email client or app will connect to the Yahoo Mail server and retrieve messages, but they will not be deleted from the server. This allows you to access your email messages from multiple devices and keep them synchronized across all devices.
To set up your Yahoo Mail account using POP or IMAP, you'll need to configure your email client or mobile app with the following settings:
- Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com (IMAP) or pop.mail.yahoo.com (POP)
- Port: 993 (IMAP) or 110 (POP)
- Username: Your Yahoo Mail address (e.g., [yourname]@yahoo.com)
- Password: Your Yahoo Mail password
Keep in mind that Yahoo Mail has some limitations and restrictions when using POP or IMAP, such as limitations on the number of messages you can download or the frequency of connections. You can find more information on Yahoo's support pages.