Setup yahoo email pop

Here's a step-by-step guide to setting up Yahoo email with POP (Post Office Protocol) on your email client:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have a Yahoo email account.
  2. You have an email client installed on your device (e.g., Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail).

Step 1: Enable POP in Yahoo Mail

  1. Log in to your Yahoo Mail account.
  2. Click on the gear icon () in the top right corner of the page.
  3. Select "More settings" from the dropdown menu.
  4. Click on the "Accounts" tab.
  5. Scroll down to the "POP and IMAP" section.
  6. Toggle the switch next to "POP" to the "On" position.
  7. Click "Save" to save your changes.

Step 2: Configure your email client

  1. Open your email client and go to the settings or preferences menu.
  2. Look for the "Accounts" or "Email" section and click on it.
  3. Click on "Add account" or "New account" and select "POP" or "POP3" as the account type.
  4. Enter the following settings:
    • Username: Your full Yahoo email address (e.g., [yourname]@yahoo.com).
    • Password: Your Yahoo email password.
    • POP Server: pop.mail.yahoo.com (or pop-server.mail.yahoo.com for some regions).
    • Port: 995 (or 110 for some regions).
    • SSL/TLS: Enable SSL/TLS encryption.
  5. Click "Next" or "Finish" to save your changes.

Step 3: Verify your settings

  1. Check your email client to see if it's able to connect to your Yahoo email account using POP.
  2. If you encounter any issues, check your email client's settings and ensure that they match the ones listed above.

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