Use windows live mail with yahoo

A blast from the past! Windows Live Mail (WLM) is a discontinued email client from Microsoft, but you can still use it to access your Yahoo email account. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you set up WLM to work with Yahoo:

Prerequisites:

  1. You have Windows Live Mail installed on your computer.
  2. You have a Yahoo email account (e.g., @yahoo.com, @ymail.com, or @rocketmail.com).

Step 1: Create a Yahoo account if you don't have one

If you don't have a Yahoo email account, create one by going to the Yahoo sign-up page and following the prompts.

Step 2: Set up Windows Live Mail

  1. Open Windows Live Mail on your computer.
  2. Click on "Email" in the top menu bar and select "Account Settings" from the drop-down menu.
  3. Click on "Add an email account" and select "Manual setup or additional server types".
  4. Choose "POP" or "IMAP" as the account type (IMAP is recommended for syncing emails across devices).

Step 3: Enter your Yahoo email account settings

  1. In the "Account Settings" window, enter the following information:
    • Your Name: Enter your name as you want it to appear in the "From" field of your emails.
    • Email Address: Enter your Yahoo email address (e.g., [yourname]@yahoo.com).
    • Password: Enter your Yahoo email password.
    • POP3 Server: Enter pop.mail.yahoo.com (or pop-server.mail.yahoo.com if you're using a custom domain).
    • POP3 Port: Enter 995 (or 110 if you're using a custom domain).
    • SMTP Server: Enter smtp.mail.yahoo.com (or smtp-server.mail.yahoo.com if you're using a custom domain).
    • SMTP Port: Enter 587 (or 25 if you're using a custom domain).
  2. Click "Next" to continue.

Step 4: Configure your Yahoo email account in WLM

  1. In the "Account Settings" window, select the "More Settings" button.
  2. In the "More Settings" window, click on the "Outgoing Server" tab.
  3. Check the box next to "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication".
  4. Select "Use same settings as my incoming mail server".
  5. Click "OK" to save your changes.

Step 5: Test your Yahoo email account in WLM

  1. Click on the "Send/Receive" button in WLM to test your connection.
  2. If everything is set up correctly, you should see your Yahoo emails in WLM.

That's it! You should now be able to access your Yahoo email account using Windows Live Mail.