trying to set up yahoo mail with windows live mail

[abeperez86]

i get a box asking for my user name and password for my mail server.

"logon to pop.mail.yahoo.com
please verify that both username and password are correct for your mail server
username__________
password__________"

i tried my account name and password to log on to my yahoo account and for
logging in to my computer.
what can i do?!

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You can verify that you have the correct username and password by
logging in to Yahoo's webmail (with your browser):
http://mail.yahoo.com.

I don't think that pop.mail.yahoo.com server is used any longer.
What type of Yahoo account do you have, free, premium 'Mail Plus',
or a partnered account through your ISP?

 

[abeperez86]

it's a free yahoo account

You can verify that you have the correct username and password by
logging in to Yahoo's webmail (with your browser):
http://mail.yahoo.com.

I don't think that pop.mail.yahoo.com server is used any longer.
What type of Yahoo account do you have, free, premium 'Mail Plus',
or a partnered account through your ISP?

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

US-based free Yahoo accounts have webmail access only,
no POP access. Windows Mail handles POP mail but not webmail.
There are two possible solutions:

1. How did you access Yahoo mail before? If you are happy with
webmail via your browser, you can continue to use that.

2. Pay Yahoo to get their premium "Mail Plus" service:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/overview/index.html
and use the special settings for that service:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/mailplus/pop/pop-14.html

 

[abeperez86]

That is exactly what i needed to hear. Thank you so much for the
enlightenment. This definitely gets rid of a lot of headaches!

-Abraham

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

You're very welcome.