Setting up e-mail servers

[penny]

i have no idea what to put in the "incoming mail server type" and "outgoing
e-mail server (smtp) name". i use yahoo e-mail and am trying to setup my new
"windows mail" account.
thanks

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Are you a Yahoo Mail Plus subscriber or is your Yahoo account associated
with your ISP (e.g., ATT)?

 

[ywy1127]

i have no idea what to put in the "incoming mail server type" and "outgoing
e-mail server (smtp) name". i use yahoo e-mail and am trying to setup my new
"windows mail" account.
thanks

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

US-based free Yahoo accounts have webmail access only, no POP
access. Windows Mail handles POP mail but not Yahoo webmail.
Yahoo's solution is to pay them for 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

If you are OK with using a non-Yahoo email address, you have these other
solutions that will work with Windows Mail:
* Use the email address assigned to you by your ISP.
* Use a free Gmail, AOL, or Hotmail/Live account.

You can also continue to use Yahoo's webmail: http://mail.yahoo.com
If you need more help with any of these solutions, just ask.