With POP and IMAP access, you can manage your email from your favorite email client like Outlook, Thunderbird, the iOS mail app, etc. The main difference between POP and IMAP is that the former only allows for one-way sync and the latter can do two-way sync.

With two-way sync, if you delete an email in the Outlook client app, it will also be deleted from the email servers. With POP, the email would remain on your server and would still remain when viewing your email on other devices. Unless you have a specific reason, you should always use IMAP.

To set up Yahoo Mail with POP3 or IMAP using Outlook, follow these steps:

  1. Open Outlook and sign in.
  2. Click the File tab and select Options.
  3. Under the Email Accounts heading, click the Add an Account button.
  4. In the Add an Account dialog box, enter yahoomail in the Name field and click OK.
  5. In the Server field, enter your Yahoo Mail server’s hostname or IP address (for example, mail.yahoo.com).
  6. In the Port field, enter your Yahoo Mail server’s port number (for example, 25).
  7. Click OK to close the Options dialog box and return to Outlook’s main window.
  8. Under the Email Accounts heading, click your new Yahoo Mail account name to open its settings window (if it doesn’t already appear). Now that you have set up your Yahoo Mail account, you can start using it by following these steps:
  1. Open Outlook and sign in to your account; if you’re not already signed in, do so now by clicking on the email address associated with your account in your email client or on yahoomail’s main page at www.yahoomail .com).
  2. On Outlook’s main window, under the Email Accounts heading, click on your new Yahoo Mail account name to open its settings window (if it doesn’t already appear).
  3. Underneath “Incoming mail,” select whether you want to use POP3 or IMAP as your email client; if you’re using a different email client than Outlook normally uses (for example if you’re using Gmail), then this setting will be exactly the same for both options but will be located in different locations within each program respectively: for POP3 it will be at pop3://mail@mail .yahoo .com/ ; for IMAP it will be at imap://imap- ..

Setup Yahoo Mail in Outlook

Yahoo email accounts are eligible for both POP and IMAP access without having to make any changes to your account. In Gmail, you have to specifically go in and enable POP or IMAP before it will work. With Yahoo, it’s just enabled all the time, which probably isn’t a good thing in terms of security. However, there is not much we can do about that.

Enter your email address and password, and then click on the Next button. On the next screen, you will be asked to provide a name for your new account. Enter a name for your account, and then click on the Next button. On the next screen, you will be asked to provide a description for your new account. Enter a brief description of your business or organization, and then click on the Next button. On the next screen, you will be asked to provide contact information for yourself. Enter your full email address and phone number, and then click on the Finish button. ..

manual setup or additional server types

Now you will need to enter your username and password. If you are using an email account with a provider other than Gmail, Yahoo, or AOL, be sure to enter the correct user name and password for that account. If you are using Gmail, Yahoo, or AOL, simply click the corresponding button and enter your login information. ..

The next screen is the most important part of the process. Here we have to manually enter all of the server and login information for your Yahoo Mail account.

Your Name Yahoo Email Address IMAP Account Type

To log on to your Yahoo account, make sure you enter your full email address and password. If you have two-factor enabled on your Yahoo account, you’ll need to generate an app password instead of using your normal Yahoo password. ..

In the Secure Password Authentication (SPA) box, you can set up a password for your account. Click on the More Settings button to learn more about this feature.

First, we need to make a couple of changes. Click on Outgoing Server and make sure the My outgoing server (SMTP) require authentication box is checked. Then click on the Advanced tab. Here, we have to make a couple of changes. First, click on Outgoing Server and make sure the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication box is checked. Then click on the Advanced tab. First, we need to make a couple of changes. Click on Outgoing Server and make sure the My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication box is checked. Then click on the Advanced tab. ..

We have to change the IMAP port to 993 and the SMTP port to 465 or 587, you can pick. Next, you need to choose SSL for the type of encrypted connection for both incoming and outgoing. Click OK and then Outlook should automatically start an email test.

If you try to log into your email server and then send a test email message, it may not work. You may see some green checkmarks or a message saying that the email server is not accessible. If this happens, make sure you areconfigured correctly and that you have typed in your password.

Incoming mail server: pop3 Outgoing mail server: imap If you are using a web-based email client, such as Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, or Outlook.com, you can also configure your email settings by clicking on the gear icon in the top right corner of the screen and selecting Settings. On the General tab, under “Mail Server,” select “POP3” or “IMAP.” ..

To use port 995 for incoming mail server, but still be able to use 465 or 587 for outgoing mail, you need to go to the More Settings option. ..

To connect to the server securely, you need to check the This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL) box and choose SSL from the drop down under Outgoing server. You also need to go to the Outgoing Server tab and check that same My outgoing server requires authentication box. ..

After the email test, you’ll see a confirmation window that shows that you’re all set to go.

Now, click on the Send/Receive All Folders button and all of your email will start to load into Outlook.

That’s all there is to it! You can now access your Yahoo Mail on your desired email client and have it synced to all of your devices if you use IMAP. If you have any questions, feel free to comment. Enjoy!