I need so much help!
I need to set up and email account but i have no idea what it means when it asks me for incoming email server type, incoming mail server, and outgoing email name?
please help me.
i have a laptop and its windows vista, windows mail.
HELP!
I faced the same problem the first time i tried this. But I solved it.
I don’t know what email account you have but, I am using yahoo mail.
Incoming email server type
- is the protocol used to handle your incoming and outgoing email. For most of email account (Yahoo and Gmail) , the protocol is POP3.
Incoming/Outgoing mail Server
- is your email server address for example:
Yahoo.com mail : pop.mail.yahoo.com (incoming)
smtp.mail.yahoo.com (outgoing)
Yahoo.co.uk mail : pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk
smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk (outgoing)
Gmail: pop.gmail.com (incoming) and smtp.gmail.com (outgoing)
BUT REMEMBER:
You also need to set up your yahoo mail option for pop&forwarding.
Go to your yahoo mail page.
At the top right hand side of your yahoo mail page click Option–>Mail Options.
Then click POP& Forwarding.
If you are using Yahoo! Mail you will be asked to go to Yahoo! Mail Classic.
Just follow the instruction there, you won’t be lost!
For yahoo mail you need upgrade to yahoo mail plus (@ $19.99 per year).to get the full pop3 service for access to Outlook,Incredimail, Thunderbird and others.
For more info on setting up your pop3 account see the link below.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/classic/mailplus/pop/pop-35.html
* Incoming Mail Server (POP3): plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com
Use SSL, port: 995
* Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP): plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Use SSL, port: 465, use authentication.
There is a free program called “YPOPS” it’s not approved by yahoo and is not fully compatible some users can get it to work but most can’t.
If you have “yahoo.co.uk” address some users can get free pop forwarding see below.
Click “options” (top right) on your mail page>mail options>pop and forwarding>
Set up or edit pop & forwarding>type in the address you want to forward to and
click save.
* Incoming mail server (POP3): pop.mail.yahoo.co.uk
Use SSL, port: 995
* Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smpt.mail.yahoo.co.uk
Use SSL, port: 465.
Note: In order to be able to send emails from outlook and others through/to yahoo (pop3) you need to pay for a yahoo mail plus account. @ £11.99 per year.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/uk/yahoo/mail/classic/manage/pop-06.html