Configuring your email client
Once you have installed Yahoo IMAP Connector, you need to setup your email client (e.g. Microsoft Outlook) to use it. Your email client will connect to the “Yahoo IMAP Connector”, which will in turn connect to Yahoo!™ mail servers to retrieve your email.
Here are detailed instructions for several email clients:
If your email client is not listed above, you can use the following settings:
Incoming Email Server
|
Server Type |
IMAP |
|
Server Name |
127.0.0.1 |
|
Port |
27143 |
|
Security |
None/Plaintext |
|
User Name |
Your yahoo email address (e.g. example@yahoo.com) |
|
Password |
Your yahoo email password (e.g. password) |
Outgoing Email Server
|
Server Type |
SMTP |
|
Server Name |
smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk |
|
Port |
465 |
|
Security |
SSL |
|
User Name |
Your yahoo email address (e.g. example@yahoo.com) |
|
Password |
Your yahoo email password (e.g. password) |
*Note that no quotation marks are needed for any of these settings