Yahoo Mail enabled free POP3/SMTP service

[war1]

Yahoo Mail in US has quietly enabled free POP3/SMTP service for US users. Many countries have previously free POP3 access.

Incoming server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
Incoming port 110

Outgoing server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing port 25, SSL enabled
Ougoing server authentication required

I tested these settings in Windows Live Mail, and they work. Outgoing port 587 probably will work, but I have not tested.

I can receive using this setting in POP Peeper, but can send on with SMTP encryption set to SSL.

[devega]

Hi,
as you have mentioned other countries had POP3.
Have you tried this settings? It works for yahoo.es domain:

Incoming server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
Incoming port 995 (Use SSL)

Outgoing server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing port 465 (Use SSL)
Ougoing server authentication required

Maybe you can also use them.

[war1]

devega,

No, I have not tried yahoo.es. But I have an POP3 account with yahoo.cn. As of a month ago, at least 3 countries do not offer free Yahoo POP3 access, Yahoo US, Yahoo India, and Yahoo Australia. Since Yahoo US is getting free POP3 access, the other countries previously banned will get it too.

Hi,
as you have mentioned other countries had POP3.
Have you tried this settings? It works for yahoo.es domain:

Incoming server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
Incoming port 995 (Use SSL)

Outgoing server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing port 465 (Use SSL)
Ougoing server authentication required

Maybe you can also use them.

[devega]

Sorry, it wasn't my intention to make you to use yahoo.es, but using the rest of the settings (ports, SSL using, etc.) with your US servers (pop.mail.yahoo.com and smtp.mail.yahoo.com).
Since you stated you weren't able to send with your current settings, maybe the ones I provided work for you (and others in the US).

Regards

[war1]

For POP Peeper, to send port 25 and SSL enabled will work.

[Jeff]

Well, well, well... surprising news. As I recall, Yahoo had free pop3/smtp service when PP v1.0 was released (Jan 2002). I added Hotmail support soon after v1.0, and within a few months, Yahoo stopped free pop3/smtp and I added Yahoo support (summer 2002).

I tried various settings, and the only one I got to work was the default SSL connection (port 465). My ISP blocks port 25, and using SSL or TLS didn't work on 587.

[Catman51]

Tried all the settings, wouldn't work for me?

[war1]

SteveM,

Since Yahoo has not made an official announcement, they may still be rolling POP3 access to users.

[Catman51]

SteveM,

Since Yahoo has not made an official announcement, they may still be rolling POP3 access to users.

Thanks, I'll keep an eye out for any updates.

[johnwrites]

Is there any update on this?

With a yahoo.co.uk address I cannot enable POP3 or SMTP.

On yahoo.com POP 3 will not work and server type must be set to yahoo but I can enable SMTP

Under Sendmail

SMTP Server smtp.mail.yahoo.com

SSL port 465

requires authentication

[war1]

You need to enable POP3 in Yahoo Options settings. Then POP3/SMTP will work.

If you have already done that, can you access Yahoo via your email client, like Outlook or Thunderbird?

[johnwrites]

You need to enable POP3 in Yahoo Options settings. Then POP3/SMTP will work.

All works except I cannot have ssl on the POP3 server. If I do I get a message asking if the SSL plug in is present or something like that. SSL plugin 0.9.8.10 is ticked under Options plugins > The plug in is program wide isn't it not account wide?
POP3
pop.mail.yahoo.com
No SSL
port 110

If you have already done that, can you access Yahoo via your email client, like Outlook or Thunderbird?

yes windows mail but isp does not support SSL

Thanks for your help, much appreciated

PS On my yahoo dot.com accounts I cannot turn on pop unless I choose paid version

[war1]

Many Yahoo.com accounts are not free with POP3 access. So POP3 protocol may not be accessible for you.

[johnwrites]

Many Yahoo.com accounts are not free with POP3 access. So POP3 protocol may not be accessible for you.

ok is ssl not on yahoo.co.uk pop3 or am i doing something wrong

[war1]

yahoo.co.uk is the same company but different name. Yes, it will work without SSL.

[johnwrites]

Yes, it will work without SSL.

But not with ssl? Or should it?
Also the accounts I changed to pop3/smtp have online and HTML icons greyed out in toolbar when I click on a message whether in plain or rich text

[war1]

I tried it with and without SSL. Both work.

[johnwrites]

I tried it with and without SSL. Both work.

ssl did not work for me before but does now. may have had wrong port
should html and online be greyed out on toolbar?

[Jeff]

HTML will be grayed out if the message doesn't have HTML (webmail always has HTML due to the nature of how it's retrieved; POP3/Imap depends on the sender). View Online is only available to webmail-based accounts, not POP3/Imap.

[johnwrites]

HTML will be grayed out if the message doesn't have HTML (webmail always has HTML due to the nature of how it's retrieved; POP3/Imap depends on the sender). View Online is only available to webmail-based accounts, not POP3/Imap.

Noted, thanks Jeff