Make Yahoo! Mail Work in Apple Mail

Unlike Gmail and AOL, Yahoo! does not offer free POP or IMAP service. This means according to Yahoo!, unless you pay about $20 dollars a year, you cannot configure it to work with desktop email software like an Apple Mail. But it is possible.

Steps

  1. Go to e-link. In the lower right-hand corner, you will see a link that says "Download". Click on it.
  2. Know that when it is finished downloading, go to your downloads folder (or wherever things usually download to) and click the .dmg file. A message will pop up. If you agree, click agree. A drive will appear on your desktop. Open it (if it is not already opened) and drag the MacFreePOP's folder to your Applications folder. Eject the drive.
  3. Go to your applications folder and open the MacFreePOP's folder. Click the MacFreePOP's icon and the program should start.
  4. Click the button that says start freepopsd service<tt>. For easiest results, click the extra options triangle, and check Auto start service when MacFreePOP's is opened. You might also want to set MacFreePOP's as a login item.

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    • Open Mail (in applications folder).
    • Go to the Mail menu and click <tt>Preferences
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  5. Click the accounts tab.
  6. Click the plus button at the bottom left hand corner.
  7. Click POP from the drop down menu.
  8. In the Description box, call it what ever you want (ex. Yahoo!, Y! Mail)
  9. In the Email Address box, just type your Yahoo! email address.
  10. In the Full Name box, just type your name.
  11. For the incoming mail server, go back to MacFreePOPs and look at what it says in the drop down drawer for the incoming mail server and type that in.
  12. In the User Name box, type your email address again.
  13. In the Password box, type your Yahoo! password.
  14. Click the Advanced tab.
  15. Type 2000 in the port box.
  16. Exit out of Mail preferences (click save when prompted).
  17. Click Get Mail.
  18. You will be prompted with a password so just type it in and unless you want to see this message every time you open mail, click the Remember Password in Keychain check box.



Tips

  • Remember, for this to work, MacFreePOP's has to be running (its OK if you quit it because it will run in the background but when your restart or log out and log back in, you have to reboot it.
  • This may work on other email programs such as Mozilla Thunderbird.

Warnings

  • The program used for this was Apple Mail 1.3.11. Other programs or other versions of this program may not work as expected.

Things You'll Need

  • A computer running Mac OS 10.2 or later
  • A Yahoo Mail account
  • Apple Mail

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