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How to Access Free Yahoo! Mail with Outlook for Mac

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Enter your Yahoo! Mail address under "E-mail address:"
Click

Click "Add Account"

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  • Enter your Yahoo! Mail address under E-mail address:.
  • Type your Yahoo! Mail password under Password:.
  • Make sure Configure automatically is not checked.
  • Enter your full Yahoo! Mail address under User name.
  • Make sure POP is selected under Type:.
  • Enter "localhost" under Incoming server:.
  • Make sure Override default port is not checked.
  • Enter "2000" after the : following "localhost".
  • Make sure Use SSL to connect (recommended) is not checked.
  • Enter your ISP or other email account's mail server under Outgoing server:.
    • You cannot send mail through MacFreePOPs or Yahoo! Mail; you can send using a mail server you also use with another email account, though, such as Gmail or AIM Mail.
    • To use Gmail, for instance, enter "smtp.gmail.com" under Outgoing server:; make sure Override default port is checked; enter "465" after the : following "smtp.gmail.com"; and make sure Use SSL to connect (recommended) is checked.
  • Click Add Account.

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