Configure POP3 & SMTP mail clients

Incoming and Outgoing Mail Server Settings for Yahoo! Mail and GMail

Why & when do I need these settings?

Yahoo! Mail, GMail and other providers are basically email services designed to provide you with email mailbox access directly from the web. However, going online and logging on to their sites is not always the most convenient way for reading and sending emails.

On the other hand, you have the alternative to send and receive emails through such a mailbox by using a local email client software, such as Outlook Express, Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird, Thunderbird, etc. In order to properly use it, you need to configure your email software with the incoming and outgoing mail servers of your email provider (Gmail, Yahoo! Mail).

Mail Server Settings

Yahoo! Mail Settings

Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.yahoo.com
Incoming Port Number - 995
SSL Enabled - Yes (Select the check box "This server requires a Secure Connection")

Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing Port Number - 465
SSL Enabled - Yes (Select the check box "This server requires a Secure Connection")

Incoming Mail Server

Username - your_yahooid (This field changes based on the different users and not full emal id only username)
Password - your_yahoomail_password (This field changes based on the different users)

Outgoing Mail Server

Select the check box "My server requires authentication"
And in that select "Use Settings same as incoming mail server" radio button.



Gmail Settings

Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.gmail.com
Incoming Port Number - 995
SSL Enabled - Yes (Select the check box "This server requires a Secure Connection")

Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.gmail.com
Outgoing Port Number - 25 or 587 or 465
SSL Enabled - Yes (Select the check box "This server requires a Secure Connection")

Incoming Mail Server

Username - your_gmailid (This field changes based on the different users and only username not the full email id)
Password - your_gmail_password (This field changes based on the different users)

Outgoing Mail Server

Select the check box "My server requires authentication"
And in that select "Use Settings same as incoming mail server" radio button.



General guidelines

• If you want to store the messages in the mail server also then select the option "Leave a copy of messages on server"
  
• When you sent the mails from mail client it will be automatically saved in sent items folder of your mail service provider (i.e. GMail, Yahoo! Mail, etc.)