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Solvostond

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« on: September 22, 2003, 03:43:26 pm »
How do I know which types of email available are POP3 (such as Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) and then how do I find out which server they are using?
Specifically, Yahoo.  Thanks!
 

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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2003, 01:31:07 pm »
Hello,

I am a Yahoo-Prodigy paid subscriber, so I poked around their main mail page until I found "options" and then some information about setting up POP settings.

I remember when I used to use Outlook Express that I had to change POP settings if I went from one Internet Service Provider to another.  (The POP settings allow your e-mail program on your computer to find and access your mail from the web.)

For a fairly large table of Yahoo POP settings, check this Yahoo web page:
 http://support.sbcglobal.net/article.php?item=287

In my particular case, the domain-name portion of my personal e-mail account is prodigy.net, so my POP is as follows:

Incoming: pop.prodigy.yahoo.com

Incoming mail server: POP3
Incoming mail port #: 110
Outgoing mail port #: 25

Outgoing: smtp.prodigy.yahoo.com

However, yours may be different depending on your particular service.  The page-link I gave you might solve the problem, or you might find more information by going to the "options" and poking around on your own mail page.  

Also, if you've ever used Outlook Express to get your mail from your current account, you should be able to find your POP settings somewhere on the "settings" or "options" dialogue boxes of Outlook Express on your computer. Unfortunately, as I recall, you do have to do a bit of hunting to find them, but they're there.

I hope this puts you closer to finding your POP settings.  Have a good day!

Sincerely,

Don
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Solvostond

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« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2003, 02:15:02 am »
Thanks for the help Mr. Ferguson.  I did actually find the settings for yahoo, and plugged em into Hal, but they didnt' work...I got an email from Yahoo telling me I have to be a paid subscriber to make it happen [:(]  Gonna try to find a free email service that will let me do it.
 

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« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2003, 01:50:44 pm »
you might find this usefull..

http://www.boolean.ca/hotpop/

it functions as a proxy for web based e-mail accounts
so smtp email can be sent/recieved via pop3
"out of the box" it is configured to use hotmail
(freeware, worth a look at)