Yahoo mail setup on Outlook

On this page you find the Yahoo mail settings for Outlook. Follow the step-by-step Outlook guide or use the settings overview with the imap and pop3 server email settings for Yahoo.

Outlook guide to setup Yahoo mail

1 Start Outlook, click the File tab and click in the category information Account Settings

2 Click in the tab Email on New.

3 Switch on Server Settings and click Next.

4 Select Internet Email Addresses, click Next and enter the following data among user data:

Your name: Your full name.
Email Address: your Yahoo email address.

5 In the box Type Account below Server Information, select imap and fill out the following information:

Incoming e-mail: imap.mail.yahoo.com
Incoming port: 993

Outgoing e-mail: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing port: 587

6 Under Login Information fill in the following settings:

E-mail: your Yahoo email-adress
Password: your Yahoo email-password

Login with security: ssl

7 Click on Test Account Settings. If all goes well, click next and then finish.

Question and Answer

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4 years ago

Mail settings Yahoo

POP / IMAP	imap
Incoming server	imap.mail.yahoo.com
Incoming port	993
SSl (security) incoming	ssl
Outgoing server	smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing port	587
Requires sign-in	yes