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Let me know if you want to know how to set it up with the third party software - note that as far as I know it only works with the Classic version of Yahoo Mail

I have PM'd you Errol, thank you again for your help.

ann
Glos

First off you need to download and install YPops from:

http://ypopsemail.com/download

It may be wise to create a System Restore point before you do anything.

1. Make sure YPops is running and open Windows Mail.
2. From theWindows Mail Tools menu select Accounts.
3. Click on Add.
4. Highlight "E-mail Account" and Click Next.
5. Type your name and click Next.
6. Enter your Yahoo! Mail address under E-mail address.
7. Click Next.
8. Make sure POP3 is selected under Incoming e-mail.
9. Enter "localhost" (no space) under Incoming mail (POP3 or IMAP) server.
10. If you find "localhost" doesn't work try "127.0.0.1" instead.
11. Type "localhost" under Outgoing e-mail server (SMTP).
12. If you find "localhost" doesn't work try again try "127.0.0.1" for this option as well.
13. Click Next.
14. Under E-mail username type your Yahoo! Mail user name which is your email address without the "@yahoo.com".
15. Type your Yahoo! Mail password under Password.
16. Click Next.
17. Click Finish.
18. Click Close.

Ann, I have a yahoo address as well as a plusnet one, and receive and send from the yahoo one in the yahoo site.

But Joy she is trying to set it up to run with Windows Mail rather than as webmail

Thank you Errol, I will wait until OH comes in and do it, will let you know how we get on, thank you for your help.

Joy, I can access it via the web site but want it on Windows mail as I have more than one e mail address and it is easier to access them all together.

ann
Glos

I see.

Errol
we have set up the account with windows mail and can receive e mails from yahoo, Beeb and Blueyonder (the three accounts on mine pluus OH has GMail on his.)

We can send on Beeb and blueyonder and OH can send on Gmail. neither of us (we both have windows mail/Vista,) can send from Yahoo on windows mail. We can send and receive on yahoo on the web site.

Ann
Glos

Have you tried all the above, Ann? I'm just off for a pint but will be around this everning.

Hi Errol
Yes, tried all the above but I have also trawled through the yahoo help and found the answer. It is as you said in the beginning, If you want to send mail via another provider you have to pay 20 dollars a year. So I wont be doing that, will send via the web site. Might even switch to Gmail as that can be sent via windows mail because OH has it.

Thanks again for your help.

Ann
Glos