yahoo mail help

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  1. mantra

    mantra Registered Member

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    Hi

    i created a new yahoo mail account

    it's ends with @yahoo.com
    but i live in europe
    i can't use pop3 or imap because i guess it looks an american account and need a pro version
    but in europe it's free
    when i log in with firefox it's in english
    POP-out and forwarding -> i get
    is there a way or a tutorial to fix it?
    i have another previous account that works great

    are they still free for europe?
    thanks
    cheers
     
  2. Pinga

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    Don't even try, Yahoo's a disaster - they won't allow basic stuff like mail forwarding, let alone POP. Use GMX.com instead, or any of the big names.
     
  3. Raza0007

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    Yahoo never had mail forwarding, POP or IMAP access for their free email service. That has always been reserved for their paid mail customers. So, if you want to download your mail to an email client like outlook, you need to switch to a different company.
     
  4. mantra

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    i have always had a full free service here in europe (outside uk)
     
  5. Raza0007

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    Really! I have had a Yahoo mail account since 1997 and I have never seen Yahoo offer free POP or free mail forwarding.
     
  6. chrisretusn

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    mantra, There are two things to try.

    Go to your Account Information page. Under Account Settings and check the following and set to the correct information. This may or my not help.

    1,. "Set language, site, time zone"

    2. "View/Update your saved locations"

    @Raza0007 and Pinga. I have 4 free Yahoo! Mail Accounts all of them have POP3, Mail Forwarding and IMAP access.
     
  7. Pinga

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    Thanks for the tip but I won't relocate to the Phillipines anytime soon :D
    And I've long given up on Yahoo, there are better mail providers.

    So apparently Yahoo's offerings are diversified depending on location. In Europe, they are offering this:
    http://overview.mail.yahoo.com/enhancements/mailplus

    For those who need it, there's a workaround called YPOPs!
    http://ypopsemail.com/
     
  8. Trooper

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    Not to hijack, but how is GMX.com for email? Have you ever tried it?

    Thanks.
     
  9. Pinga

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    For over a decade :p
     
  10. Raza0007

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    Are these accounts on Yahoo.com or Yahoo.com.ph ?
     
  11. mantra

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    thanks
    i tried them but no good luck
    by the way i have older yahoo account with pop3 and they work 100%
     
  12. chrisretusn

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    Three are yahoo.com, one is yahoo.com.ph. One yahoo.com address was originated in the US back in 2003.
     
  13. chrisretusn

    chrisretusn Registered Member

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    I used to use YPOPs!, it was a great program. It is no longer developed, last release was in 2009.

    FreePOPs might be a better choice. I used to use that too. Now no longer needed.
     
  14. mantra

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    update
    i guess it did work
    now i can use imap with thunderbird
    i will try to add to my galaxy samsun too
    thanks! cheers:thumb:

    ps by the way yahoo looks silly because via browser (firefox) that can know the location
     
  15. ellison64

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    I also have a free yahoo pop mail account however my yahoo address ends in .co.uk not com.Pop server that i use is pop.mail.yahoo.com port 995
     
  16. mantra

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    hi
    is there a way to use the unlimited space to store files?
    is there a program to do it?
    thanks
     
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