Yahoo Mail - IMAP

[WitnessX]

Didn't see this posted here, so here's a contribution I hope helps ya (since I get so much help in this forum). I almost paid for Yahoo Plus (not expensive really) to POP my mail to the Mogul, but my wife (HTC Touch) gets mail for free. So drilling down to the email setup, you too can IMAP to Yahoo for fwee:

Incoming: imap.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing: smtp.mobile.mail.yahoo.com

So there ya go. Rep me if it helps. Thanks!

[freeza]

What are the advantages in using IMAP over POP3

[WitnessX]

Originally Posted by freeza

What are the advantages in using IMAP over POP3

Other than it costs nothing at the moment, there are two distinct advantages for using IMAP that I prefer:

- A message that has been "Read", stays "Read." My Gmail POP continues to deliver "New" mail to me, even though I read it already.

- My Yahoo folders are accessible, in that I'm able to file items on the Yahoo mail server.

Those features are nice to have, but the $0 was the clincher - heh. More info on IMAP here if you'd like to read: http://www.imap.org/imap.vs.pop.html

[one0one951]

Thanks, I was growing tired of YahooGo! eating up my memory.

[1999TL]

I didn't even have to enter in any settings. Actually, there wasn't even a place where I could enter my settings. wm 6.1 just found the yahoo settings and the auto entered them in. So nobody has to pay for the mail services this way? I just dont want to end up getting charged somehow.

[1999TL]

I checked my settings after my acct was setup and they gave me the same addresses that the OP posted. Crazy, I just set up a friend's email service on his phone b/c he just bought yahoo plus. THANKS Witness X

[WitnessX]

Heh - that sucks for your friend. Yeah, no charges will apply other than internet access.

[dmaul3300]

Originally Posted by WitnessX

Other than it costs nothing at the moment, there are two distinct advantages for using IMAP that I prefer:

- A message that has been "Read", stays "Read." My Gmail POP continues to deliver "New" mail to me, even though I read it already.

- My Yahoo folders are accessible, in that I'm able to file items on the Yahoo mail server.

Those features are nice to have, but the $0 was the clincher - heh. More info on IMAP here if you'd like to read: http://www.imap.org/imap.vs.pop.html

gmail has IMAP settings also.

Enable IMAP in your Gmail account settings.
Open the Start menu and select Programs > Messaging > New E-mail Account.
Enter your Gmail username (including '@gmail.com') in the E-mail Address field.
Uncheck the box to get settings automatically from the Internet and select Next.
Select Internet e-mail as your email provider in the drop-down menu.
Enter your name as you want it to appear in sent emails.
Enter a descriptive name for the email account and select Next.
Enter 'imap.gmail.com' in the Incoming Mail Server field.
Select IMAP4 as the Account type from the drop-down menu and select Next.
Enter your Gmail username (including '@gmail.com') and password.
Select Next.
Enter 'smtp.gmail.com' in the Outgoing (SMTP) Mail Server field.
Make sure that the Outgoing server requires authentication box is checked.
Select the Advanced Server Settings link.
Make sure that the Require SSL box is checked for both incoming and outgoing emails.
Select The Internet as the network connection from the drop-down menu.
Select Done and then Next.
Select how often you want your phone to send/receive emails from the drop-down menu.

[WitnessX]

GMail too? Shweet. Time to change settings. Thanks.