Yahoo! Mail POP Access... for Free!

Ok, so I'm a cheap-skate... I admit it! I hate the idea of forking over $20 just so I can have access to my free Yahoo! mail account via Outlook. Well, thanks to a free application called YahooPops, you can POP your Yahoo! email at no cost to you.

Once you download and install the app, configuring Outlook 2003 is as follows:

1. Select Tools -> Email accounts from the main menu
2. Select Add a new email account and click o­n Next
3. Select POP3 as the Server Type. Click Next
4. Enter your username and full Yahoo! email address under 'User Information'
5. Enter your Yahoo! Login id and password under 'Logon Information'
6. Enter 'localhost' as your Incoming mail server
7. Enter localhost as the SMTP server as your outgoing mail server
8. Click o­n the More Settings button and select the Advanced tab
9. Increase the Server Timeout to 'Long' (10 minutes)
10. Select the Outgoing Server tab
11. Enable "My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication". Select "Log o­n using" and enter your Yahoo Mail address as the username and your Yahoo Mail password as the password.
12. Click Ok to close the More Settings dialog
13. Click Next and then Finish