Question:What is a POP or a POP3 account?

What is a POP or POP3 account?

POP or POP3 is the abbreviation for Post Office Protocol (3 being the version). It is a commonly used method of retrieving email from a server to a client. And "POP account" is actually an email account supporting the retrieval of...

How do I set up a pop3 yahoo account is the server pop.yahoo.com?

When setting up a pop3 account for yahoo, you need to put in: plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com.

How i can change pop setting in my account to to pop3??

Use these settings to access Yahoo! Mail Plus using your favorite email reader. Note: If you can't add new POP or new SMTP servers in your mail reader program, you need to change your current mail settings to access your Yahoo! Mail Plus ac...

what are the account servers smtp pop thingies for my mail account so that i can get it working on outlook, ta

Q: trying to get mail working on an old PC running win98, just need to know details of mail servers for a yahoo.co.uk account, is it pop3 or imap or what? please help, it's all really simple i just don't know much

A: These are the instructions for Outlook express to access yahoo POP3 I assume Outlook is the same:1. Click tools.2. Accounts3. select the Yahoo acount.4. Click properties5. Give the account a name, enter the name of the account and the email address, the check the box marked include this account when receiving mail or sycronising.6. Click server at the top and fill in this info:pop.mail.yahoo.co.uksmtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk If you're using Yahoo.com substitute that for Yahoo.co.uk.Put you account name in as it appears in your email address but just the bit before the @.Put in your password and check the remember password box.Check the my server requires authenification box.7. Click connection at the top and make sure you have the right connection. It probably says broadband connection. I've recently changed that on mine to local area network - because I'm using a local area network! 8.Click advanced and check the port numbers,They should be SMTP: 25 Pop3: 110Note don't check any of the boxes on that page and click OK.If you went to options on Yahoo and selected pop3 - it should now work.Note for gmail users - that last page is different. The boxes are checked and the ports are different.