Yahoo Mail IMAP Settings and Yahoo Mail SMTP Settings
To access Yahoo Mail seamlessly in an email program, open the program’s new account section, and enter these settings:
Yahoo Mail IMAP server: imap.mail.yahoo.com IMAP port: 993 IMAP TLS/SSL: yes IMAP username: Your full Yahoo Mail address IMAP password: Your Yahoo Mail password or app password Yahoo Mail SMTP server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com SMTP port: 465 (try 587 as an alternative) SMTP TLS/SSL: yes SMTP username: Your complete Yahoo Mail address SMTP password: Your Yahoo Mail password
Yahoo Mail App Passwords
Yahoo Mail supports application passwords. These single-use passwords allow a specific program to access your Yahoo Mail account, without requiring the use of your account password if you set up two-factor authentication. It’s not uncommon to run into account-access problems. This happens when a user forgets that they set up their account with two-factor authentication. If you set up two-factor authentication, log into your Yahoo account to generate an app password for every computer or mobile device that you use for email.
About IMAP, SMTP, and POP
The Internet Mail Access Protocol (IMAP) governs the receipt and viewing of messages. Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP) governs the sending of outbound messages. When you configure IMAP, you also must configure SMTP. Yahoo Mail also supports Post Office Protocol (POP). POP is an older email standard that governs the receipt of messages.
