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How do I make sure I leave my messages on the Rogers Yahoo! server?

You can configure your POP3 client to leave messages on the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server or to delete them from the server. Check the instructions for configuring POP settings for your mail client.

To learn the steps, select from the list of supported clients:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002 (XP) and 2003
  • Microsoft Outlook 98 and 2000
  • Microsoft Outlook Express
  • Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh
  • IncrediMail 618 and higher
  • Eudora 5.1 and higher
  • Netscape Mail 7.0
  • Netscape Mail 6.2
  • Netscape Messenger 4.5

    • Microsoft Outlook 2002 (XP) and 2003

    1. From the Tools menu, choose "Email Accounts."
    2. Select the radio button next to "Add a new email account" and click the "Next" button.
    3. Select your Rogers Yahoo! Mail account and click "Properties."
    4. Select the "Advanced" tab.
    5. In the Delivery section at the bottom of the window, is the box next to "Leave a copy of messages on server" checked? Good…if you want to keep your messages on the server. If you want to delete your messages from the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server, un-check this box.

    Microsoft Outlook 98 and 2000

    1. From the Tools menu, select "Accounts."
    2. Click the "Mail" tab.
    3. Select your Rogers Yahoo! Mail account and click "Properties."
    4. Click the "Advanced" tab.
    5. Check "Leave a copy of messages on server" if you want to keep your Rogers Yahoo! Mail messages on the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server. If you want your messages to be deleted from the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server after you've downloaded them in Outlook Express, don't check this box.
    6. Click "OK."
    7. Close Microsoft Outlook, and reboot.

    Microsoft Outlook Express

    1. From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts."
    2. Select the "Mail" tab.
    3. Select your Rogers Yahoo! Mail account and click "Properties."
    4. Select the "Advanced" tab.
    5. In the Delivery section at the bottom of the window, check "Leave a copy of messages on server" if you want to save your Rogers Yahoo! Mail messages on the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server. If you want your messages to be deleted from the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server after you've downloaded them in Outlook Express, don't check this box.

    Microsoft Outlook Express for Mac

    1. From the Tools menu, choose "Account."
    2. Select the "Mail" tab.
    3. Select your Rogers Yahoo! Mail account and click "Properties."
    4. Select the "Options" tab.
    5. In the Server Options section at the bottom of the window, check the box next to "Leave a copy of each message on the server." If you don't want to save messages on the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server, un-check this box.

    IncrediMail 618 and higher

    1. From the Tools menu, select "Accounts."
    2. Click the "Mail" tab.
    3. Select your Rogers Yahoo! Mail account and click "Properties."
    4. Click the "Advanced" tab.
    5. Check "Leave a copy of messages on server" if you want to save your Rogers Yahoo! Mail messages on the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server. If you want your messages to be deleted from the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server after you've downloaded them in IncrediMail, don't check this box.

    Eudora 5.1 and higher

    1. Click the Tools Menu and select "Options."
    2. Click the picture on the left that says "Incoming Mail."
    3. Check "Delete from server after…" if you want your messages to be deleted from the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server after you've downloaded them in Eudora. However, if you want to save your Rogers Yahoo! Mail messages on the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server, don't check this box.

    Netscape Mail 7.0

    1. From the Edit menu, select "Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings."
    2. In the Account Settings window, select "Server Settings" in the left column.
    3. Toward the bottom of the window, check the box next to "Leave messages on server." If you don't want to keep a copy of messages on the Yahoo! server, uncheck this box.

    Netscape Mail 6.2

    1. From the Edit menu, select "Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings."
    2. In the Account Settings window, select "Server Settings" in the left column.
    3. Toward the bottom of the window, check the box next to "Leave messages on server." If you don't want to keep a copy of messages on the Yahoo! server, uncheck this box.

    Netscape Messenger 4.5

    1. To set POP3 mail server properties, click the "Mail Server Properties" panel and choose the "POP" tab.
    2. Check "Leave messages on server after retrieval" if you want to store messages on both the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server and your computer.
    3. Check "When deleting messages locally…" if you want to leave messages on the Rogers Yahoo! Mail server.
    4. Click "OK."

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