My Yahoo! Mail account is now empty. How do I keep a copy of my messages in my Yahoo! Mail account?
You can configure your POP3 client to leave messages on the Yahoo! Mail server or to delete them from the server. Check the instructions for configuring POP settings for your mail client.
Eudora Pro (Version 4.01)
- Click on the Tools Menu and select "Options."
- Click the picture on the left that says "Incoming Mail."
- Check "Delete from server after..." if you want your messages to be deleted from the Yahoo! Mail server once you have received them in Eudora. However, if you want to save your Yahoo! Mail messages on the Yahoo! Mail server, as well as on your local computer, do not check this box.
Outlook Express (IE 5)
- From the Tools menu, choose "Accounts."
- Select the "Mail" tab.
- Double-click the account labeled "pop.mail.yahoo.com"
- Select the "Advanced" tab.
- In the Delivery section at the bottom of the window, check "Leave a copy of messages on server" if you want to save your Yahoo! Mail messages on both the Yahoo! Mail server and on your local computer. If you want your messages to be deleted from the Yahoo! Mail server after you have received them in Outlook Express, do not check this box.
Microsoft Outlook 97
- From the Tools menu, select "Services."
- Select your Yahoo! Mail account and click "Properties."
- Click on the "Advanced" tab.
- Check "Leave a copy of messages on server" if you want to save your Yahoo! Mail messages on both the Yahoo! Mail server and on your local computer. If you want your messages to be deleted from the Yahoo! Mail server after you have received them in Outlook Express, do not check this box.
- Click "OK."
- Close Microsoft Outlook, and restart.
Microsoft Outlook 98
- From the Tools menu, select "Accounts."
- Click on the "Mail" tab.
- Select your Yahoo! Mail account and click "Properties."
- Click on the "Advanced" tab.
- Check "Leave a copy of messages on server" if you want to save your Yahoo! Mail messages on both the Yahoo! Mail server and on your local computer. If you want your messages to be deleted from the Yahoo! Mail server after you have received them in Outlook Express, do not check this box.
- Click "OK."
- Close Microsoft Outlook, and restart.
Netscape Messenger (Version 4.5)
- To set POP3 mail server properties, click on the Mail Server Properties Panel and choose the POP tab.
- Check "Leave messages on server after retrieval" if you want to store messages on both the Yahoo! Mail server and your computer.
- Check "When deleting messages locally..." if you want to leave messages on the Yahoo! Mail server.
- Click "OK."
Netscape Communicator (Versions 4.05-4.07)
- To set POP3 mail server properties, open the Edit menu and select "Preferences."
- Select "Mail & Groups."
- Click "Mail Server."
- Check "Leave Messages on server after retrieval" if you want to store messages on both the Yahoo! Mail server and your computer.