In an attempt to control unsolicited email (spam), some Internet
service providers will block
port 25. If you experience technical problems sending email,
then you will need to use port 587 when sending via Yahoo!'s SMTP
server.
To make this change, please select from the list of supported
clients:
Microsoft Outlook 2002
(XP) & 2003
- From the "Tools" menu, select "E-mail Accounts"
- Select "View or Change existing email accounts" and click on
"Next"
- Select your Yahoo! POP account and click on the "Change"
button
- Next, click on "More Settings"
- Click on the "Advanced" tab
- Next to "Outgoing server (SMTP), change port 25 to 587
- Click "OK", then click "Next" and "Finish"
Microsoft
Outlook 98, 2000 and Outlook Express
- From the "Tools" menu, select "Accounts"
- Select your Yahoo! POP account and click on the "Properties"
button
- Click on the "Advanced" tab
- Next to "Outgoing server (SMTP), change port 25 to 587
- Click "Apply", then click "OK" and "Close"
Netscape
7.1
- From the "Windows" menu select "Mail & Newsgroups"
- From the "Edit" menu select "Mail & Newsgroups Account
Settings"
- Scroll down and click on "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" on the left
hand side
- On the window to your right, enter 587 next to "Port"
- Click "OK"
Eudora
Eudora users please visit the following help page for
instructions on how to change the outgoing SMTP port to 587:
http://www.eudora.com/techsupport/kb/1501hq.html
IncrediMail
Xe
- From the "Tools" menu, select "Accounts"
- Select your Yahoo! POP account and click on the "Properties"
button
- Click on the "Advanced" tab
- Next to "Outgoing server (SMTP), change port 25 to 587
- Click "Apply", then click "OK" and "Close"