POP and SMTP are email protocols that allow you to manage one mail account from another mail program. For example, you can set up POP/SMTP to funnel your AT&T Yahoo! Business Email into Outlook Express. When you check your mail, Outlook Express will check your Business Email and download any new messages, and you can send messages as if you're writing from your Business Email account.
Tip: You can also use POP/SMTP to funnel other email accounts into your AT&T Yahoo! Business Email. Learn more.
1. Basic POP/SMTP Settings
To set up POP to manage your AT&T Yahoo! Business Email, you'll need to change the POP/SMTP settings in your mail program. Your Business Email settings look like this:
| Incoming mail (POP3) server: | pop.bizmail.yahoo.com Use SSL, port: 995 |
| Outgoing mail (SMTP) server: | smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com Use SSL, port: 465, and use authentication |
| Account name/user name: | Your Business Email address (such as you@widgetdesigns.com) |
| Email address: | Your Business Email address (such as you@widgetdesigns.com) |
| Password: | Your Business Email password |
2. Finding Your Personalized POP/SMTP Settings
If you have a Business Email address that's associated with a AT&T Yahoo! ID, you can find your personalized POP/SMTP settings in the Email Control Panel. To access these settings:
OR:
If a Business Mail email address was created for you, you can also find your POP settings in the email you received explaining how to activate your address. Business Mail and Custom Mailbox owners and administrators can also find their POP settings in the Additional Options section of their Email Control Panel.
3. Setting Up Your Mail Program
Now you'll enter these personalized settings into your mail program. Each mail program works a bit differently, so you'll need to follow directions for your particular program:
Microsoft Outlook 2002 (XP) and 2003
Microsoft Outlook 98, 2000, and 2002
Outlook Express
Microsoft Outlook Express for Macintosh
Eudora 5.1 or higher
Netscape Mail: All versions
IncrediMail Build 618 and higher
Microsoft Entourage 2001 and higher
Don't see your email program in this list? Consult your program's help instructions; they'll most likely have information about setting up POP. (Keep in mind that although other programs will probably work, they might have trouble connecting to our SMTP servers. We officially support only the programs and versions listed above.)