Netscape allows you to add a new email account to your existing profile. This means that you don't have to replace your current settings in order to send and receive Yahoo! Mail messages.

Important: Before you delete your current settings, make sure you write them down so you can check email from that account after you make these changes. Netscape only allows you to specify one POP server and one SMTP server at a time. When you've done that, select the version of Netscape you're using and follow the steps:

Netscape 7.x

1. From the Window menu on the toolbar, select "Mail & Newsgroups."
2. From the Netscape 7.x Mail window, click the "Edit" menu on the toolbar and select "Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings."
3. Click the "Add Account" button below the left column.
4. Select "Email Account" from the list and click "Next."
5. Enter your name.
6. In the Email Address field, type your full Yahoo! email address (e.g., user@yahoo.com).
7. Click "Next."
8. Select "POP" for your incoming mail server.
9. Enter your POP server settings: plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com
10. Click "Next."
11. Under User Name, type your Yahoo! ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.com").
12. Under Account Name, type your Yahoo! ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.com").
13. Click "Next."
14. When you have verified that all this information has been entered correctly, click the "Finish" button.
15. Open the 'Edit' menu, and select 'Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.'
16. Check the box next to 'Use secure connection (SSL)' in the 'Server Settings' section. The port number should automatically change from 110 to 995. If it doesn’t, make sure the port number is set to 995.
17. Select the “Outgoing Server (SMTP) item in the left menu.
18. Enter '465' in the 'Port:' field.
19. Change 'Use secure connection' to 'TLS' under 'Outgoing Server (SMTP),' and click 'OK.'

To read your messages, click the "Read Messages" link under the Email category (toward the top of the page) and enter your Yahoo! password.

If you want Netscape Mail to remember your password, check the box next to "Use Password Manager to remember this password." You'll be prompted for your password initially. When prompted, enter your Yahoo! Mail password.

To leave a copy of messages on the Yahoo! Mail server:

1. Go to the Windows menu and select "Mail & Newsgroups."
2. From the Netscape client toolbar, click "Edit" then "Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings."
3. In the left column of the Settings window, click "Server Settings."
4. Check the box next to "Leave messages on server." Or—don't check the box, if you'd like messages to be deleted after downloading them to your Netscape account.

Netscape 6.2

1. From the Tasks menu on the toolbar, select "Mail & Newsgroups."
2. From the Netscape 6 Mail window, click "Edit" on the toolbar and select "Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings."
3. Click the "New Account" button below the left column.
4. Select "ISP or email provider" from the list and click "Next."
5. Enter your name.
6. In the Email Address field, type your full Yahoo! address (e.g., "user@yahoo.com").
7. Click "Next."
8. Select "POP" for your incoming mail server.
9. Enter your POP server settings: plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com
10. Click "Next."
11. Under User Name, type your Yahoo! ID with the "@" symbol replaced with a "%" sign (e.g., "user@yahoo.com").
12. Under Account Name, type your Yahoo! ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.com").
13. Click "Next."
14. When you have verified that all this information has been entered correctly, click the "Finish" button, and you're set.
15. Open the 'Edit' menu, and select 'Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings.'
16. Check the box next to 'Use secure connection (SSL)' in the 'Server Settings' section. The port number should automatically change from 110 to 995. If it doesn’t, make sure the port number is set to 995.
17. Select the “Outgoing Server (SMTP) item in the left menu.
18. Select 'Always' under 'Use secure connection (SSL):,' and click 'OK.'

To read your messages, click the "Read Messages" link under the Email category (toward the top of the page) and enter your Yahoo! password.

If you want Netscape Mail to remember your password, check the box next to "Use Password Manager to remember this password." You'll be prompted for your password initially. When prompted, enter your Yahoo! Mail password.

Netscape 4.5, 4.61, and 4.7

Important: Before you delete your current settings, make sure you write them down so you can check email from that account after you make these changes. Netscape only allows you to specify one POP server and one SMTP server at a time. When you've written down the settings, here's how to POP Yahoo! Mail:

1. From the Edit menu on the toolbar, select "Preferences."
2. Under the Mail & Newsgroups category on the left, select "Mail Servers." If you do not see "Mail Servers," click the plus sign (+) to display more categories.
3. Click "Add" to display the Mail Server Properties dialog box.
4. In the Server name box, type: plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com
5. Under Server Type, click the pull-down menu and select "POP3 Server."
6. Under User Name, type your Yahoo! ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.com").
7. Check "Remember password" so you don't have to re-enter your password each time you start Messenger. You are prompted for your password initially.
8. If you want to keep messages in your Yahoo! Mail account after they are retrieved, select the "POP" tab and check the box labeled "Leave messages on server."
9. Click "OK."
10. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) server box, type: plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com
11. In the Outgoing mail server user name box, type your Yahoo! ID (your email address without the "@yahoo.com").
12. Under “Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or TLS for outgoing messages:”, select the “Always” radio-button.
13. Click "OK."
14. Under the Mail & Newsgroups category on the left, select "Identity."
15. In the Email Address box, type your Yahoo! Mail address (be sure to include "@yahoo.com").
16. Click "OK."