Netscape versions 4.5 to 7.2 included a built in email client. Later versions of Netscape (after 4.7) allowed you to add a new email account to your existing profile. This means that you did not have to replace your existing settings in order to send and receive Yahoo! Business Email messages.

In 2005, when AOL/Netscape released Netscape Browser 8 which did not include an email client, the last version with a mail client, version 7.2, became unsupported.

In 2007, Netscape developed a new e-mail client, Netscape Messenger 9. AOL, which owned Netscape, discontinued support for Netscape Messenger 9 in 2008.

To add a new Yahoo! Business Email POP email account in Netscape products:

• Netscape Messenger 9
• Netscape 7.x
• Netscape 6.2
• Netscape Versions 4.5, 4.61, and 4.7

Netscape Messenger 9

1. Launch Netscape Messenger 9
2. Click the "Tools" menu link.

   
   Netscape Messenger 9: Tools Menu Link

3. Click "Account Settings" in the Tools pull-down menu.

   
   Netscape Messenger 9: Tools Pull-Down Menu

4. In the Account Settings pop-up window, click the Add Account... button.

   
   Netscape Messenger 9: Account Settings - Add Account Button

5. In the New Account Setup dialog box:
   • Select the "Email account" radio button
   • Click the Next button

   
   Netscape Messenger 9: New Account Setup Dialog Box - Email Account

6. In the Identity dialog box:
   • Your Name: Enter the name you would like to appear in the "From" field of outgoing messages.
   • Email Address: Enter your full Yahoo! Business Email address.
   • Click the Next button

   
   Netscape Messenger 9: New Account Setup - Identity Dialog Box

7. In the Server Information dialog box:
   • Select the type of incoming server you are using: Select the "POP" radio button
   • Incoming Server: pop.bizmail.yahoo.com
   • Use Global Inbox: Check or uncheck as desired based on the description of the feature in the dialog box.
   • Outgoing Server: smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com
   • Click the Next button.

   
   Netscape Messenger 9: New Account Setup - Server Information Dialog Box

8. In the User Names dialog box:
   • Incoming User name: Enter your entire Yahoo! Business Email address
   • Outgoing User name: Enter your entire Yahoo! Business Email address
   • Click the Next button

   
   Netscape Messenger 9: New Account Setup - User Names Dialog Box

9. In the Account Name dialog box:
   • Account Name: Enter a name to identify the account in the email accounts list. This could be your name, the business name, or anything else to help you easily identify the account.
   • Click the Next button.

   
   Netscape Messenger 9: New Account Setup - Account Name Dialog Box

10. In the Congratulations, or confirmation, dialog box:
    • Review the information for errors
    • If any information needs to be changed, click the Back button and make changes.
    • If the information is correct, click the Finish button.

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: New Account Setup - Congratulations Dialog Box

11. In the Account Settings window:
    • Click the "Server Settings" link

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: Account Settings - Server Settings Link

12. In the Server Settings window:
    • In the "Port:" field: Enter 995
    • In the "Security Settings" Section: Select the radio button for "SSL".
    • To control deletion of messages from the Yahoo! Business Email server:
      • Check "Leave messages on server" if you would like Netscape Messenger to leave a copy of each message on the Yahoo! servers when downloading to Netscape Messenger.
      • Check "For at most ___ days" if you would like downloaded messages to be deleted from the Yahoo! servers after the specified period of time.
      • Check "Until I delete them" if you would like Netscape Messenger to delete the copies messages on the Yahoo! servers when you delete the copy in Netscape Messenger.

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: Account Settings - Server Settings

13. Click the "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" link.

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: Account Settings - Outgoing Server Link

14. In the outgoing servers list:
    • Select the Yahoo! Business Email account from the outgoing servers list. (If the Yahoo! Business Email account is the only account, it will be automatically selected.)
    • Click the Edit button.

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: Account Settings - Outgoing Server List and Edit Button

15. In the SMTP Server dialog box:
    • Description: can be left blank
    • Port: 465
    • Check the box for "Use name and password" in the Security and Authentication section.
    • Use secure connection: select the "SSL" radio button.
    • Click the OK button.

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: Account Settings - SMTP Server Dialog Box

16. Click the OK button to close the Account Setup window.

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: Account Settings - OK Button

17. Click the Write button to create an email message.

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: Write Icon

18. Create an email message and click the Send button.
    (If you don't need to send a message yet, just send an email to yourself to complete the account setup.)

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: Compose Email Message

19. In the Mail Server Password dialog box:
    • Enter the Yahoo! Business Email password.
    • If you don't want to be prompted to enter the password each time you send or receive email, check the box to "Use Password Manager to remember this password."
    • Click the OK button.

    
    Netscape Messenger 9: Mail Server Password Dialog Box

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! Business Email address (e.g., user@widgetdesigns.com).

   

7. Click "Next."
8. Select "POP" as your incoming mail server.
9. Enter your incoming mail server (POP3): pop.bizmail.yahoo.com
10. Enter your outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.bizmail.yahoo.com

    

11. Click "Next."
12. Under User Name, type your Yahoo! ID.
13. Under Account Name, type your Yahoo! ID.
14. Click "Next."
15. Once you have verified that all this information has been entered correctly, click the "Finish" button.
16. Open the "Edit" menu, and select "Mail and Newsgroups Account Settings."
17. 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 to change the port number to 995.
18. Select the "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" item in the left menu.
19. Enter "465" in the "Port:" field.
20. 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 will be prompted for your password initially. When prompted, enter your Yahoo! Business Email password.

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

1. Go to the Window menu and select "Mail & Newsgroups."
2. From the Netscape client toolbar, click on "Edit," then "Mail & Newsgroup Account Settings."
3. In the left column of the Settings window, click on "Server Settings."
4. Check the box next to "Leave messages on server."

   

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! Business Email address (for example, linda@learn2yoga.com).
7. Click "Next."
8. Select "POP" for your incoming mail server.
9. Enter your POP server settings: pop.bizmail.yahoo.com.
10. Click "Next."
11. Under User Name, type your Yahoo! Business Email address, with the "@" symbol replaced with a "%" sign (e.g., "user%widgetdesigns.com").
12. Under Account Name, type your Yahoo! ID.
13. Click "Next."
14. Once 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 to change the port number 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 will be prompted for your password initially. When prompted, enter your Yahoo! Business Email password.

Netscape Versions 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. Older versions of Netscape allow you to specify only one POP server and one SMTP server at a time. Once you have done so, please follow these steps:

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: pop.bizmail.yahoo.com.
5. Under "Server Type," click the pull-down menu and select "POP3 Server."
6. Under "User Name," type your Yahoo! ID.
7. Check "Remember password" so you don't have to reenter your password each time you start Messenger. You will be prompted for your password initially.
8. If you want to keep messages in your Yahoo! Business Email mailbox after they have been retrieved, select the "POP" tab and check the box labeled "Leave messages on server."
9. Click "OK."
10. In the "Outgoing mail server user name" box, type your Yahoo! ID .
11. Under "Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL) or TLS for outgoing messages:," select the "Always" radio button.
12. Click "OK."
13. Under the "Mail & Newsgroups" category on the left, select "Identity."
14. In the Email Address box, type your full Yahoo! Business Email address (for example, linda@learn2yoga.com).
15. Click "OK."