The mail server settings (the SMTP, POP and IMAP settings) can be used to connect a email account on a server, to a email client. This guide covers the mail server settings for Yahoo Mail, but refer to How to Find the Mail Server Settings for Various Email Services for other major email service providers.
Yahoo Mail does not have a feature to list the exact mail server settings. The general mail server settings are listed below. Yahoo Mail is a IMAP mail service. but POP is also available.
| Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) | |
| Username: | Your Yahoo Account Email |
| Password: | Your Yahoo Account Password |
| Server: | imap.mail.yahoo.com |
| Requires SSL: | Yes |
| Port: | 993 |
| Incoming Mail Server (POP) | |
| Username: | Your Yahoo Account Email |
| Password: | Your Yahoo Account Password |
| Server: | pop.mail.yahoo.com |
| Requires SSL: | Yes |
| Port: | 995 |
| Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) | |
| Username: | Your Yahoo Account Email |
| Password: | Your Yahoo Account Password |
| Server: | smtp.mail.yahoo.com |
| Requires SSL: | Yes |
| Port: | SSL: 465 TLS/STARTTLS: 587 |
