Re: MUA & Yahoo Mail (WAS:Re: Dist-upgrade or upgrade. Which?)
On Thu, 2013-04-25 at 11:57 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> When I set up my Rocketmail accounts, Evolution automatically wanted to
> use IMAP, but I forced to use POP.
>
> This are my Rocketmail settings:
>
> Server: pop.mail.yahoo.com
> Port: 995
> Security: SSL on a dedicated port
> Authentication: Password
>
> Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
> Port: 465
> Security: SSL on a dedicated port
> Authentication: Login
>
> While I can use my Alice account with all MUAs I tested, I didn't get my
> Rocketmail accounts working with all MUAs.
>
> If you'll google, you'll find loads of websites, such as
> http://email.about.com/od/accessingyahoomail/f/What_Are_the_Yahoo_Mail_POP_Settings.htm
>
> At least Rocketmail in Germany is for free as in beer and Rocketmail is
> Yahoo.
PS: IIRC I had to enable something for my accounts on the
Rocketmail/Yahoo website. If Yahoo shouldn't be for free as in beer, why
not switching to Rocketmail, the name anyway does sound hotter ;).
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