Alexander Lee1

Q: How to set up IMAP Yahoo Mail with Apple Mail

Credit to: http://www.earlyred.com/2010/12/yahoo-imap-settings-for-mac-and-apple.html

 

How to set up IMAP Yahoo Mail with Apple Mail

 

Note: You do not need to be a Mail Plus subscriber to take advantage of IMAP.

 

In Apple Mail, add a new account and after entering a full name, email address and password, hold down the Option key. The Create button will change to Continue, allowing one to manually configure the account settings.

 

Use the following settings:

 

Incoming Server - imap.mail.yahoo.com

Outgoing Server - smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Incoming Port - 993 (requires SSL)

Outgoing Port - 465 (requires SSL/TLS)

Username: full email address (example: bill@yahoo.com)

Password: the password you login to Yahoo with.

 

 

Make sure to identify four mailboxes as special: Drafts, Trash, Sent and Bulk Mail (Junk).

For example, in the left pane under the heading "On My Mac" under the Yahoo account, select the Draft folder. Then on the menu bar select Mailbox > Use This Mailbox For > Drafts.  Do this for the other 3 mailboxes to make sure your mail gets sorted correctly.

 

 

Best,

Alex

Posted on May 14, 2011 5:27 PM

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  • by Carly Louise,

    Carly Louise Carly Louise Sep 4, 2013 5:49 PM in response to Alexander Lee1
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    Sep 4, 2013 5:49 PM in response to Alexander Lee1

    Oh my goodness!! I have been trying to set up my free yahoo mail for 3 days now and ONE simple thing from all of these posts helped me out!  I have a free account, my password is small and I set up with IMAP and I was still receiving the caution triangle symbol in the actual apple mail. All is took was for me to enter into apple mail, click on- mail- on the menu bar in the upper left hand corner, drop down and click on - preferences, click on the yahoo mail icon, find -Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) and open the box. At the bottom click- edit SMTP server list and in the Server Name box it should read- smtp.mail.yahoo.com - Ok, all you have to do is add a : to the end of it!! That's it, a colon!! So now it should read- smtp.mail.yahoo.com:  This is just for those of you who have set up everything proper with IMAP with the port 993 and its still not working. I hope this helps!

  • by bachelorbob,

    bachelorbob bachelorbob Nov 1, 2013 10:52 AM in response to Carly Louise
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    Nov 1, 2013 10:52 AM in response to Carly Louise

    On my iPhone 5 (iOS 6.0.1), I got Yahoo mail working via POP using the info on this page:

     

    http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?page=content&y=PROD_MAIL_ML&locale=en_GB&id=SLN47 24

     

     

    For both incoming and outgoing mail, use your full Yahoo e-mail address as your 'User Name' and put your password in both 'Password' fields.  Turn SSL on, use password authentication, and server port 465.

  • by manbert,

    manbert manbert Dec 10, 2014 2:26 PM in response to fishhavelittlememory
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    Dec 10, 2014 2:26 PM in response to fishhavelittlememory

    Thank you so much. Fixed it for me after Apple mail not setting it up automatically

  • by Genevakeith,

    Genevakeith Genevakeith Apr 25, 2015 11:39 AM in response to Alexander Lee1
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    Apr 25, 2015 11:39 AM in response to Alexander Lee1

    For MACBOOK/YOSEMITE:

    I know this original post is from a while ago, but people are STILL having trouble getting Yahoo! mail to work on the Apple Mail application (at least I was), so I wanted to share my solution since the original post did not work for me (this is for my Macbook, however the same principle is used for iOs deviced)

     

    On your Mac, go to settings > internet accounts

    Click the + sign to create a new account

    Choose the Yahoo! option

    Enter your name, user name (make sure to put @yahoo.com after the user name)

    For PASSWORD, do NOT enter your usual Yahoo! password (this is where I was able to fix my problem):

         Open up your browser and go to Yahoo! and sign in as you normally would; on the upper right-hand corner hover over your user name and click "Account Info"

         Click the "Account Security" tab

         Scroll down to "App Passwords"

         Under "Nickname your app" you can put in something like "Macbook Apple Mail"

         Click "Generate Password"

         You'll get a random password - highlight and copy it (command-C)

    Now paste this password into the Password spot under the Yahoo! Mail setup in your Macbook settings

    Hit Create

     

    When it tells you to select the apps you would like to use for this email address (Mail, Contacts, Calendars, Notes, etc...), make sure Mail is check-marked.

     

    Now the account should show up in your Mail application!

     

    THIS should work for you. At least it did for me. I hope this helps someone!

  • by scrutinizer82,

    scrutinizer82 scrutinizer82 May 17, 2015 12:58 AM in response to Carly Louise
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    May 17, 2015 12:58 AM in response to Carly Louise

    Hi, Carly Louise, it's an old thread and I don't know if you're still following it but you literally saved my day!!!!!!!!! Thank you, I tried everything I was able to find on these forums and silly Yahoo Support and it was only your solution that WOOOOOORKED! Thank you endlessly!!!!!

  • by scrutinizer82,

    scrutinizer82 scrutinizer82 May 17, 2015 1:17 AM in response to Genevakeith
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    May 17, 2015 1:17 AM in response to Genevakeith

    Hi, Genevakeith. I logged in my Yahoo Account and in Account Security I don't have App Paswords. Can it be because of older OS X and Safari( v. 5.1.7)?

  • by Genevakeith,

    Genevakeith Genevakeith May 17, 2015 6:18 AM in response to scrutinizer82
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    May 17, 2015 6:18 AM in response to scrutinizer82

    Scrutinizer82,

    I'm really sorry - I don't know why it wouldn't be there. I do believe this will only work if you have two-step verification turned on. Here's a picture of what my security page looks like - you can see two-step verification is turned on, and the APP PASSWORDS is below that. Best of luck - sorry I can't be of more help!

    Screen Shot 2015-05-17 at 9.06.13 AM.png

  • by scrutinizer82,

    scrutinizer82 scrutinizer82 May 17, 2015 7:07 AM in response to Genevakeith
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    May 17, 2015 7:07 AM in response to Genevakeith

    Thank you for your reply, Genevakeith. However it may be, I decided to make all my Yahoo Mail being forwarded to my Gmail account. No trust in Yahoo anymore!

  • by arodichevski,

    arodichevski arodichevski Sep 10, 2015 10:28 AM in response to Genevakeith
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    Sep 10, 2015 10:28 AM in response to Genevakeith

    Thank you, Genevakeith.

    It works for me after Mail app of Mac have definitely refused Yahoo account password.

    In the Yahoo > Account Info > Account Security web page:

    • I did the two-step verification
    • I have configured the new app "Mac Mail" and generate new password
    • I have used this password (copy-paste) when the Mail app of Mac have asked me (saving also in KeyChain)

    Alexandre

  • by BlueGeoStorm,

    BlueGeoStorm BlueGeoStorm Dec 15, 2015 3:20 PM in response to Alexander Lee1
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    Dec 15, 2015 3:20 PM in response to Alexander Lee1

    As of 15-Dec-2015, Yahoo has updated information for a outgoing IMAP server port including 465 or 587.  This solved a send problem I had today. (Switching to 587)  Full info as follows:

     

    Yahoo FAQ: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/fix-imap-problems-sln3773.html

     

    Check your IMAP settings

    If you need specific instructions for your mail client or app, reach out to its manufacturer.

    Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server

    • Server - imap.mail.yahoo.com
    • Port - 993
    • Requires SSL - Yes

    Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server

    • Server - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
    • Port - 465 or 587
    • Requires SSL - Yes
    • Requires authentication - Yes

    Your login info

    • Email address - Your full email address (name@example.com)
    • Password - Your account's password
    • Requires authentication - Yes
  • by mdee4,

    mdee4 mdee4 May 7, 2016 2:20 PM in response to PSGMCMAHON
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    May 7, 2016 2:20 PM in response to PSGMCMAHON

    Thanks for this post. Four years later and this helped me fix my issue with using a Yahoo account for the Airmail app on Mac and IOS.

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