Ask an Expert: POP3/Imap settings for Gmail and Yahoo

Helen asks…

What is the POP3 server for incoming mail and the smtp server for outgoing mail for gmail?

I have Windows Mail on my computer, and you have to use your existing e-mail account to use it. I need to set the POP3 and SMTP server for it. What are they?
I tried putting in pop.gmail.com and smtp.gmail.com. Needless to say, it didn’t work.

Matt NJ answers:

I think you might have to change from pop3 to imap. Screenshot step by step instruction click to follow link
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=77696
Mark asks…

What is YAHOO’s incoming (POP3) server and what is the outgoing (SMTP) server?

What is YAHOO’s incoming (POP3) server and what is the outgoing (SMTP) server?

Matt NJ answers:

ahoo POP3 and SMTP Settings:
Find below the basic POP3 settings that you need to configure in the email program where you want to access Yahoo mails.
Incoming Mail (POP3) Server: pop3.mail.yahoo.com (Use SSL, port: 995)
Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com (Use SSL, port: 465, use authentication)
Account Name/Login Name: Your Yahoo! Mail ID (your email address without the “@yahoo.com”)
Email Address: Your Yahoo! Mail address (e.g., user@yahoo.com)
Password: Your Yahoo! Mail password
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