Actually, All you need to do is to sign up for a yahoo deliver. This entitles you to POP3/SMTP access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Daniel Chia "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." - Thomas Edison E-mail: danielcjh@yahoo.com.sg MSN: danstryder01@yahoo.com.sg ICQ: 37878331 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -----Original Message----- > From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of > Gerhard Fiedler > Sent: 28 September 2005 20:16 > To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. > Subject: Re: [OT] Free POP3 and SMT type service on yahoo > > Daniel Chia wrote: > > >> Yahoo removed POP3 / SMTP access to their free accounts in 2002. > > > Is that so? My POP3/SMTP yahoo access seems to still be working. Unless > > that only applies to new accts? > > Are you sure you don't have a Yahoo! Mail /Plus/ account? > > Compare http://us.info.mail.yahoo.com/ (Yahoo! Mail - free) with > http://mailplus.mail.yahoo.com/ (Yahoo! Mail Plus - not free) and search > for POP3. Only for Yahoo! Mail Plus they list POP3 access as a feature. I'd > think they'd list it for the free account also if they provided it. > > If you do have a free account, and POP3 works, why don't you post the > access data (servers, ports if not standard, how the login is derived from > the email address, whether the SMTP server requires a login, ...), so that > others can try it? > > Gerhard > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist Send instant messages to your online friends http://asia.messenger.yahoo.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist