Yahoo (free)

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If you have the Yahoo subscription for a POP3 account, then these instructions do not apply. These instructions are only for the Free Yahoo which does not require a subscription.

You can use the free Yahoo with Spam Sleuth, provided you also have Web2POP (http://www.bluesquirrel.com/products/web2pop/)

To configure:

1.	Install Web2POP, and make sure it is always running in the system tray.

2.	In Spam Sleuth, go to File->Configure.../Accounts, and Add account

3.	Set to "Polling Mode".

4.	Set the e-mail to your e-mail address.

5.	Set the "Incoming (POP3) Server" to 127.0.0.1

6.	Set the Username to your full e-mail address.

7.	Set the Password to your e-mail password

8.	Set the Outgoing (SMTP) Server to mx1.mail.yahoo.com

9.	Set the "Check Every" to 5 minutes

Changes if you want to use your favorite e-mail program instead of your web browser:

1.	Right-click on Web2POP and choose Options, and set "Listen to Port" to 109

2.	In Spam Sleuth, go to File->Configure.../Accounts, choose your account, hit [Edit]:

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Set to "POP3 Proxy Mode"

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Set "Check Every" to 0

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Hit [Advanced] and set the Port to 109.