how do I make mailto links work with Yahoo! Mail?

Answer 1

Click Tools > Internet Options > Programs tab > under E-mail click the down arrow and select Yahoo! Mail > click Apply. If Yahoo! Mail isn't listed follow the directions below.

This is what you need to do to make Yahoo! Mail your default email application. Follow the directions below and it will solve your problem.

Using Internet Explorer just click "Continue" on the link below to download a small 60K file that will enable Yahoo! Mail to be the default email application for your computer. Whenever you click on an email address on any web page or in any computer program, Yahoo! Mail will open for you in a new window.

If Internet Explorer displays a yellow security bar at the top, click on it and select Install ActiveX Control from the menu.
If a security warning comes up with Yahoo! Inc. as the publisher, click Install.

Now you can click on an email address anywhere and your computer will automatically open up Yahoo! Mail for you.
You can even send documents directly from Word, Excel, or other Windows applications.

Requirements:
Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 / XP / Vista
Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher

http://help.yahoo.com/help/uk/mail/ext/ext-11.html

Answer 2

if you are using internet explorer, do the folowing
from the 'Tools' menu choose 'internet options' then click on the 'programs' tab, then choose from the 'email' drop down list choose 'yahoo mail', then whenever you click on a mailto link it will open yahoo mail,
PS. if you dont find yahoo mail in the list, install yahoo toolbar, and if you dont want it, you can uninstall it once the 'yahoo mail' appears on your list.

Answer 3

mailto links launch the default mail application. To my knowledge, Yahoo! doesn't allow you to use POP3 or SMTP, so you wouldn't be able to do it.