Yahoo pop3 server? Second hotmail account?

Question

I'm trying to configure my hotmail pop3. I need to know the pop3 server of yahoo! and want to know if i can receive mails from another hotmail account throught the pop3. If yes witch pop3 server i have to select?

I pay for hotmail. But they just don't tell what is the server( in the explanation they say that its something like pop.mail.com)

I look everywere, they dont tell what is the server And yes I have access to the pop3 service i've been using it for many mounths. And I'm not sure if we can add another hotmail account( maybe we can only set it for other accounts like yahoo!)
if someone did it ...

The most of my contacts are in my Msn messenger, so I IM with Msn messenger and i can get notice instantly when i receive a message in my primary hotmail account. That's why I need to use that account; if i use another email provider i wouldn't know instantly when I'll receive one. I will to check again and again.

Answer 1

The information about POP access is in the Help system of Yahoo (and varies from country to country). Unless you have a yahoo.co.uk address, you have to pay for Yahoo Plus to get POP access. You also have to pay for Hotmail POP access, I believe, now even if you are using Outlook Express. The details will, again, be in the Help system.

http://help.msn.com/(ZmlsdGVyPURIX0ZSRUUmcHJvamVjdD1ob3RtYWlscGltdjEwJm1hcmtldD1lbi1HQiZjdT0mdG10PUhvdG1haWxQSU12MTAma2M9JmZvcm1hdD0=)/Help.aspx?filter=&querytype=keyword&query=PIM_Today&fs=1

Answer 2

Yahoo mail except in a few places no longer provides a free POP3 server access. This is a paid service under Yahoo Plus.... BUT......

You CAN use other software to create POP3 access for Yahoo and other services:

The FREE option is:
http://www.freepops.org/en/

A inexpensive paid option is:
http://www.jmasoftware.com/english/index.html

I've used the both.

Since I only need Yahoo now the Freepops works great to pull mail into Hamster (a local mail/news server software, free).

Just a note you must use the OLD STANDARD inteface on your Yahoo account, NOT THE BETA INTERFACE! Use the "Switch Back" option if you have enabled it.