[Hudlug] linux + kubuntu + yahoo

[Anne Wilson]

On Friday 31 October 2008 14:16:52 Dave Naylor wrote:
> Hey
>
> On Wednesday 29 October 2008 19:25:48 Tim Dobson wrote:
> > > "The ability to access Yahoo! Mail via a POP3 email client is only
> > > available to customers of Mail Plus.
> >
> > This has been the case for at least THREE years...
>
> I see.  I've never used Yahoo for mail myself, I just set up an
> account to try and have a look at Anne's issue.
>
> > The only major provider to offer POP or IMAP (and they offer both) for
> > free is gmail.
> > However there *are* clever thunderbird extensions which screenscrape,
> > yahoo, hotmail, lycos etc. last time I checked.
>
> Which seems enough hassle not to use the Yahoo service.

I think the OP has decided that he could use gmail, so he should be ok now.

Thanks to all who tried to help.

Anne
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