Thunderbird and Yahoo
Revision Information
- Revision id: 136703
- Created:
- Creator: Chris Ilias
- Comment: removed unneeded content, and referred to Lightning as Calendar
- Reviewed: Yes
- Reviewed:
- Reviewed by: Chris_Ilias
- Is approved? Yes
- Is current revision? No
- Ready for localization: No
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Revision Content
Mail Settings
POP
Refer to Yahoo!'s help page for POP access settings and instructions for Yahoo Mail.
IMAP
Refer to Yahoo!'s help page for IMAP server settings for Yahoo Mail.
Importing Yahoo!'s Contact List
- On your Yahoo! Mail page, click on Options (in the upper right corner).
- Select Mail Options
- On the left side of the screen, select Contacts . You should now be in Address Book Options.
- Select Import/Export.
- Select Export Now (under Netscape/Thunderbird).
- Type the security code as shown and select export now. Save the yahoo_ab.ldif file to your desktop or some other place where you can find it later.
- Open Thunderbird.
- Under , select and then .
- Select Text File LDIF................, then click .
- Select the yahoo_ab.ldif file that you previously saved.
Calendar
To configure Thunderbird Calendar with your Yahoo! Calendar Follow the instructions at the page Sync Yahoo Calendar with Mozilla Lightning on the Yahoo! support site.