Thunderbird and Yahoo

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  • Creator: Chris Ilias
  • Comment: removed unneeded content, and referred to Lightning as Calendar
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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

  1. On your Yahoo! Mail page, click on Options (in the upper right corner).
  2. Select Mail Options
  3. On the left side of the screen, select Contacts . You should now be in Address Book Options.
  4. Select Import/Export.
  5. Select Export Now (under Netscape/Thunderbird).
  6. 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.
  7. Open Thunderbird.
  8. Under Tools, select Import and then Address Books.
  9. Select Text File LDIF................, then click Next.
  10. 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.