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Yahoo SMTP Setup

Around 225 million people use Yahoo at present. Yahoo Mail provides a single outgoing SMTP service for all accounts. You need to authenticate the Yahoo SMTP with your full email ID and App Password through smtp.mail.yahoo.com.

Yahoo SMTP Server Details​

  • SMTP Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
  • Ports:
    • 465 (SSL)
    • 587 (STARTTLS)
  • Encryption:
    • SSL on port 465
    • TLS/STARTTLS on port 587
  • Authentication: Required
  • Username: Your full Yahoo email address
  • Password: Your account password or generated app password

Generating an App Password​

If you have Two-Step Verification enabled then you must create an App Password to authenticate your SMTP authentication.

  1. Sign in at https://login.yahoo.com and go to Account Security.
  2. Under "App Password", click "Generate app password".
  3. Enter an identical name (e.g., "Orkap SMTP Client") and click Generate.
  4. Copy the 16-character password - use it instead of your regular password in SMTP settings.

Sending Limits & Quotas​

You can send up to 500 messages in 24 hours. If you hit the limit, Yahoo will tell you how long you should wait to send the next email.

That's all about Yahoo Mail SMTP configuration in Orkap. If you face any problem while configuring the SMTP configuration, feel free to get in touch with us. We will happily assist you in configuring your SMTP connection.