YPOPs!

YPOPs! 0.9.7.3

Yahoo! Mail access for desktop email clients

YPOPs! is an open-source gateway that gives desktop email clients POP3 and SMTP access to Yahoo! Mail. It handles communication with the webmail service on the client's behalf, letting users retrieve and send messages through software such as Outlook or Thunderbird. The email client connects to YPOPs!, which passes its requests to Yahoo! Mail.

YPOPs! 0.9.7.3 details

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License: Open Source
Price: FREE
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File size: 717 kB
Downloads: 406
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Author URL: http://ypopsemail.com/
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YPOPs!E-Mail ClientsWindows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Vista x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows 10, Windows 10 x64

User Rating: 3.2 (10 votes)

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YPOPs! for Windows 10 - Full description

YPOPs! is an open-source gateway that lets desktop email clients access Yahoo! Mail through POP3 and SMTP. It is intended for people who prefer managing mail in a standalone client such as Outlook or Thunderbird rather than relying only on a web browser. Instead of having the email client communicate directly with Yahoo! Mail, YPOPs! sits between the two and translates the client's mail requests into web-based communication with the service.

For incoming mail, YPOPs! provides a POP3 server interface to the email client. The client connects to YPOPs! to check for and retrieve messages, while YPOPs! handles communication with Yahoo! Mail on the client's behalf. This gateway approach gives POP3-compatible software a way to work with the webmail service without requiring that software to support Yahoo! Mail directly. Messages can then be read and organized in the chosen desktop client using its own mail-management tools.

YPOPs! also provides an SMTP interface for outgoing mail. An email client can send messages through this interface, and YPOPs! relays the requests to Yahoo! Mail. Together, the POP3 and SMTP functions cover the basic receiving and sending workflow, allowing users to keep Yahoo! Mail as their mail service while using a familiar desktop application for day-to-day handling. The client must be configured to use YPOPs! as its mail server so that the gateway can pass requests between the two sides.

The program is useful for users who want a single desktop interface for email, prefer their client's search and organization tools, or need to connect Yahoo! Mail to software built around POP3 and SMTP. Because it acts as an intermediary rather than a full email client, reading, composing, and organizing messages take place in the selected client; YPOPs! focuses on providing the connection between that software and Yahoo! Mail.

YPOPs! is open-source software, and its source code supports community builds for platforms beyond Windows. Official releases are for Windows, with community members providing builds for other systems. Windows releases cover older Windows versions through Windows 10, including 64-bit editions where indicated. Compatibility with Yahoo! Mail can depend on changes to the service and on the email client's configuration, so users should verify that the gateway and their chosen client can still communicate with the current mail service.

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