You can make Yahoo webmail your default email service by
following these directions:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/uk/mail/ext/ext-11.html
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Gary VanderMolen [MS MVP-WLM]
"Warren C" <Warren.C.2xzw3f@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:Warren.C.2xzw3f@xxxxxx
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>
> Got a new laptop with Vista Home Premium and couldn't set up my Yahoo
> Mail to work from inside of Internet Explorer 7, like I used to have
> with my old laptop and Win 2K.
>
> What's with that? Is there a way around this issue?
>
> Vista seems to force me to use Windows Mail from inside IE, ......so
> reluctantly I set it up. It worked OK when home in San Francisco but
> I'm in Houston visiting relatives and using their AT&T Yahoo
> DSL/Wireless.......and I get this error message when trying to send.
>
> -Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible
> causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long
> period of inactivity. Subject 'Wanted: 1980's VW Vanagon 2nd and 3rd
> row seats - $100 (santa rosa)', Account: 'pop.mail.yahoo.com', Server:
> 'smtp.mail.yahoo.com', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No,
> Socket Error: 10053, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F-
>
> I'd prefer to have my mail like it was with the old computer and Win
> 2K, i.e email links clicked inside IE going directly into Yahoh Mail on
> the Web....can that be done?
>
> If not I ...at least...need to be able to send from Windoz mail.
>
> Warren C.
>
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