From
Wikipedia page on Yahoo Mail:
Quote:
Free IMAP and SMTP access
<snip> Yahoo! operates IMAP servers (imap.mail.yahoo.com in particular), which are globally accessible. However they require a specific, but non-standard IMAP command to be sent before login is done. The command is: ID ("GUID" "1") and it is relatively easy to modify any email client to send it. In fact this is the method currently employed by YPOPs! and FreePOPs. There are modified versions of Mutt and Mozilla Thunderbird available that send this command.
There is also an IMAPs server running at imap-ssl.mail.yahoo.com; it uses SSL on the standard port 993. [was imap.next.mail.yahoo.com during beta]
It is also possible to send mail through mail clients as Yahoo! also operates an SMTP server (smtp.mail.yahoo.com). It is necessary to enable SSL through port 465. For IMAP and SMTP access the username is the user's Yahoo! Mail address and the password is the same as for webmail access.
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Other than official support for Zimbra Desktop and mobile phones, others have also adapted this Yahoo IMAP requirement, such as the
YippieMove migration service and the
MailStore Home backup app.
Anyways, what are the chances of getting Yahoo IMAP supported
directly in Thunderbird source, rather than using a custom build of Thunderbird? Previous discussions from 2008-2009 are available
here,
here, and
here.
Alternatively would it be possible to develop add-ons for popular desktop clients (like a Thunderbird extension or Outlook MAPI plugin) to support this,
without having to run a local
proxy server (like YPOPs/FreePOPs or the WebMail extension for Thunderbird) or pay for a hosted translation service (like IzyMail)?