How to Check Other Email Accounts Through Yahoo Mail

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by Heinz Tschabitscher
An independent writer who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997.
Updated June 15, 2019

If you have multiple email addresses through more than one email provider, it may be possible to view all of your incoming messages in Yahoo Mail. Learn how to synchronize your other email addresses with Yahoo so that you get all your mail in one place.

Instructions in this article apply to the web versions of Yahoo Mail. Steps are the same for all web browsers.

Which Email Services Can Synchronize With Yahoo Mail?

Yahoo Mail supports synchronization with email addresses through only the following providers:

  • Gmail
  • Outlook
  • AOL
  • Yahoo Mail

How to Sync Other Email Accounts With Yahoo Mail

To send incoming mail from other address to your Yahoo Mail inbox:

  1. Select the gear in the top-right corner of Yahoo Mail, and then select More Settings from the pop-up menu.

    Select the gear in the top-right corner of Yahoo Mail, and then select More Settings from the pop-up menu.

  2. Select Mailboxes.

    Select Mailboxes.

  3. Select Add mailbox.

    Select Add mailbox.

  4. Select your email provider, then enter the requested information and follow the on-screen prompts.

    Select your email provider, then enter the requested information and follow the on-screen prompts.

  5. Log into the email address you just added to Yahoo Mail, open the verification email, then follow the link inside.

  6. Enter your Yahoo Mail login credentials, then select Verify.

To see mail you've received from another account, select its name in the navigation column on the left (under Compose). You'll find the number of emails you've received through that account in parentheses next to the account name.

To see mail you've received from another account, select its name in the navigation column on the left (under Compose).

How to Send Email From Other Accounts Through Yahoo Mail

To send emails from other accounts via Yahoo Mail, select the account from the left column, then select compose to start writing a message.

How to Send Email From Other Accounts With Yahoo Mail Basic

In Yahoo Mail Basic, you can send email through another provider, but you can't receive it. To set up a send-only address:

  1. Select Account in the top-right corner of Yahoo Mail Basic.

    Select Account in the top-right corner of Yahoo Mail Basic.

  2. Choose Options from the drop-down menu, then select Go.

    Choose Options from the drop-down menu, then select Go.

  3. Select Mail Accounts under Advanced Options.

    Select Mail Accounts under Advanced Options.

  4. Select +Send-only Address.

    Select +Send-only Address.

  5. Enter the requested information:

    • Give the account a descriptive name next to Account description.
    • Enter the email address from which you'd like to send next to Email address.
    • Enter your name next to Name.
    • Enter the email address to which you'd like replies sent next to Reply-to address.

    If you have already linked another email account using the full-featured version of Yahoo Mail, then you will be unable to add it as a send-only address in Yahoo Mail Basic.

    Enter the requested information in Yahoo Mail to set up your send-only address.

  6. Scroll down and select Save.

    Scroll down and select Save.

  7. Log into the email address you just added to Yahoo Mail, open the verification email, then follow the link inside.

  8. Enter your Yahoo Mail login credentials, then select Verify.

  9. Compose a new Yahoo Mail message and select the down-arrow in the From field and choose the address you want to send from.

    Compose a new Yahoo Mail message and select the down-arrow in the From field and choose the address you want to send from.