Q: Frontier Email Server Settings for Yahoo – IMAP

If you are configuring a email client for your Frontier Email Account that is powered by Yahoo Mail, you will need some server settings.

Below are the current (as of August 2015) server settings for Frontier Email

  • IMAP Server (Incoming)
    Server: imap.mail.yahoo.com
    Port: 993
    SSL Enabled
  • SMTP Server (Outgoing)
    Server: smtp.mail.yahoo.com
    Port: 465
    SSL Enabled
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  1. B says:

    Tested good on Windows 10 Mail app:
    Click Start
    Click Mail charm
    Click Accounts
    Click Add account
    Click Advanced setup (scroll to bottom)
    Click Internet mail
    Account name – (Frontier) this field is for you to recognize it from your other email accounts
    Your name – This is the name that shows on messages you send to others
    Incoming email server – imap.mail.yahoo.com
    Account type – IMAP4
    Email address – your email address
    User name – your email address
    Password – your password
    Outgoing (SMTP) email server – smtp.frontier.com:465:1
    Keep the last four options all checked
    Click Sign in
    Click Done
    Select the email address you just setup
    Click the Sync this view button (circular arrows) in the upper right corner
    by default the folders view shows (the empty) Sent items
    Click More
    Right click Sent items (star) in the right pane
    Click Remove from Favorites
    Right click Sent items (star) in the right pane
    Click Add to Favorites

  2. B says:

    CORRECTION – add Sent folder
    Click Start
    Click Mail charm
    Click Accounts
    Click Add account
    Click Advanced setup (scroll to bottom)
    Click Internet mail
    Account name – (Frontier) this field is for you to recognize it from your other email accounts
    Your name – This is the name that shows on messages you send to others
    Incoming email server – imap.mail.yahoo.com
    Account type – IMAP4
    Email address – your email address
    User name – your email address
    Password – your password
    Outgoing (SMTP) email server – smtp.frontier.com:465:1
    Keep the last four options all checked
    Click Sign in
    Click Done
    Select the email address you just setup
    Click the Sync this view button (circular arrows) in the upper right corner
    by default the folders view shows (the empty) Sent items
    Click More
    Right click Sent items (star) in the right pane
    Click Remove from Favorites
    Right click Sent in the right pane
    Click Add to Favorites

  3. M says:

    I used the above server settings on my iPad Air2. Incoming works great; however am unable to send email due to a relay issue. Any suggestions?

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