How to Set Yahoo Mail as the Default Mail Provider?

By Mr.Byte • June 2, 2008

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If you are using Yahoo Mail as your primary Email provider then you might want to set Yahoo Mail as the default mail service so that when you click any email links, it opens Yahoo Mail and composes a new mail with that email address.

Yahoo Mail

Yahoo has not provided this feature for a long time and yesterday when I was browsing, it gave a pop-up mentioning that I can setup Yahoo as the default mail.

So how to set Yahoo Mail as the default Email Provider?

Go the Inbox in Yahoo Mail and on the top right corner, click the Options.

Set Yahoo as Default Mail

Now, click the option, set Y! Mail as default webmail.

Note: The option is new and it is currently available only in Firefox and I believe Yahoo would make this option available in IE also soon.

Categories: How To, Internet, Tips
Tags: email, Mail, yahoo

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9 Responses to “How to Set Yahoo Mail as the Default Mail Provider?”

ameo
June 3, 2008 at 4:41 am | Permalink

i think intalling yahoo messenger and set in the pref. to yahoo mail to be the defaul mail for windows can set yahoo to be the default for all browsers .

firefox and IE
Dell
June 7, 2008 at 6:33 pm | Permalink

Not anymore vista updates disabled that option
Mr.Byte
June 7, 2008 at 10:50 pm | Permalink

@Dell, Are you sure? I am having Windows Vista Home Premium with Windows Updates up to date and I still have the option working. (But as I said only in Firefox and not in IE)
deeya
July 4, 2008 at 3:49 pm | Permalink

thanx
PJC
July 29, 2008 at 6:37 pm | Permalink

This (Yahoo as mail default) used to work for me, but Vista thoughtfully “corrected” (read: disabled) this bit of programming from Yahoo. I’m glad that Yahoo has corrected the problem in Firefox, and I look forward to the day when they fix it (again!) in IE as well.
Pat
October 5, 2008 at 5:52 pm | Permalink

Thanks! Your suggestion worked for me too!
Brian Quinn
March 1, 2009 at 4:28 pm | Permalink

If you are using Windows Vista there is a program that you can download that makes it possible to have Yahoo Mail as your default email selection. As for XP I have seen almost all of the options to set Yahoo as a default email taken out of Yahoo email products including Yahoo Messenger.
John Maurizio
June 10, 2009 at 8:17 pm | Permalink

Hey Brian, how the hell can you mention a program for vista and not supply a link
larry
June 15, 2009 at 5:37 pm | Permalink

I am using xp and the options does not show a yahoo default setting. Is there any other way?