YPOPs!

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YPOPs!

Developer:	Anuj Seth
Latest release:	0.8.8 / December 6, 2006
OS:	Cross-platform
Use:	Application Software
License:	GPL
Website:	www.ypopsemail.com

YPOPs! (previously known as YahooPOPs!) is an open-source application that provides POP3 and SMTP access to Yahoo! Mail. It is available on the Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac platforms. The project was started by Anuj Seth in 2002 and is now supported by a larger community of developers.

YPOPs! is more like a gateway. It provides a POP3 server interface at one end to talk to email clients and an HTTP client (browser) interface at the other which allows it to talk to Yahoo!

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Yahoo! Mail disabled free access to its POP3 service on April 24, 2002 (however paying subscribers to premium Yahoo! Mail services could continue to access POP3). This application emulates a POP3 server and enables popular email clients like Outlook, Netscape, Eudora, Thunderbird, etc., to download email from Yahoo! accounts. YPOPs! does not go against the license agreements of Yahoo! Mail.

YPOPs! over the last few years has built a large installed base and a very active community of users that support users via a Discussion Forum on its official website. YPOPs! is not a stable software, and may not work correctly.
YPOPs! was inspired by a Perl script called FetchYahoo! written by Ravi Ramkissoon.