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Outlook

Migrate POP3 email

Move or copy .pst folder to \local\path
Setup new email address from within Outlook (File → Account Settings) and select the .pst file when setting up the email manually
Do not use the \default\path (which is My Documents\Outlook Files) as \local\path, as you might run into unknown errors if doing so

Default mail settings

	<tr>
		<td style="width: 35%;">
		<h2>Default Ports:</h2>
		</td>
		<td style="width: 35%;">Server:</td>
		<td style="width: 15%;">Authentication:</td>
		<td style="width: 15%;">Port:</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>SMTP Server (Outgoing Messages)</td>
		<td>Non-Encrypted</td>
		<td>AUTH</td>
		<td>25 (or 587)</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>&nbsp;</td>
		<td>Secure (TLS)</td>
		<td>StartTLS</td>
		<td>587</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>&nbsp;</td>
		<td>Secure (SSL)</td>
		<td>SSL</td>
		<td>465</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>POP3 Server (Incoming Messages)</td>
		<td>Non-Encrypted</td>
		<td>AUTH</td>
		<td>110</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td>&nbsp;</td>
		<td>Secure (SSL)</td>
		<td>SSL</td>
		<td>995</td>
	</tr>
</table>

</html> A List of SMTP and POP3 Server

Yahoo mail settings

Incoming Mail (POP) Server - Requires SSL

  Server - pop.mail.yahoo.com
  Port - 995
  Requires SSL - Yes

Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - Requires TLS

  Server - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
  Port - 465 or 587
  Requires SSL - Yes
  Requires authentication - Yes

If your POP client doesn't offer TLS, you'll still be able to use SSL.

Login info - Requires authentication

  Email address - Your full email address (name@domain.com.)
  Password - Your account's password.

Clean up mailbox

Change Calendar sort criteria

Sub FileAs()

(Outlook 2003) Dim oFolder As MAPIFolder
(Outlook 2007) Dim oFolder As Folder
Set oFolder = Session.PickFolder

If oFolder Is Nothing Then Exit Sub

For Each Item In oFolder.Items
Dim oContact As ContactItem
Set oContact = Item
If Not oContact Is Nothing Then
If oContact.FirstName = "" Then
oContact.FileAs = oContact.LastName
ElseIf oContact.LastName = "" Then
oContact.FileAs = oContact.FirstName
ElseIf oContact.LastName <> "" Then
oContact.FileAs = oContact.FirstName & ", " & oContact.LastName
End If
oContact.Save
Set oContact = Nothing
End If

Next

End Sub

reset Outlook folder names to default language of the client

Outlook /ResetFolderNames

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