Configuring Opera Mail with Gmail, Yahoo and AOL

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As you all might be knowing that Opera's newest Web browser that is Opera 10, includes an industry leading e-mail client, Opera Mail. By combining both functions into one product, Opera Mail users benefit from existing Opera browser features such as session restore, which saves your messages if you suddenly lose connection. It is built into the Opera browser, so all you need to get started is the Opera browser and an email address. Find out more about Opera Mail.

So here i have tips and steps of Configuring Opera Mail with Gmail, Yahoo and AOL. Just find it out.

To Configure Opera Mail with Gmail, follow these steps:-

• First, enable POP or IMAP in your Gmail account.
  
  
• Go to Tools > Mail and Chat accounts
  
  
• If you have not yet created an account, you are prompted to create one, or just click Add.
  
  
• Select E-mail and press Next.
  
  
• In the dialog, type the following and click Next:
  
  • Real name - this is the name that displays in the From field of e-mails you send
  • E-mail address - your complete Gmail email address.
  • Organization - Name of your organization (optional)
  
  
  
• In the dialog, type the following:
  
  • Login Name - your Gmail login name
  • Password - your Gmail password
  
  
  
• Depending on the service you enabled in your Gmail account, select POP or IMAP and click Finish.

If you are using IMAP with Gmail, go through the following settings after setting up your IMAP account, to optimally sync your Gmail account with Opera Mail:-

• Go to Mail > IMAP Folders.
• Under Accounts select your Gmail account.
• Now, uncheck the following folders:
  
  • [Gmail]/All Mail
  • [Gmail]/Spam
  • [Gmail]/Trash
• Click Ok

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To Configure Opera Mail with Yahoo, follow these steps:-

• First, enable POP in your Yahoo account.
  
  
• Go to Tools > Mail and Chat accounts
  
  
• If you have not yet created an account, you are prompted to create one, or just click Add.
  
  
• Select E-mail and press Next.
  
  
• In the dialog, type the following and click Next:
  
  • Real name - this is the name that displays in the From field of e-mails you send
  • E-mail address - your complete Yahoo email address
  • Organization - Name of your organization (optional)
  
  
  
• In the dialog, type the following:
  
  • Login Name - your Yahoo login name
  • Password - your Yahoo password
  
  
  
• Select Regular e-mail (POP) and click Finish.

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To Configure Opera Mail with AOL, follow these steps:-

• Go to Tools > Mail and Chat accounts
  
  
• If you have not yet created an account, you are prompted to create one, or just click Add.
  
  
• Select E-mail and press Next.
  
  
• In the dialog, type the following and click Next:
  
  • Real name - this is the name that displays in the From field of e-mails you send
  • E-mail address - your complete AOL email address.
  • Organization - Name of your organization (optional)
  
  
  
• In the dialog, type the following:
  
  • Login Name - your AOL login name
  • Password - your AOL password
  
  
  
• Select IMAP and click Finish.

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Import your messages:

Import from Thunderbird, Outlook Express, Eudora, Netscape Mail (Mozilla Suite), Thunderbird or any mailbox stored in the generic mbox format:-

• Select Tools > Mail and chat accounts.
• Click "Add" and select "Import e-mail".
• Select which e-mail client to import from.
• If Opera has not located the correct folder, click "Choose" to select the folder the messages are located in.
• Select which account to import into; choose "new account" to import to a fresh account.
• Select whether to import settings, contacts, messages, or a combination.
• Click "Import" to start importing.

Imported messages are treated as follows:

• Your old folder tree is put under "Filters" in the Mail panel.
• Messages in your old Outbox, Sent, Drafts, and Trash folders are put in the corresponding views.
• All old incoming messages (from your inbox and folder tree) will appear in the Received view.