A relative asked me this because access to Yahoo! Mail is disabled at work. I suggested that signing up Yahoo! Plus for $20/year to have POP3/SMTP access, then use Gmail or Outlook to access Yahoo!. However Gmail is also disabled. I was wondering if there is any workaround.
The last option would be to purchase an iPhone or Android smart phone and access his Yahoo! Mail via the wireless network.
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There are several email web apps for getting pop3 & web mail. I use http://www.mail2web.com/ I don't know if it will work in this case, but I use it as a common interface for pop3 & web mail accounts.
Quick reminder, that everyone seems to forget, but so-called "smart phones" aren't the only ones that can handle apps or email, they just do it better.
My previous phone, a six year old series 40 Nokia phone, can download and run GMail and Google Maps apps onto it, and has a POP3 and SMTP capable mail app. All very painful to use on a tiny screen with a T9 keyboard, but still possible if you just want to keep up to date on emails whilst at work.
Definitely worth looking into what your relative's current phone can do and whether Yahoo! already offer a native (or mobile Java) app for their phone.
(have nothing against smartphones, currently use a Blackberry Bold and an Android HTC Magic, just hate the way everyone assumes you need a smart phone to do stuff I was doing on phones before the iPhone ever came out)
