Are there many actually successfully using ypops in Linux?

[rudedoc]

Since we must compile it and configure it manually.... Will someone please make a script or a "sticky" to post here on how to do it on Ubuntu?
Thanks you for this awesome money and time saving tool.
RD

[agron33]

My ypops has been working very well for a long time now. My current ypops was compiled on feb. 4 2004.
Unfortunately, since last week, it is crashing when I request mail from my @yahoo.com account. If I request email for my @yahoo.ca account it works fine.
Is anyone else having this problem?

[SES21]

I'm no Linux expert but I have a SWAG for you - log into your .com account & make sure you don't have a Beta Mail invitation waiting for you. It will stop YP from working...

[ka9qlq]

I've downloaded 0.85 no good, 0.73 w/mimepp noop 0.5 binary is killed when Thunderbird checks email. What's the problem? I've compiled stuff before Dang!

Alvin

[bigdon]

If you have access to a windows based computer on your local network or have a friend that is willing to open up port 5058, you can install the windows Ypops on their machine (or if you can access a linux box with a working Ypops in the way I just mentioned) all you have to do for your incoming server on your email app is to set it at the IP or the web address of the machine that has a running Ypops.
If you are connecting to a Windows based machine, check the ports that are set up there. When I d/l the latest version of Ypops for Windows, the ports were set up as 110 incoming, and 25 outgoing. I changed those settings to 5058 and 5059, respectively. I did this just to keep in sync with the old standard port settings.
I had to puy in my passwords the first time, as usual. This worked PERFECTLY for me.

Good luck everybody!!!

P.S. If it is set up on a windows machine, be sure to open the ports and set access to the Ypops program.

P.P.S. Another idea is if you and a friend or twenty have a website that will allow you to run Ypops on it, you can use that as you Yahoo mail Ypops location!