How to Set Up SMTP for Yahoo

1. Through our internal email system (default).
2. Through a combination of our internal email system and your business or personal email account (strongly recommended).
3. Through your business or personal email account only. 

Note: 
This step is not essential to use Pet Sitter Plus, but it can provide enhanced functions.
There is a separate process for Google accounts, please see Connect your Email using Google and Gmail
SMTP set-up can be a frustrating experience due to the technical nature. If you run into any difficulties, please reach out to our Support team who will be happy to assist you: support@petsitterplus.com

How Do I Set up SMTP for Yahoo?

• Send Email From Your Own Account: Turn ON to configure SMTP.
• Email Configuration Type: Select SMTP.
• Only Use For Direct Emails: Turn ON (Highly Recommended). You should continue to send Invoices and other emails through the internal server.

• Sender Email: Your Yahoo email address
• Host: eg. "smtp.mail.yahoo.com" or "smtp.mail.yahoo.co.uk" or "smtp.mail.yahoo.com.au"
• Username: Your Yahoo email address
• Password: The password for Your Yahoo email address (NOT your Pet Sitter Plus login password)
• Security: Select STARTTLS
• Port: Enter 587
• Click "Test & Update."

Note: Your first attempt at connecting with "Test & Update" will likely fail. This is normal due to the security settings you need to alter on your Yahoo Account.

Troubleshooting Yahoo SMTP

• Yahoo has increased its level of security for connecting to different applications. You will need to create an APP password to use in place of your normal password with Pet Sitter Plus.

Step 1: Generate an App Password to use with Pet Sitter Plus

• Log into your Yahoo email account.
• Access your account settings by clicking on your Profile in the upper right corner.
• Click on Add or manage accounts.

• Click on Account Info

• Click on Account Security on the left hand menu
• You will be asked to verify your account before you can proceed
• Once on the Account Security tab, scroll down the page until you see "App Password"
• Click on "Generate app password"

• Click on "Get Started"

• You may be asked to sign in again to verify your account
• Enter the name of the App you intend to use the password
• Click Generate password

• You may be asked again to verify your account
• Once the password has been generated, click the "copy" button in the right hand side

Step 2: Add Yahoo generated app password to your Email Configuration

• Paste the password into the password field in Pet Sitter Plus Email Configuration
• Click Test & Update and you should receive the Connection Succeeded! notification

• You should receive an email with a "Success" message in the subject line to confirm that SMTP is now working.

Tip: Once you have successfully completed the connection, a new option to email your clients in bulk from the Client Search is available, like this.