How to make Yahoo default email address on your computer

The other day someone in my class asked how they could make Yahoo the default email address on their computer. In a hurry to complete the lesson I tried to give a quick reply but to my surprise I found everyone goading me to provide details. The process is fairly simple; all we require is a Yahoo email address (the free account will be just fine) and an email program; and there are two ways to go about this:

• Free option: Download Zimbra Desktop, free Yahoo email program. Once installed, change the email client to the default email program on your computer. Setup your free Yahoo email address and make that into the default too!
• $20 Yahoo! Plus upgrade option: If you already use an email program such as Outlook Express or Outlook, you can only setup the Yahoo address and download email by upgrading the account to Plus. This costs a little less than $20 per year. Ensure that you make the Yahoo email address as the default in the chosen email client.
  What does the Plus upgrade give you? The most important thing, in addition to a larger email file attachment size, is the POP feature. Also, Plus accounts let you forward email from Yahoo to another email address.
  FYI, POP - Post Office Protocol - is used by email programs to connect to your account on the Yahoo servers and download email to your computer.

Benefits of making Yahoo the default email address

For prolific Yahoo account users, making Yahoo the default email address offers great convenience. Not only would you be able to store messages on your computer but also access them without an internet connection - please read the advantages of Outlook Express and other email clients for further details. Also whenever you click on an email link on a web site, the program will open and you would be able to send messages from the Yahoo email address. Please read instructions on how to set up a Yahoo email account in Outlook Express - Plus upgrade required.

Conclusion: If you don't want to spend $20 on the Plus upgrade, the only option to make Yahoo the default email address on your computer is to install the free email program from Yahoo. Zimbra Desktop works quite like other email clients and lets you configure multiple email address.