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+1  Q: 

How is the Yahoo mailbox accessed from these programs?

There are a lot of programs out there that can access yahoo's mailbox and notify you for new mail. How do these programs work? Yahoo doesn't provide POP or IMAP access.

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I'd imagine these programs are taking advantage of the Yahoo! Mail Web Service

Jamie Dixon  2009-09-02 15:43:09
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There are examples given in a number of different programming languages on the Yahoo! Mail Web Service website that Jamie's talking about:

C#

Perl

PHP

Python

Java JAX-WS

Java Axis2

These code examples show how it's possible to access Yahoo mail using code, without requiring the redirect you mention.

NickGPS  2009-11-06 12:00:45

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