how to find Host Name

[Indira Devi]

Hello everyone,
in my Java Mail program, I want to send mail from my yahoo account but when i give the host name as mail.yahoo.com, it says
"could not connect to SMTP Host: mail.yahoo.com".
What i should give for the host string?
Please enlighten me about this host string.

Thanks in advance
Indira.
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[Andrew Shafer]

I don't think it will be possible for you to use yahoo as the host.
You need to use a SMTP host that you can access.

[Indira Devi]

Hello
I actually wanted to write a program using which(given a User Id and a Password of course), the user should be able to send and receive e-mails.
Can anybody give me some code which will help me in this regard?
Please help me as i am in a hurry.
Thanks in advance
Indira.
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[Deepak Sharma]

Hello,
I think, I have got the things which you wanted but only it is able to send the messages to the other Mail servers. Right now I am working on the messages receiving through the Java Mail Server.

[Indira Devi]

Hello Deepak
Can i get the Mail Sending code sample from u?
Thanks in advance
Indira.

[Angela Lamb]

The SMTP server for Yahoo is smtp.mail.yahoo.com and the POP3 server (for receiving messages) is pop.mail.yahoo.com

[jos xavier]

Hi indira,
you can use the smtp host of vsnl... which is smtp.vsnl.com
I have been successfully able to use this host for my mailing purpose....
you can use the mail demo programs to check it out.
Thanks
Jos xavier