Alternative to Gmail and Outlook
Creating a Yandex.Mail account with a new email address and a lot of online storage space is easy and free.
It is easy to create a new account on Yandex.Mail. Of course you get a new email address, lots of storage space, an expanded web interface and IMAP, and POP access.
How to create Yandex accounts
To set up a new Yandex.Mail account and email address:
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Open the Yandex.Mail page.
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Select create an account † The registration page opens.
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Enter your name in the field Name.
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Enter your last name under your first name Last name †
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In line Enter login name enter the username you want to use. This is the first part of the email address, followed by @yandex.com.
Yandex offers you several logins. Choose one or try another to see if it’s available.
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Enter the password you want to use for your Yandex.Mail account in the enter password † Re-enter the password in the field Reconfirm †
A strong email password is long, easy to remember, and difficult for others to guess.
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Enter the phone number where you can receive text messages in the section Mobile number †
Entering your mobile number is optional. If you prefer not to enter your number, select I don’t have a mobile number † Select the question you need to answer to regain access to your account if you ever forget your password, for example under: secret question † Enter the answer to the security question you chose in the section Answer to the secret question †
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Select Login code †
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Enter the code you received via SMS and click the button Register †
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Select Accept in the “Privacy Policy and Terms of Use” window that opens.
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Wait while Yandex logs into your new email account.
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Select Turn on notifications in the window “Never miss a message” if you want to enable browser notifications, even if you are not logged in to your Yandex.Mail account.
You can access your Yandex.Mail account through a web browser. However, there are other ways to receive, read and reply to emails using your Yandex account.
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You can set up Yandex.Mail in iOS Mail.
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You can use the Yandex.Mail POP3 settings to access your account in email clients such as Outlook.
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You can also use IMAP to access Yandex in your email client.