Yahoo IMAP set up

I know this is being discussed in various forms throughout the Forum, but I can't find an answer to the most basic question of all: How do i set up my Yahoo! accounts with IMAP instead of POP? I have two accounts, a yahoo.com account and a small business account with myowndomain.com. I cannot find any IMAP option either through Yahoo's settings or through my iPhone's settings. Anyone know the basics of setting this up?

stubbeelo,
If you use the Y!Mail preconfigured option it will use IMAP.
If you configure it manually it will use POP3.
Hope this helps,
Nathan C.

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http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mobile/comms/mail/imap-01.html
To set up IMAP on your mobile device please use these settings:
Incoming Server - imap.mail.yahoo.com
Outgoing Server - smtp.mail.yahoo.com
Incoming Port - 993 (requires SSL)
Outgoing Port - 465 (requires SSL/TLS)
Username: full email address (for example, [email protected] or [email protected])
Password: the password you login to Yahoo! with.
If you are having trouble setting up IMAP on your mobile device we recommend reviewing your phones instruction manual or contacting your mobile provider for support.
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78799
You can use the following information to configure IMAP with many mail clients. If you encounter difficulties, we suggest contacting your mail client's customer support department for further instructions -- we're unable to provide assistance with configuring mail clients not listed here.
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Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server - requires TLS:     smtp.gmail.com (use authentication)
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