# Possible to Merge Two E-Mail Accounts? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 10, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-merge-two-e-mail-accounts/532004 "2010-03-10T18:20:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-merge-two-e-mail-accounts/532004/1 "2010-03-10T18:20:13Z")
I have two Yahoo e-mail accounts. One is for personal correspondence, etc. The other is on the back cover of my book and is there so readers can e-mail me with comments, questions, etc. Is it possible to finagle something so that I can open up my personal account and also see any messages that are in my book account? Or am I going to have to log into two e-mail accounts forever? ---
**Author:** ![Khendrask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@Khendrask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khendrask)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-merge-two-e-mail-accounts/532004/2 "2010-03-10T18:24:36Z")
Well, get an external mail reader (Outlook, Thunderbird, etc) and read the Yahoo! accounts through that? > **[Help for your Yahoo Account](https://help.yahoo.com/kb/account?redirect=true)** ---
**Author:** ![Caffeine.addict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f475e1/32.png) [@Caffeine.addict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caffeine.addict)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-merge-two-e-mail-accounts/532004/3 "2010-03-10T18:26:28Z")
Why not set it up so that one forwards to the other? I’ve done this with my gmail accounts. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-merge-two-e-mail-accounts/532004/4 "2010-03-10T18:29:20Z")
Open a Gmail account and have it fetch mail from your Yahoo accounts. How to: > **[Check emails from other accounts - Computer - Gmail Help](https://support.google.com/mail/answer/21289?visit_id=638295236487158030-527726247&rd=1)** > > If you have multiple email accounts, you can check them in Gmail. Learn how to add another email account to the Gmail. app. > Important: If ---
**Author:** ![Basandre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@Basandre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Basandre)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-merge-two-e-mail-accounts/532004/5 "2010-03-10T18:29:54Z")
Apparently, Yahoo restricts mail forwarding and POP access to paid accounts. I found this video how-to that might help you: [http://cnettv.cnet.com/forward-yahoo-mail-gmail-free/9742-1\_53-50080743.html](http://cnettv.cnet.com/forward-yahoo-mail-gmail-free/9742-1_53-50080743.html) You don’t have to put a gmail address in for forwarding, you should be able to put in the other yahoo address, or any other address, if you want. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-merge-two-e-mail-accounts/532004/6 "2010-03-10T19:09:21Z")
Try [PopPeeper](http://www.poppeeper.com/), this lightweight mail program rocks. It supports IMAP. POP mail and also web mail like Yahoo and Hotmail. I guarantee you, you’ll love this program and it’s FREE!!!