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Yahoomail.com help and problems and insight

 

Yahoo mail is a free email service that anyone can sign up for. Here are some features, according to Yahoo:

Auto-Check
Yahoo! Mail automatically checks for new messages.

Reading Pane
Peek inside any message without leaving your inbox.

Drag and Drop
Drag messages into folders, trash, wherever.

Chat
Send Instant Messages to your online friends directly from Yahoo! Mail.

Mail on Mobile Phones
Send & receive emails from virtually anywhere.

Texting (SMS)
Send updates to friends on the go with integrated text messaging.

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Best places for help with Yahoomail.com 

Yahoo! Mail Blog

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Yahoo answers search

List of common questions about Yahoo mail0 points

Yahoo! Mail Plus: Email with no graphical ads and lots of storage

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Books about Yahoo Mail 

Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library by Dan Wellman

Learning the Yahoo! User Interface library by Dan Wellman

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PC Annoyances, Second Edition by Steve Bass

PC Annoyances, Second Edition by Steve Bass

In every PC user's life, there's a point when desp more...0 points

How to Do Everything with Yahoo! by Alan R. Neibauer

How to Do Everything with Yahoo! by Alan R. Neibauer

Take full advantage of all the features Yahoo! has more...0 points

Yahoo! for Dummies by Brad Hill

Yahoo! for Dummies by Brad Hill

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Do you like Yahoo mail? 

Shar

I am very satisfied with Yahoo mail. I use it not only for my on-line business, but also for a personal mailing address - Shar

Posted August 06, 2008

badmsm

I still have Hotmail, so I must be a real Luddite!

Posted August 05, 2008

d-artist

well I learned something today and will look into Yahoo mail...thanks 5*s

Posted August 04, 2008

Joan4

Good information. I have a yahoo account, but rarely use it except for contests. Maybe I need to look again. Right now, I use gmail. I like writertiff's idea of Squidmail! that would be fun!

Posted August 03, 2008

Rob3

Yahoo mail is OK, but I agree, SquidMail must be on the cards Seth? You have a very loyal following from us little squids!

Posted August 03, 2008

 
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Should you switch? 

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Should you switch to gmail?

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YES, Gmail is better

XP says:

LOVE gmail. Haven't used Yahoo in years.

Joan4 says:

I am happy with my present gmail account and plan to add more, tho will look at my old yahoo account and see if I can find a better use for it.

Rob3 says:

I've always preferred the more user friendly Gmail, and agree that spam has been an issue with Yahoo mail. Because of this I haven't perservered with Yahoo.

margin-strategies says:

definately gmail

KimberlyDawnWells says:

Yahoo keeps changing my interface and making me add additional steps in order to get my mail. Less junk, please!

NO, Yahoo mail is where it's at

Shar says:

I am very satisfied with Yahoo mail. But always open to a new venue.

Pastiche says:

I use Yahoo and gmail. I get spam on both. It gets filtered more effectively on gmail, but it's a mystery to me why any is there at all because I guard the addy carefully. Yahoo is still my choice for free disposable addresses.

The_Homeopath says:

I have both, but I use Yahoo a lot more. I think it's mainly because I'm so comfortable with the format and why fix what isn't broken?

 
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