Well dang it, I only keep my Yahoo account around so I can log in to Flickr, which is something I've been using long before Yahoo's acquisition of that service.
Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
11–20 of 102 posts
Re: Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
#12While I agree with the sentiment. Here's why you should not delete your yahoo account. Once you delete your account, yahoo will make it available again to everyone. This means that if you have not unlinked everything it can be used by others to reset accounts on services you forgot that you linked to your yahoo account. Instead of deleting it, forward it all to another account and stop using it. Do not forget to log…
Forwarding won't work anymore... http://betanews.com/2016/10/11/yahoo-disables-email-forwardi...
According to a statement given by yahoo to techcrunch it is a temporary problem.
See: https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/10/yahoo-makes-it-difficult-t...
Re: Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
#13the only thing I ever liked about yahoo is flickr.. I'll miss it if its gone.
Re: Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
Forwarding won't work anymore... http://betanews.com/2016/10/11/yahoo-disables-email-forwardi...
According to a statement given by yahoo to techcrunch it is a temporary problem. See: https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/10/yahoo-makes-it-difficult-t...
Right, something so basic to mail software that in 2016 it's still under development? I'm glad Engadget saw right through that too. It's pretty obvious they're doing whatever they can from losing users.
Re: Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
#15Just be careful about "deleting" your Yahoo account. > Register a previously used ID > A deleted Yahoo account ID may become available for future use, and you’re welcome to try to register it. However, Yahoo can't specify how long until a deleted ID may become available, and we can't guarantee that it will become available. https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN3060.html And make sure it doesn't get removed for inactivity: >…
I wondered why my old Yahoo accounts wouldn't let me in. I didn't sign in once a year.
To be honest, I don't think that's a good policy. A few months ago, I was going to give Yahoo a second chance. I was told "my name, or password was wrong." I spend five minutes finding my info, and in that fife minutes; figured it just wasen't worth it.
Anyways--goodby Yahoo. One day, Google and FB will be right there on the long slide to the bottom.
Re: Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
#16This is a great way to sign people up to your mailing list.
Re: Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
#17I just use yahoo for fake emails. I think it serves that purpose wonderfully.
Re: Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
#18what is the point of the weird pledge? and why should I give you my name, email, and zip code?
Re: Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
#19how is yahoo's action different from a court-ordered pen register?
I respect the lavabit guy for his decision to implode, but you can't expect a large public company to behave that way.
Re: Why We Should All Dump Yahoo
#20This is useless really.
Those people who are security minded have already switched to a secure email provider, or run their own email servers. Those who are not so security minded people don't care, won't care and have no desire to stop using Yahoo. If you didn't know or think the NSA does this, then you've been living in a cave for the past decade.
While I appreciate the outrage, it seems most people have become fatigued by this constant barrage of evil corporations getting buddy:buddy with the NSA and have either done something about it, or have just accepted it.