Free email and failure of Yahoo?

Voyager2002

Hi,

Does anyone know what has happened to Yahoo mail? I have been locked out of my account since Friday, and since it is my main method of communication this is rather serious. Is this a once-only glitch, or do I need to start looking for another free email service.

Anyway, if Yahoo email is gone for good then please could someone recommend a free web-based email service that is likely to give consistently reliable performance.

espresso

How are you trying to access the account, e-mail client or website?

mymatebob

I have accessed mine today with no problem

I know that is of no benefit but just wanted to let you know that the system is working

In what way are you "locked out"?

Voyager2002

I have been trying to access it via the website. I enter my username and password, and then it just hangs until my system times out.

I signed in on the Yahoo main page and could see the headers of recent incoming message, but attempts to get at them again led to time-outs. So I have just tried to set up POP3 client access using Outlook Express, but attempts to log on lead to error messages: apparently my username-password combination is being rejected.

I have a broadband connection provided by Virgin media, if that makes any difference.

Anyway, good to know that Yahoo is working for other people in the UK: at least that means they have not folded!

Paul_Herring

Voyager2002 wrote: »

Does anyone know what has happened to Yahoo mail? I have been locked out of my account since Friday, and since it is my main method of communication this is rather serious. Is this a once-only glitch, or do I need to start looking for another free email service.

Working alright here.

Anyway, if Yahoo email is gone for good then please could someone recommend a free web-based email service that is likely to give consistently reliable performance.

I prefer to use Gmail/Google mail.

robt_2

Voyager2002 wrote: »

I have been trying to access it via the website. I enter my username and password, and then it just hangs until my system times out.

I signed in on the Yahoo main page and could see the headers of recent incoming message, but attempts to get at them again led to time-outs. So I have just tried to set up POP3 client access using Outlook Express, but attempts to log on lead to error messages: apparently my username-password combination is being rejected.

I have a broadband connection provided by Virgin media, if that makes any difference.

Anyway, good to know that Yahoo is working for other people in the UK: at least that means they have not folded!

Try a different web browser.

If that works, you have narrowed down what is wrong to your old web browser. You tried deleting your tempory internet files etc?

converse

I vote GMail too, it's excellent. :beer:

Ice_2

what are you using as a browser...IE or something else...I am using firefox...here is a link see if that works....

https://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.intl=uk&.src=ym&.done=http://uk.yahoo.com

there are afew free emails out there but I prefere yahoo as I don't get any spam...

also windows live is free you can download it from microsoft...
I have also been having trouble with outlook so it is not just you...:D

C_Ronaldo

Ive accessed my yahoo email fine since friday, try a different browser

gk172

I had problems with yahoo last week but they solved it via online chat as they said they were having problems and i couldnt download or send any mail, they also have changed there plus email so the pop address now includes plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com and some servers are blocking ports so i had to change the port number, but the live service was helpfull and i got it sorted out quick. Hope that helps

Linbox

I cant log in with Thunderbird using the web mail plugins, when I log in via the web it times out, but I can get my mail from Thunderbird portable with no web mail plugins.