Which Yahoo! Mail do you really have?

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:01 am

I only want plain email please. thank you

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:05 am

I have the old one and I really like it.

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:08 am

I have the Original Classic. Would like to have the Updated Classic. How can I do this?

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:09 am

I prefer th e earlier version of yahoo mail,all my pictures are’nt going out and I don’t like the fact that I can’tclean off all the emails addresses that are on the email, I just a rookie to this and I would like what I am used to so please put me bak on the regular Yahoo.

thank you

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:13 am

How do I get back to mail classic?? I don’t want the new version.

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:13 am

The problem, we buy new computers to cure the “bloat” of “heaver” web content… And what do you all do??? Add more “bloat”… We’ll never be able to run fast on the internet…

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:18 am

Anyone know the timeline for migrating from Original Classic to Updated Classic?

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:21 am

When I updated the new Yahoo it caused several problems so I went back to the classic version. I liked the beta and would like that back as the new one is not the same. How do I go about getting it back?

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:36 am

Hi everyone,
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john and eenoogje,
You are welcome to stick with Classic
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John and cdm9005,
We are rolling it out gradually (just like we did with New Mail a few months back). We are also being extra careful because the holiday season is approaching and we know that it is a critical time for people to communicate. I’ll update as soon as I can.
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Michael,
You can switch back to Classic by clicking on the “Mail Classic” link just below your Yahoo! ID, or the “Switch to Yahoo! Mail Classic” link under the Options dropdown.
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josths,
We understand that “bloat” is a concern for many web users, and are always looking for ways to streamline. The list of changes outlines several things that are going away as well as being added.
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Ryan

November 2nd, 2007 at 8:56 am

wuz up people Iam look for a new Friend who need a best Friend and Iam a Good Friend and Iam 17 year old

November 2nd, 2007 at 9:09 am

i like the original for the simple fact that all i really want and need is a place to receive emails.

November 2nd, 2007 at 9:13 am

Why can’t we have an avatar with the New Mail?

November 2nd, 2007 at 9:15 am

Please!!! How can I get back to the original e-mail? It takes me 20 minutes or more to see if I have any e-mail, and to send a brief reply.
Its awfull!!
Frank

November 2nd, 2007 at 9:16 am

Overall I do not mind the changes to the new mail. The only thing that bothers me about it is that I suddenly have a news page to go through to get to the actual mail. I go to mail via my Yahoo and do not want the extra page but cannot remove it. I would love an option to delete the extra page or make the mail page the default. Is there any way to do this? Thanks.

November 2nd, 2007 at 9:24 am

Y! Mail Classic in its updated form is a nice evolution of the original and will be satisfactory until a final decision concerning Y! mash is made. I like the layout, pulldown extensions and all, of the AJAX-based Y! Mail Beta; but other components, such as Y! Calendar and Y! Notepad, need to be rewritten for AJAX in order to blend seamlessly with the new Y! Mail.

November 2nd, 2007 at 9:37 am

I have the Original Classic. Less bloat.

November 2nd, 2007 at 9:37 am

I have tried the beta (twice) but was having troubles with it on my work laptop so I swtiched back to classic. I am happy with classic, it seems faster.

November 2nd, 2007 at 9:41 am

i have the classic mail and it’s great. i use the one that used to be beta for my business emaila nd don’t like that as much. but i would like to have updated classic

November 2nd, 2007 at 9:51 am

I sill use and like the old interface.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:00 am

I too have tried the beta twice (at least), and like the layout and features. However, it is not nearly as fast. I’m sure it is due to the afformentioned “Bloat”. Each time I have gone back to the original mail to speed things up. Sorry, it’s a good idea, but for someone who just want a good clean, FAST, email program.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:17 am

You have reduced the size of the mail window and made it slower. It is harder review my mail messages. I am back to classic mail. The features weren’t bad but the price is too high.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:29 am

Now that you have made things a bit clearer, you still have neglected to tell your customers what they need to do to get upgraded!!!!! Are the old classic being upgraded automatically to the new classic? Communicate better please.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:38 am

Yeah, I too only see Original Classic, not Updated Classic. I am fine with New Mail, but I was just curious.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:44 am

They call things “classic” for a reason…simple, functional and always in style. I’ll stick with classic mail. Thanks.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:44 am

Petra,
Push Options, putting you into General Options. The first option allows you to start with your Inbox rather than the cover page.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:46 am

Idea for new Yahoo! business model: charge users a modest monthly fee ($1 per month) to use the OLD fast-loading, original classic mail interface, and leave the new and improved garbage to freeloaders that need marketing pushed at them.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:48 am

for six days i have not been able to comunicate with any of my friends or relations please explain or at least inform me as to why my mail is not functioning the same way it was … i only use yahoo please correct the situtation
shachin
PS : old one is better

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:52 am

I give all the benefit of the doubt. I learn as I plot along, it gets easier as I use it more and in the mean time, I get more savvy as “progression” comes my way.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:55 am

I absolultely LOVE the new or to be clear the ‘beta’ version. I love the layout and the upgrades. I liked the classic verion, and I have always used yahoo for my e-mail. But this version is perfect. I also added my second e-mail address to my account today. What a perfect option!
Very happy customer.

November 2nd, 2007 at 10:57 am

I have a drop down on a yahoo home page for ‘Mail, Messenger, Radio, Weather, Local, and Horoscopes’.
I used to be able to put my cursor over ‘Mail’ and it would drop down and show me the subject and who my first few emails in my inbox were. NOW as of about a month ago (around the same time I upgraded to Yahoo plus), there are no emails listed, just a link that says “Please go to ‘mail.yahoo.com’ to retrieve you mail”.
What happened, and how do I get it back?

November 2nd, 2007 at 11:10 am

my wife is crying for the old classic….sorta like new coke and classic coke…no one likes change for changes sake, different is not always better just different.

November 2nd, 2007 at 11:14 am

I think I have the old classic (still have an avatar), but, why do I have a Google search bar now? It has auto fill, buttons and other stuff. I will never use it, but it is there.

November 2nd, 2007 at 11:19 am

Great.

So are there any plans to get everyone on the same mail so you aren’t trying to talk to 3 different groups of users at once?

Yahoo’s been through a lot of changes lately, and while the improvements have been great, there is a lot of confusion, mostly caused by these “failures to communicate”. And I hate to say it, but a lot of those failures are on yahoo’s end.

Choices are good, but on the other hand the entire point of a brand name is consistency. I think it’s time yahoo got organized.

November 2nd, 2007 at 11:30 am

For many years, I used Lotus Notes[tm] at work and went nuts dealing with the differences re Yahoo Classic. When Yahoo launched its new Beta, which is quite similar to the Notes[tm]e-mail architecture, I glomed right on to it. Now, even though retired, I still prefer the New Yahoo e-mail.

November 2nd, 2007 at 11:32 am

The new email doesn’t work with my browser (Opera), so I’m sticking with the old one.

November 2nd, 2007 at 11:34 am

Oh and while I recognize the importance of ads, when they get to the point that they stop mail from loading or interfere with other functions, they’re a a problem.

One that happens a lot unfortunately. Ads that cause problems, make loud noises, take over my page or interfere with the million things I’m trying to get done in a day turn me off of both Yahoo and the product advertised.

Animation and flashy ads may look great, but when they make it take 10 minutes or more to load or refresh my inbox, and I can’t do anything in the meantime but sit there and wait, it’s a problem. I don’t check mail as often and communication is delayed.

I used to constantly have a mail tab open, any time during the day I would slip over, answer mail as it came in, then get back to my day, but with the interference from the ads in new mail I can’t do that. The constant reloading and refreshing of the ads makes every mail trip take at least 20 minutes. I have to set aside an hour every morning and every evening for mail and just not answer what I can’t get to in that time.

Do yourselves a favor, keep the ads simple.

November 2nd, 2007 at 11:42 am

After seven years, I still love Yahoo Mail and will keep using it as long as I can consider it “mine” through settings and/or preferences to make it work the way I want. However, I would review my usage when I’m forced into something that doesn’t work for me. That’s why I’m back with Classic after trying to use New Mail for a week.

The biggest thing that didn’t work for me is the size of the reading pane is too small. Resizing the message pane to it’s smallest amount still doesn’t leave the reading pane big after screen space is taken by the header, toolbar and footer. Reading a message ten lines at a time is no good. I know the message can be opened in it’s own tab but that is extra navigation (three clicks vs one) and load time. From a user interface standpoint, reading messages is MUCH harder in New Mail than Classic.

Second biggest is the slow response time. Yes, I have cable ‘net - not dial up. I actually like the new AJAX toolbar but not at the expense of speed.

Last is some changes in the UI that don’t prevent but slow down navigation. Logging into New Mail puts us at the “new & improved News module” you’ve shown in the blog above. I already have MyYahoo for news so why would I want to see it when I log into Mail? That just doesn’t make sense.

I know the Mail Blog isn’t a support site, but thanks for forwarding our comments to the right people.

November 2nd, 2007 at 11:51 am

I had the Beta mail. Then they said they were having difficulties on day so go back to the classic mail. I did this but now I cannot get back to the New Mail which I do want.

November 2nd, 2007 at 12:04 pm

Why the hubbub. As long as it functions at least as well as it has in the past…

November 2nd, 2007 at 12:23 pm

I love the new beta email. I love that I can choose the emails I want deleted. The only thing is I used to be able to chat in my email and now I cant. Does anyone know why this has happened?

November 2nd, 2007 at 1:15 pm

RyanK,

Thanks for letting us know we can stick with the classic.

While it’s good to know that I can jump to the updated version whenever I need to, I really don’t need all of those features. I’m quite pleased with html e-mail, thanks.

November 2nd, 2007 at 1:38 pm

Whenever anything gets new it works less efficently. Put everything back to the old versions and leave well enough alone.

November 2nd, 2007 at 1:41 pm

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November 2nd, 2007 at 2:22 pm

I liked the functionality of the ‘New’ email, especially the drag and drop. I also liked being able to open up more than one email message in tabs. But… I went back to Classic because my home computer could not run the new one consistently. Performance is just as important to me as features.

November 2nd, 2007 at 2:24 pm

I am not sure which mail I have, I know I had Beta,on my dsl in Kendallville, but since I am traveling and using dial up I think I have been switched to classic and then to new then to something else. It is very confussing to deal with all of these different mails. And then somtimes when I am tryng to read they all just disappear. Why don’t you just have a simple read and write click to do this instead of compose and draft. I think Yahoo is very slow in downloading there mail folder and then they have to download the one theat you have selected. Then double click to read, then you have to move it and you can’t put it in a Rec. folder from the person who sent it. Change is good but also bad.

November 2nd, 2007 at 2:34 pm

I am using the old classic. Have not seen an updated classic. Tried using the ‘beta’ and liked it, until I pulled out my Treo 755p at work and could not access my mail. Back to the “old” classic and have been there for several weeks. Until the newer mail will run on the PALM BLAZER web browser, here is where I’ll stay.

November 2nd, 2007 at 2:36 pm

The new Yahoo mail is embarrassingly poor. Not only will it not work in Safari, it’s hard to use and is crippled by advertising. And why should I have to pay to forward my mail or check it with a client? No thanks, you just became my junk email account.

November 2nd, 2007 at 2:50 pm

I am still trying to determine when and how I can switch to the updated Classic version. I have the original Classic now. I have seen other questions regarding this, but, thusfar, no hint as to when the updated Classic will be available.
Help, please.
Thank you.
Gary

November 2nd, 2007 at 2:57 pm

Sounds like theres a lot of users with slow computers and slow connections, or who are basic users (which is fine). The new mail has always worked great for me, its very responsive and the features are nice. I use professional desktop clients for my mail and have for years, so the familiarity when using my yahoo account is appealing. I will never go back to the poor, clunk classic interface; unless of course I get stuck on a terrible setup, which is unlikely.

November 2nd, 2007 at 3:12 pm

First blush, it looked too much like microsoft’s hotmail. Pressed for time, I went right back to Classic Yahoo Mail.

Now, I have to copy and paste from the address book, to compose and send an email. It no longer populates the field, when you click on the link.

It would also be nice to be able to send up to 300 emails, at one time.

My connection is Verizon Wireless, exclusively.

November 2nd, 2007 at 3:15 pm

Please stop trying to shove the new version down my throat I resent the strong arm tactics !
I don’t want it I don’t need it ! cpriewe@yahoo.com

November 2nd, 2007 at 3:17 pm

I have the new mail I like it better that the classic because it haves the news on it and the drag feacher

November 2nd, 2007 at 3:31 pm

You know, I had yahoo mail that had so much saving room on it. All of the sudden, when trying to access emails I had been saving, they are all gone. I want to know what happen to all the space that was available, why I wasn’t told to copy the messages before they were deleted and why I have not been told there is another huge change.

I have had yahoo since www first began. I have the same address since the 4th year of starting. Now it is getting to the point where I will have to find another mail, gmail possibly, to suit my needs.

Service was the main point of sticking with you over the years. Lack of communication is what is going to change my loyalty. The ball is in your court and your response will make the decision, or lack of response.

November 2nd, 2007 at 3:36 pm

I like the options available in the new mail, but they typically don’t work. I’m often irritated with error messages, emails that don’t load, etc. I’m very close to switching back to the “Classic without any cool features” version simply because it was more reliable. Hopefully the issues will be fixed soon.

November 2nd, 2007 at 3:44 pm

I really hate your new Yahoo, new Yahoo mail. It’s full of advertising and forces me to wade through things I don’t want to look at.

November 2nd, 2007 at 4:08 pm

i want what i’ve had for the past several years. when you suggest all these great changes i do’t have the mentality to figure out your intent and thinking. just don’t muddy up my waters

November 2nd, 2007 at 4:12 pm

nd cannot tell what I have read and not.

November 2nd, 2007 at 4:17 pm

Sorry tried multiple times to upload the “new” version and kept getting error messages. After reading all the above I’ll stick with classic thank you. If ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

November 2nd, 2007 at 4:36 pm

I can’t stand the New Improved version. I much prefer the Classic. Coke tried it once and quickly realized it was a Big Fat Mistake !!!

November 2nd, 2007 at 4:38 pm

I have posted here a few times now and each and every time there are a few common points of fact I have found. Of the 55 post only a few care for the “new mail” and I am in agreement with the majority I prefer the “classic”. I have tired to contact Yahoo about some of the following issues, I have even ask while on the phone with customer service for my merchant account and they refuse to talk about anything to do with “new mail”.
Here are the common complaints and by the way I connect at 10 MEGS.
loads to slow
errors
advertisement
to “busy”
small reading pain
I have tried several times to use “new mail” and experience all the same problems, I just need mail when I go to mail; fast, easy, reliable mail. I use My Yahoo as a home page and now that our browsers allow for tabbing my email account loads with my home page. PLEASE before anyone thinks that I am down on Yahoo know this I pay for my music, merchant account and web hosting through Yahoo and would hope that it does not come down to paying for my mail. I would like for Yahoo to respond to all the complaints about “new email” and know that we would not take the time to post our comments if we did not care!

November 2nd, 2007 at 4:44 pm

To: Ms. Betty.
Look into Mozilla Firefox. Better, more secure browser than IE. Has add-ons to control animation/flash etc, etc.

November 2nd, 2007 at 4:46 pm

im old ile stick to old you cant teach a old dog new tricks seamanab

November 2nd, 2007 at 4:52 pm

I use Yahoo! New Mail (or TMFKAB - The Mail Formerly Known As Beta). I switched to Beta a long, long time ago and never switched back. It’s my favorite email application. Maybe you need an “option” that says “email app & version”. Ha! Ha! Thanks for all the good work.