Throw-away addresses to keep spammers at bay
- Posted July 31st, 2008 at 2:00 pm by AndrewM
- Categories: Yahoo! Mail UK
Keeping safe online is an ongoing battle. By some accounts, up to 90% of all mail is spam. While we are always working hard to ensure most of the spam sent your way never enters your Inbox, there are measures you can take to combat spammers right from within your own Yahoo! Mailbox. [...]
Mac and Windows users can bond over YMail on Safari
- Posted July 31st, 2008 at 10:54 am by Ryan
- Categories: All-New Mail, General, Mac, New Stuff
In our ongoing efforts to help users connect, I thought it would be fun to let all the Windows and Mac users out there know that you now have something in common. You can both use the All-New Yahoo! Mail in the Safari browser.
That’s right, the All-New Mail is now fully compatible with the latest [...]
RESOLVED: Issues completing some Mail activities (password prompt)
- Posted July 30th, 2008 at 11:07 am by Ryan
- Categories: All-New Mail, Classic Mail, General
We’ve learned that some users may be intermittently encountering repeat requests for password authentication when completing some basic Mail activities (send, move, delete, etc.).
Our engineers are reviewing the situation, but in the meantime I wanted to confirm with you that we are aware and are on the case.
UPDATE - 7/31
All issues should now be resolved. [...]
REMINDER: YMail Workshop with Anti-Spam Czar - Today @ 4PM PT
- Posted July 30th, 2008 at 10:19 am by Ryan
- Categories: All-New Mail, Anti-Spam, Classic Mail, General, Tips & Tutorials
Yep, don’t miss a special opportunity to chat with the head of our Anti-Abuse team, Mark, and share all things spammy. Mark is anxious to hear your thoughts and answer some of your questions about how to reduce spam.
You can pre-submit questions by signing into the workshop early, or you can sign in during the [...]
Latest Zimbra Desktop beta brings Yahoo! Mail to your desktop
- Posted July 29th, 2008 at 4:12 pm by Ryan
- Categories: All-New Mail, Classic Mail, General, New Stuff
Some big news came out of the Zimbra camp last week. Their downloadable client software was bumped up to an all new beta version on Thursday, and this one has some functionality that will be of particular interest to some YMail users. Before I get to the nitty gritty, I should remind [...]
Coming Soon (7/30): Special YMail Workshop with the Anti-Spam Czar
- Posted July 24th, 2008 at 5:25 pm by Ryan
- Categories: Anti-Spam, General, Tips & Tutorials
You’ve seen him on Yodel, and you’ve seen him rocking the ushanka on this very blog, but now you will have a chance to ask our resident “Anti-Spam Czar” Mark (aka the head of our anti-abuse team for Mail) all you wanted to know about spam. Be sure to join us on Wednesday, July 30th, [...]
Putting a flourish in your email…
- Posted July 24th, 2008 at 1:18 pm by AndrewM
- Categories: Yahoo! Mail UK
If you use the all-new version of Yahoo! Mail, then I’m sure you’ve come across the great new feature we’ve just added for when you compose a new email message (and it’s one that a lot of you have been asking for). If you don’t use the all-new Yahoo! Mail, then there may be [...]
Reminder: Show me the YMail!
I’ve been getting some great submissions from users wanting to show off the places they have used their YMail account. So far the big theme has been that people LOVE having the ability to check easily while traveling, but don’t let the world travelers have all the fun.
Maybe you have a favorite little coffee shop [...]
When it’s time to change, you’ve got to rearrange … the blog
- Posted July 17th, 2008 at 3:55 pm by Ryan
- Categories: All-New Mail, Classic Mail, General, New Stuff
In the immortal words of the Brady kids:
“Autumn turns to winter and then winter turns to spring,
its not just a season, you know its goes for everything.”
So here I am to announce that the Yahoo! Mail blog has undergone some changes. Some you can probably see pretty easily, but others may be a little less [...]
Where do you use YMail?
A close friend of mine has been over in Taiwan for the last few months while her husband is there on business. Though this may be a bummer in that we never get to see her, it has proven to be a major boon for interesting and entertaining links (since her day is our [...]