Yahoo! Mail Blog
The latest scoop on Yahoo! Mail product updates, new releases, bug fixes,

I understand that some Yahoo! Mail users may be experiencing some slowness with Yahoo Mail recently. The issue is occurring due to a conflict between Yahoo! Mail and various Symantec (Norton) products including anti-virus/security software. Our engineering team has isolated the issue and is rolling out a fix as I write this blog [...]

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There are few things more frustrating than losing access to your email – whether because you forgot your password or, worse, someone else guessed it – which is why we want to ensure that if it happens to you, the recovery process is as smooth and painless as possible. On that note, beginning this week, [...]

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For all of those fans of Explorer, we have some fun news.  On the heels of the Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 launch today, we are offering a Yahoo!-optimized version of the new browser designed specifically for Yahoo! users. For Yahoo! Mail users, the Yahoo!-optimized version includes a cool feature called the Mail Web slice. The [...]

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I just wanted to let you know that the maintenance is now complete and all Yahoo! Mail services are working normally.
If you are still experiencing difficulties, you can contact our customer care here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/classic/forms_index.html

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I want to give a quick heads up that we are conducting maintenance this coming weekend that might impact some of you. The maintenance is part of our ongoing efforts to give you the best Mail service possible.
Beginning the evening of March 13 (Pacific time), you may experience problems accessing your Yahoo! Mail account. [...]

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Back in January, Brandon Savage told you about the great new feature that integrates real-time Chat & Mobile Text from directly within Yahoo! Mail Classic. Back in January it was a sneak peak, but now more and more of you are now able to use this great feature.
What if I don’t feel like Chatting?
I’ve [...]

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This week we have a guest blogger. So let me take a moment to introduce you to Rick Pal. Rick is the Senior Product Manager for our smarter, more social Yahoo! Mail. He’s got some exciting info to share about some changes to your smarter Inbox
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Hello everyone! As you may know, the Yahoo! Mail [...]

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A short while ago, the Messenger team released an updated Yahoo! Messenger client for Mac. Don’t forget that they are still in the beta stage, but the team has been working hard fixing bugs and adding great new features. Here’s everytihing new that’s been built into the new Yahoo! Messenger for Mac:

Performance and [...]

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Seems like only yesterday Yahoo! Mail turned 10 years old. But as everyone knows online communication has been around for a little bit longer. The Yahoo! Mail team put together a video to celebrate 25 years of online communication.
For those of you, like me, who have been around long enough to remember [...]

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This month in the UK, the Office of Fair Trade is promoting their annual Scams Awareness Month. In support of their efforts, I’ve posted some scam avoidance tips on the UK Mail Blog. Since they apply just as much across the pond as they do State-side, I wanted to share them with you [...]

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