Shall I delete my Yahoo account?

Haydon · Dec 31, 2021

I have done nothing on Yahoo in last couple of years, went to the Yahoo account deletion page, and read in the cautionary note that

:scream:

because of the limited number of names, my Yahoo name could be reused :scream:

Anyone in the same boat?

BunnyJ · Dec 31, 2021

That's up to you

RD Mercer · Dec 31, 2021

Haydon said:
I have done nothing on Yahoo in last couple of years, went to the Yahoo account deletion page, and read in the cautionary note that

because of the limited number of names, my Yahoo name could be reused

Limited number of names?

I guess they've never heard of Rap music.

BunnyJ · Dec 31, 2021

RD Mercer said:
Limited number of names? I guess they've never heard of Rap music.

RD Mercer · Dec 31, 2021

BunnyJ said:

Bunny, are you a Rapper?

ShamrockRig · Dec 31, 2021

I thought yahoo mail died years ago like tiscali etc xD,
Yeah i wouldn't care at all, its Yahoo afterall.

RD Mercer · Dec 31, 2021

Devlin1888 said:
I thought yahoo mail died years ago like tiscali etc xD,
Yeah i wouldn't care at all, its Yahoo afterall.

Is Gmail better? I think you can transfer all your yahoo mail over yonder.

ShamrockRig · Dec 31, 2021

RD Mercer said:
Is Gmail better? I think you can transfer all your yahoo mail over yonder.

I thought gmail had generally been the replacement for most peoples emails over the last however many years, Yeah i know there are others out there and people do use them but i'd say Gmail was probably the most common, It is the one i use personally.
Outlook is another people would probably recommend, I have an outlook account for work things etc but other than that i wouldn't pee on it if it was on fire xD. Nothing wrong with it really, But yeah. xD

RD Mercer · Dec 31, 2021

I've never transfered my Yahoo mail over to my Gmail account, but I have the same name for both of them, which would make it easier. The only real problem I have with Yahoo is, everytime I open it up in my browser, it's shouts politics.

The-Hive · Dec 31, 2021

I am sure it would do no harm to keep it on the system in case you ever need it, if it's still alive.

RD Mercer · Dec 31, 2021

Does anyone know if you do migrate your Yahoo mail over to Gmail, does it affect your Yahoo mail in any way?

Haydon · Dec 31, 2021

Folks, the real issue is misuse of my Yahoo name if it is reused :scream:

It could lead to a reuse of my Yahoo email address :scream:

On the other hand, keeping the Yahoo account/email address feels like keeping a dead mouse in the attic :scream:

The-Hive · Dec 31, 2021

You're choice, check their policy on re-using accounts

barman58 · Dec 31, 2021

I cannot recall exactly why but I used to have a Yahoo account at one time years ago which I was advised to close due to some serious security problems with the company.

I can recall that it did take over from AOL as the main transmission medium for spam a few years ago so unless you have a good reason that requires a Yahoo account ( it was at one time a requirements for some services )I would advise that you seriously consider closing the account(s)

As for the "Reuse" statement when closing the account, I would suggest that this is a standard safety clause for the company, It would apply to generic names rather than real names ie. BlueBear rather than Fred Bloggs @ Yahoo, although even in the case of the second one there are a lot of people who have the same name quite legitimately, so if the name is available Yahoo would have the right to re-issue it if required by a second user after the first closed their account

RD Mercer · Dec 31, 2021

Haydon said:
Folks, the real issue is misuse of my Yahoo name if it is reused
It could lead to a reuse of my Yahoo email address

Probably just a scare tactic, I really doubt they would ever allow your "exact" name to be used again.

Haydon · Dec 31, 2021

Well, scare tactic or otherwise, it is scary in my case.

I was active on Yahoo in its heyday and even created a special interest group there. But Yahoo closed down all groups a couple of years ago (the special interest group migrated elsewhere) and along with the general decline of Yahoo, my Yahoo account/email address became completely dormant since then. However, it WAS quite visible.

Eventually, everything fades, even on the net. Maybe it is a matter of how long to wait to get rid of the dead mouse :scream:

OldMainframeGuy · Dec 31, 2021

Haydon said:
Well, scare tactic or otherwise, it is scary in my case.

I was active on Yahoo in its heyday and even created a special interest group there. But Yahoo closed down all groups a couple of years ago (the special interest group migrated elsewhere) and along with the general decline of Yahoo, my Yahoo account/email address became completely dormant since then. However, it WAS quite visible.

Eventually, everything fades, even on the net. Maybe it is a matter of how long to wait to get rid of the dead mouse

I've had a Yahoo account for a billion years. I use it for the customized home page and I used to participate in a mainframe-oriented Yahoo group that went away with the rest of the groups. I can't remember the last time I checked my Yahoo mail. It's just there and I pretty much ignore it. Someday it will probably die and I won't miss it.

Rob

Haydon · Dec 31, 2021

Yeah, I can perhaps add that I have (had) been accessing my Yahoo mail with a web browser ONLY since ever (the security issue that was mentioned earlier were there since ever)

Fabler2 · Dec 31, 2021

I'm still using AOL mail after many years. It's full of non important mail and keep it for nostalgic reasons.

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