# \*uck you, Yahoo! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 16, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231 "2001-03-16T15:14:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/1 "2001-03-16T15:14:31Z")
There was a problem accessing your account. Please try back again in 10 minutes. You might want to try logging out and logging back in again. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you. OK, what for the entire last **WEEK**?? What the hell is wrong with these people? I know you get what you pay for, but I’ve been using Yahoo for my free internet mail for about 4 years now. About 2 years ago they sold my name to some spammers, so now I get assloads of junk every day. Now for months (but daily now for the last week) I get the above message. Unfortunately, this has been my e-mail address for the longest time and I hate to have to change it. I have all my mail automatically filtering in to the folders where I want it, my address book all set up- everything! ACK! Anyone have a free internet based e-mail system that does NOT fill your inbox with penis enlarging promises every single day? Zette Frustrated as all hell ---
**Author:** ![SterlingNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SterlingNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SterlingNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/2 "2001-03-16T15:33:44Z")
Well, first of all, stay the hell away from [Hotmail](http://www.hotmail.com). I have an email addy from them and I made the mistake of not checking for a week. 600 Messages for instant porn, instant credit, and instant pyramid schemes! I’ve had no problems with [Mail.com](http://www.mail.com). Pretty clean interface, though they charge you for POP access. Forwarding is free however. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/3 "2001-03-16T15:37:33Z")
I have had problems with them as well, but I have the “Explorer cannot access the page” error message. For an email address that doesn’t sell your name, try [arabia.com](http://arabia.com), I have been using them for over 2 years and have yet to receive one letter of spam. That may be becasue I use that address just to post in cognito to a list serve and insult people there without using my “real” email address. Tars Tarkas, Jeddak of Thark ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/4 "2001-03-16T15:52:22Z")
hahaha, Zette, did they set up a “Bulk Mail” folder for you? Before I had a bulk mail folder, I NEVER got spam or bulk mail. Which tells me Yahoo set up the bulk mail folder because they feel guilty about selling my address to spammers. Oh, and then there was the time that they decided that I was a minor and suddenly needed to put in my credit card number to access my account that I’d had for 2 years (account opened at the age of 24). WTF? I have a Hotmail as well - ugh…AVOID! AVOID! ---
**Author:** ![Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8edcca/32.png) [@Helen\_s\_Eidolon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helen_s_Eidolon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/5 "2001-03-16T16:04:46Z")
I really like [myownemail.com](http://myownemail.com). Cool domain names and pretty good setup. Only problem is that it has a small capacity, but no junk mail though. I’ve had this account for maybe a year, and the only junkmail I get is stuff I’ve signed up for. Sorry 'bout your mail troubles. ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/6 "2001-03-16T16:09:37Z")
> [@](#): > > hahaha, Zette, did they set up a “Bulk Mail” folder for you? > Before I had a bulk mail folder, I NEVER got spam or bulk mail. Which tells me Yahoo set up the bulk mail folder because they feel guilty about selling my address to spammers. Oh, that took the fucking cake. A “bulk mail” folder? How about you just don’t deliver that shit to me? Leave me alone! I do not need to lengthen or strengthen my penis, I am not impotent, and I do not want to see “hot teen sluts”. I think it’s a shame when you have something good (I like Yahoo’s interface, their folder system, etc) and screw it all up. With the errors lately, I’m thinking that the CEO took the good mail server on his way out the door. Zette ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/7 "2001-03-16T16:30:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zette \* > **Oh, that took the fucking cake. A “bulk mail” folder? How about you just don’t deliver that shit to me?** Seeing as I get legit mail (mailing lists, for the most part, but a few personal messages) that gets filtered into my Bulk Mail folder, I’m damned glad they let it through. **I** ’ll decide what’s unwanted, thanks, but I’m more than happy to have spam pointed out as suspect. ---
**Author:** ![tradesilicon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/439d5e/32.png) [@tradesilicon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tradesilicon)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/8 "2001-03-16T16:57:42Z")
Hey Zette, you have my sympathy - once you get used to an email box it really sucks when you can’t access it. I have a Yahoo mail box, have had for about the last year. Seems OK most of the time, but… I have to disagree with you about the bulk mail. I can appreciate the free email service, and the fact that somehow it must be paid for. They have ads on the web site, and bulk mail in the mailbox. Just delete it, since they have that nice conveniet way to delete all ‘checked’ mail. Anyway, hope you can access your mail soon, you never know what unbeatable offers you’re missing!!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/9 "2001-03-16T17:57:55Z")
Don’t get me wrong- I would have no problem if the offers were anything legitimate, but you should see the stuff I get- porn, get rich quick, penis lengtheners, etc. Good thing I’m not a kid! > [@](#): > > Anyway, hope you can access your mail soon, you never know what unbeatable offers you’re missing!!! I hear ya- I was just thinking to myself: I wonder how I could lengthen my impotent penis at home while earning my degree plus extra money while looking at hot teen sluts AND improve my credit? Hmmmmmmmm… 🙂 Zette ---
**Author:** ![hapaXL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@hapaXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hapaXL)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/10 "2001-03-16T18:38:46Z")
I hate to disagree, but I have never given my Yahoo address out to any commercial website and I get absolutely no spam (save that for the Hotmail address). I doubt that it’s Yahoo giving out your address. Pretty sure there is a check box when you sign up to avoid that. But not being able to log on is definitely a pain in the ass–I had a particularly urgent e-mail that I was unable to access for a couple of days recently. Drove me insane. ---
**Author:** ![nikjohns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/53a042/32.png) [@nikjohns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nikjohns)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/11 "2001-03-16T19:30:16Z")
Hey, **Zette** … any chance of forwarding the penis enlarger e-mails to me? _runs away_ ---
**Author:** ![that\_darn\_cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/59ef9b/32.png) [@that\_darn\_cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/that_darn_cat)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/12 "2001-03-16T19:36:43Z")
I have both yahoo and hotmail accounts, but I don’t get much spam, and most of it can be traced to Ebay. Either Ebay sells your email address, or the spammers troll for sellers email adresses. Everytime I seel something, I get like 20 adds to start accepting credit cards. Oddly, I get a fair amount of spam from my University account, which I never use for commmerce. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2001, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/13 "2001-03-16T21:57:26Z")
what the hell is up with this… my university email which is never used for things other than school gets a lot of spam lately, i dont get it… ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/14 "2001-03-17T00:46:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hapaXL \* > \*\* > I doubt that it’s Yahoo giving out your address. Pretty sure there is a check box when you sign up to avoid that. But not being able to log on is definitely a pain in the ass–I had a particularly urgent e-mail that I was unable to access for a couple of days recently. Drove me insane. \*\* Hapa, I’ve given my yahoo address to ONE person on the planet. Never used it to sign up for special offers, etc. Yahoo sold it. Period. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/15 "2001-03-17T01:56:05Z")
Well, I never get spam, and I have 3 yahoo accounts. You’d think if they sold names, at least _one_ of my accounts would be hit, wouldn’t you? Fiance has 3 accounts too, and the only junk email he gets is the kind he signed up for. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/16 "2001-03-17T03:09:29Z")
Only 3 accounts, Pepper? Whenever I’m bored (which is very, very often) I go around setting up new E-mail accounts. There must be hundreds on the Internet that have been created by me. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/17 "2001-03-17T03:31:29Z")
Well, I had more a while ago, but I’ve forgotten all my passwords… ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2001, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/18 "2001-03-17T18:21:17Z")
Hmmmm…I’ve had a yahoo account for years, and I never get spam, except what my WIFE signs me up for (grrrrrr…) Of course, I do use disposable email accounts to sign up for memberships and such that require an email so they can send you a password. ---
**Author:** ![wolfseyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/97f17d/32.png) [@wolfseyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfseyn)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2001, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/19 "2001-03-18T04:55:51Z")
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**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2001, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231/20 "2001-03-18T14:33:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE Bo Diddly \* > \*\*Only 3 accounts, Pepper? > > Whenever I’m bored (which is very, very often) I go around setting up new E-mail accounts. There must be hundreds on the Internet that have been created by me. \*\* Yeah, I did that too, before settling down with my current Yahoo! account almost two years ago. I have tons of e-mails everywhere under the name ‘neptune\_1984’ or “neptune84”. Sometimes I’ll still create new e-mail addresses and forward my mail but I always come crawling back to Yahoo. As for the spam, I get tons of it (got a piece just now) but I always blamed it on the fact that I am subscribed to a ton of newsletters, mostly through [shagmail.com](http://shagmail.com). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uck-you-yahoo/58231.md?page=2)