How to find Yahoo email that does NOT contain `facebook` in subject or in message body?

Question

I want to find the messages that do NOT contain the term facebook in my Yahoo inbox.

How can I do that?

John C · Answer 1 · 2013-03-01 04:48:53Z

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According to Yahoo search tips, you can use the - operator to exclude terms: -facebook

answered Mar 1 at 4:48

John C
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I tried - syntax but it results in no message found – Nam G. VU Mar 20 at 2:29

snowbill · Answer 2 · 2013-04-23 15:09:13Z

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Looks like you have to have a search term to find along with the one you want to 'not find. So try this...

a -facebook

find all messages with the letter a in it and without the word facebook in.

answered Apr 23 at 15:09

snowbill
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