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How to mark all emails as read in Yahoo Mail?
On the far right edge of the inbox folder heading there is an arrow you can click on and select "mark as read" from the options ("mark as read" or "clean inbox"). Doing this actually marks all emails ...
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If I close my Gmail account will somebody be able to register my previous mail address?
No, Google does not recycle email addresses.
Google...has confirmed to Webwereld that it does not recycle unused accounts. Users can delete their accounts, but this "won't free up your username. ...
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Selecting/Moving all messages in Inbox on Yahoo! Mail
I just managed to do this in a very round-about way on a fluke. Was so happy to have discovered it. Here's what I did:
Go to inbox
Click on "Unread" in left hand column
At the top, you will now see ...
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Why is Yahoo! telling me to pay $100 to unlock my hacked email account?
Yahoo is not trying to charge you $100 to recover your account. That's a scammer, possibly the person(s) who hacked your account in the first place.
To recover your Yahoo account, click the link at ...
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Will Apple ID password also be changed automatically?
No.
Apple have absolutely no clue what your email password is. It has nothing to do with iCloud, or your Mac.
You are simply using that email as your AppleID. An AppleID doesn't even actually have to ...
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In Yahoo Mail, how can I change the "base name" of a disposable email address
I have been trying to change it too. It seems that you can't. The UI confused me and I ended up having a really stupid basename. See this link for more info.
Important - Once you create a base name,...
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Understanding Yahoo! Security Warnings
If you are concerned then be sure to change your password as the first step.
There isn't much readily available information to find out what you want to know. However, log into your Yahoo! account ...
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Yahoo! email signup without mobile phone
Now it is not possible to create an Yahoo! account without phone number. They have made it mandatory field to sign up for Yahoo!.
From the Yahoo! help:
Important: Your registration will not ...
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Yahoo Inbox email Preview has text which is missing in Normal view
From my comment
I don't know how Yahoo Email works but the preview text is very likely
that comes from the email itself. The original email message could
include several parts in order to make ...
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How to filter out exact phrases in an email filter?
For a single phrase, you should wrap it in double quotation marks.
"6 new updates and 2 invitations waiting for you on"
If you have multiple exact phrases to test, use double quotes for each phrase, ...
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Yahoo approving spam SPF to be sent from another email server
Yahoo doesn't use SPF to prevent spoofing
Yahoo's SPF record is v=spf1 ptr:yahoo.com ptr:yahoo.net ?all. The last part is the only relevant one: ?all means that there is no SPF policy.
In short, ...
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Characters in email displayed like: =E2=80=99
In your example text you use a typographic apostrophe, the one with a bit of a curve.
’
You should be using a typewriter apostrophe which is a bit more straight looking.
'
As you noticed with the ...
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How to retrieve Yahoo! security questions and answers
I would fully expect that you cannot. That would be terrible security.
The whole point of the security questions is to help you in case you forget your password.
Remember: Yahoo has no idea who you ...
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Remove a content from the yimg
yimg.com is Yahoo's CDN service – it hosts any kind of static files that are part of their website, such as images, stylesheets, webfonts, or user uploads. Different subdomains have different purposes,...
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Selecting/Moving all messages in Inbox on Yahoo! Mail
Note, this appears to only work in the Classic view. In the newer version, even though emails are auto selected as you scroll, the move function (and other bulk functions) only moves those currently ...
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How to search and sort emails in the spam folder of Yahoo Mail
Try using the folder number 1 for inbox and 6 for spam to search the result the url will be
https://mail.yahoo.com/d/search/keyword%3D%2520{put the search term }%26folders%3D6
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Are Yahoo mail TLDs interchangeable?
The two domains do not appear to be linked.
Have you tried as an emergency solution, to register the same username for the .com domain?
You should be able to test the function yourself by sending an ...
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Is there a way to disable the ads in Yahoo Mail? Is there a plug-in or something?
You can use AdBlock Plus. Once you get it installed click on the preferences and select all of the items in the list. Typically the top one isn't checked. Check that one as well. The list should ...
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How to determine email address used to subscribe to Yahoo Group?
You'll need to check what's appearing in the X-Apparently-To header.
On the email message:
Click "More"
Select "View Full Header"
Full header popup will appear
There should be a recognisable email ...
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Problem in logging my Yahoo! account
Use Yahoo! Help or create a new case through Yahoo! Case Creation Form to verify and prove yourself as the owner of the locked account and submit it.
Allow 24 hours to 1 week upon the submission ...
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How to mark over 17 thousand email messages read at once?
If you have them all in Inbox, hover over Inbox in the left-side menu, click on the caret and then click on Mark emails as read from the drop-down menu.
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Yahoo! account hacked? Virus? Legitimate incoming emails are going to trash & save folders
Helped a friend figure this out yesterday.
In Yahoo! Mail, click the little Gear symbol (top right) and select Settings. Then select Filters. Look carefully...is there a filter named simply . (...
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Unable to access Yahoo! mail without phone number
This might be security purpose they are not allowing you to access your account. They wants verify your identity. Try to reset your password.
If you don't have option of mobile number and alternate ...
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How to recover Yahoo! mail account
You can try these links for contacting Yahoo! Support Team for help,
Yahoo! Help Central
Contact Yahoo! Customer Support
Select the product you need help with
Help for Yahoo! Mail
Go to THIS LINK ...
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Understanding Yahoo! Security Warnings
It appears that these warnings are being generated from my chat/IM client (Trillian) as Yahoo are in the process of relaunching Yahoo Instant Messenger.
I only discovered this when I installed the ...
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Delete duplicate Yahoo e-mail account
I was never able to contact anyone at Yahoo, but I did resolve the issue. The old e-mail account has been disabled, probably some time ago. I verified this by sending a test message to the account (...
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How to mark all emails as read in Yahoo Mail?
With the latest Yahoo email you need to click the box of the email you would like to set as "Unread" and then go to the "Actions" button, select "Mark as Unread" and then ...
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Yahoo: forward all emails to another email address, and delete them
A "Delete" filter works exactly as it should.
I set up email forwarding to another email account and then set up a "Delete" filter. Any email containing "@" in the "From" field (which is basically ...
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Does Yahoo "deactivate" or "delete" accounts after 12 months of inactivity?
The mailbox gets de-activated - by that, all emails in your mailbox are deleted. The next time you login, the de-activated mailbox is re-activated and you start from scratch. Deletion implies that ...
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Can Yahoo! Mail accounts use a 2FA code generator authenticator app?
You can use an authenticator app now, but if you've already set up "2-step verification" with a phone number, you will need to disable it and set it up again. The instructions for setting up ...
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