Hum Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 SAN FRANCISCO ? Yahoo is trying to breathe new life into inactive email accounts by giving away the identifications beginning next month. The program announced Wednesday will give Web surfers an opportunity to claim a new handle that had previously been unavailable. It also represents a last chance for Yahoo users who haven't logged in for at least a year to keep the address. Yahoo plans to release the inactive accounts unless the current owner logs in again before July 15. After that, the identifications will be available to all comers and will be ready to use again in mid-August. The Sunnyvale, California, company isn't specifying how many emails are in the dead pool. A Yahoo spokeswoman predicted a substantial number of IDs will be freed up. The attempted revival of the dormant accounts coincides with Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's nearly yearlong effort to create a bigger buzz around an Internet pioneer that had fallen out of fashion. Yahoo's headaches included the declining usage of its email service as more people embraced Google's alternative, Gmail. more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argi Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I like this. Breathe new life into Yahoo accounts who are interested. Not for me, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 the new yahoo mail javascripts' sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Raze Subscriber² Posted June 13, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted June 13, 2013 Now I don't have to think about closing my account now, they'll do it for me. Sweet! Hum 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted June 13, 2013 Member Share Posted June 13, 2013 They can have my old account if they really want it. I don't even remember what the address is now. Been years since I've used it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 You should be able to close your own account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kondrath Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Wait, does this mean that if I know someone who has an inactive yahoo email but I also know that it's tied in to a few social networking accounts, I can wait till August, re-create their email, then do "forgot password" on all associated websites and gain control of their identity? Cool. Squirrelington 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 ^ Stalker ! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exotoxic Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 They must only be freeing accounts that have never had a mail sent to them other wise its a massive exploit :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermot Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 The way they've done this is pretty stupid, Like they don't tell you what the account e-mail is or even the Yahoo id associated. So you get an e-mail saying they're gonna remove your account unless you sign in, with an account they don't say. typical yahoo, stupidity at its best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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