Yahoo Begins Recycling Usernames Inactive Over A Year on July 15 - Page 3

cheviot · 17 Aug 2013, 01:05 AM

FWIW: this morning I received a mail from Yahoo stating that two of my contacts have been deleted as their addresses are no longer active...

I don't think my sister-in-law's address has been inactive for a year, since it is tied to her Facebook account, but now is in the recycling bin anyway according to this. As well, within a minute after receiving this message, it appears that I had sent a blank email to myself. Yahoo says I did, anyway. Wondering now about questionable practices, spoofing, and why so many ISPs (including mine) are willing to accept this...

mike1977 · 19 Aug 2013, 02:03 AM

Anything yet?

By the way, Avast tells me mail.yahoo.com is a phishing site. lol

mike1977 · 21 Aug 2013, 07:57 PM

Doesn't look like it.

mike1977 · 27 Aug 2013, 06:26 PM

https://watchlist.yahoo.com/

Now they want $1.99.

kaptitsky · 27 Aug 2013, 07:22 PM

And for the $1.99 you get a three year watch.

I guess that means they plan to continue to purge unused user names into the future.

sflorack · 27 Aug 2013, 08:39 PM

I received an email from Yahoo this AM, stating that my desired username was available. Upon clicking the provided link, it told me that I already had a Yahoo Mail Extra Address (I do), and that I could only have the username by signing up for another account.

FredOnline · 27 Aug 2013, 09:09 PM

I guess Yahoo! usernames must be more desirable than I thought they were.

RunboxCustomer · 27 Aug 2013, 09:25 PM

I got an email overnight advising me that my requested user name is now mine. I'll never use it, but I claimed it anyway.

kaptitsky · 27 Aug 2013, 11:35 PM

Congratulations to our lucky winners!

curvefan · 28 Aug 2013, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike1977

https://watchlist.yahoo.com/

Now they want $1.99.

How in the world did they come up with that figure?

So guys, how much would you really pay to have the troops at Yahoo keep an eye out for your desired name?

$2.99, $5.99, more than that?

At what point does the craziness end?

kaptitsky · 28 Aug 2013, 07:53 AM

$2 is a nominal fee in today's world, but it stops speculators just filling out for lots of names in hope they can get one that they can sell.

Plus, it pulls in people who are willing to share their payment info with Yahoo, a very desirable group.

It seems a sensible solution to me.

David · 28 Aug 2013, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaptitsky

$2 is a nominal fee in today's world, but it stops speculators just filling out for lots of names in hope they can get one that they can sell.

Plus, it pulls in people who are willing to share their payment info with Yahoo, a very desirable group.

It seems a sensible solution to me.

You sound very knowledgeable kaptitsky. I am wondering if Microsoft has anything similar.................

17 Aug 2013, 01:05 AM	#31
cheviot Essential Contributor Join Date: May 2005 Location: Indy Posts: 208	FWIW: this morning I received a mail from Yahoo stating that two of my contacts have been deleted as their addresses are no longer active... I don't think my sister-in-law's address has been inactive for a year, since it is tied to her Facebook account, but now is in the recycling bin anyway according to this. As well, within a minute after receiving this message, it appears that I had sent a blank email to myself. Yahoo says I did, anyway. Wondering now about questionable practices, spoofing, and why so many ISPs (including mine) are willing to accept this...

19 Aug 2013, 02:03 AM	#32
mike1977 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Auburn Posts: 153	Anything yet? By the way, Avast tells me mail.yahoo.com is a phishing site. lol

21 Aug 2013, 07:57 PM	#33
mike1977 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Auburn Posts: 153	Doesn't look like it.

27 Aug 2013, 06:26 PM	#34
mike1977 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Auburn Posts: 153	https://watchlist.yahoo.com/ Now they want $1.99.

27 Aug 2013, 07:22 PM	#35
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	And for the $1.99 you get a three year watch. I guess that means they plan to continue to purge unused user names into the future.

27 Aug 2013, 08:39 PM	#36
sflorack The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,937	I received an email from Yahoo this AM, stating that my desired username was available. Upon clicking the provided link, it told me that I already had a Yahoo Mail Extra Address (I do), and that I could only have the username by signing up for another account.

27 Aug 2013, 09:09 PM	#37
FredOnline The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 2,616	I guess Yahoo! usernames must be more desirable than I thought they were.

27 Aug 2013, 09:25 PM	#38
RunboxCustomer Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 29	I got an email overnight advising me that my requested user name is now mine. I'll never use it, but I claimed it anyway.

27 Aug 2013, 11:35 PM	#39
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	Congratulations to our lucky winners!

28 Aug 2013, 07:53 AM	#41
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	$2 is a nominal fee in today's world, but it stops speculators just filling out for lots of names in hope they can get one that they can sell. Plus, it pulls in people who are willing to share their payment info with Yahoo, a very desirable group. It seems a sensible solution to me.