How to create "ymail" address

mcf · 21 May 2013, 07:22 PM

Hi,

When I try to create a new Yahoo mail account, I can only choose "@yahoo.com" domain. What happened to "ymail" and "rocketmail"?

http://i44.tinypic.com/2zi8n82.png

janusz · 21 May 2013, 07:50 PM

From April 2013, Yahoo no longer allows registration of new addresses using the rocketmail.com or ymail.com domains.. Existing addresses are not affected

mcf · 21 May 2013, 08:14 PM

Thank you.

mike1977 · 22 May 2013, 07:13 AM

These email providers add extra domains and then take them away for new sign ups:

AOL - @games.com, etc
Mail.com - @alabama.usa.com, etc
www.emailmyname.com

And now Yahoo with @ymail and @rocketmail

Sucks, don't it?

FredOnline · 22 May 2013, 08:29 AM

Utterly devastating.

just1acc · 22 May 2013, 09:03 PM

But Why? After beating so much drums when launching...Its not like they have to pay fee for 100's of ids. Just two of them!

Btw, does yahoo stopped making alias too?I'm redirecting in this page again and again...

https://login.yahoo.com/config/login...m%26.intl%3Din

kaptitsky · 22 May 2013, 09:10 PM

Why do providers demand you use their primary branded domain for e-mail addresses rather than supporting a range of choice?

The primary reason is simple: they are selling their brand, and they want the visibility and loyalty to be to their brand name. Everyone has stopped doing ad tags on outgoing email now, so the only ad they get is the use of their domain name.

The secondary reason is the fact that it is now so cheap and easy for people to have their own domain e-mail. We no longer need vanity domains when we can have our own personal domain that we own.

Will this deprive some customers who want the old vanity domains? Sure, but that group is shrinking anyway. And few providers are actually trying to take away previously assigned addresses.

Companies need to venerate their brand. And consumers need to take ownership of their own e-mail.

Just the direction things are going.

grrandma · 30 May 2013, 05:02 PM

Thank you for the info..

digp · 3 Jun 2013, 02:00 AM

Bit of a joke really when you cannot get a suitable username and have to pick something like JoeBloggs300838_848458_3848485969487467676@yahoo.com

kaptitsky · 3 Jun 2013, 03:17 AM

I just tried and I can register Kaptit@Yahoo.com.

There are lots of names out there to pick, just not common ones.

And even Joe Bloggs could get away with only two digits added to his name.

After all, if he wanted to register a domain name, he'd have to be creative too.

21 May 2013, 07:22 PM	#1
mcf Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 2	How to create "ymail" address Hi, When I try to create a new Yahoo mail account, I can only choose "@yahoo.com" domain. What happened to "ymail" and "rocketmail"? http://i44.tinypic.com/2zi8n82.png

30 May 2013, 05:02 PM	#8
grrandma Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 2	.. Thank you for the info..

21 May 2013, 07:50 PM	#2
janusz Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: EU Posts: 5,002	From April 2013, Yahoo no longer allows registration of new addresses using the rocketmail.com or ymail.com domains.. Existing addresses are not affected

21 May 2013, 08:14 PM	#3
mcf Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 2	Thank you.

22 May 2013, 07:13 AM	#4
mike1977 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Auburn Posts: 153	These email providers add extra domains and then take them away for new sign ups: AOL - @games.com, etc Mail.com - @alabama.usa.com, etc www.emailmyname.com And now Yahoo with @ymail and @rocketmail Sucks, don't it?

22 May 2013, 08:29 AM	#5
FredOnline The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 2,616	Utterly devastating.

22 May 2013, 09:03 PM	#6
just1acc Essential Contributor Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 453	But Why? After beating so much drums when launching...Its not like they have to pay fee for 100's of ids. Just two of them! Btw, does yahoo stopped making alias too?I'm redirecting in this page again and again... https://login.yahoo.com/config/login...m%26.intl%3Din

22 May 2013, 09:10 PM	#7
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	Why do providers demand you use their primary branded domain for e-mail addresses rather than supporting a range of choice? The primary reason is simple: they are selling their brand, and they want the visibility and loyalty to be to their brand name. Everyone has stopped doing ad tags on outgoing email now, so the only ad they get is the use of their domain name. The secondary reason is the fact that it is now so cheap and easy for people to have their own domain e-mail. We no longer need vanity domains when we can have our own personal domain that we own. Will this deprive some customers who want the old vanity domains? Sure, but that group is shrinking anyway. And few providers are actually trying to take away previously assigned addresses. Companies need to venerate their brand. And consumers need to take ownership of their own e-mail. Just the direction things are going.

3 Jun 2013, 02:00 AM	#9
digp Master of the @ Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,338	Bit of a joke really when you cannot get a suitable username and have to pick something like JoeBloggs300838_848458_3848485969487467676@yahoo.com

3 Jun 2013, 03:17 AM	#10
kaptitsky The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,186	I just tried and I can register Kaptit@Yahoo.com. There are lots of names out there to pick, just not common ones. And even Joe Bloggs could get away with only two digits added to his name. After all, if he wanted to register a domain name, he'd have to be creative too.