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  1. What happened to endless scrolling of mails?

    I used to be able to go through my email by simply scrolling up/down with my mouse wheel. Now I get a single page of emails with << >> to go to next page. This is a waste of time. Since this was already the method of operating exactly what problem did it fix? In looking at a lot of the comments yahoo appears to be messing up mail big time. If you're looking for ways to improve the 'user experience' why don't you pay attention to the comments?

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  2. Your new email layout STINKS; change it BACK. RECALL that I PAY YOU, so change it back just like ALL your other PAYING customers want too!!

    Your new email layout STINKS; change it BACK. RECALL that I PAY YOU, so change it back just like ALL your other PAYING customers want too!!

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  3. Enlarge the print and check boxes and quit sending us back to inbox after deleting a message

    Your print is too small. Every time I delete a message that I have read I am sent to the inbox. Really frustrating. Delete button and other buttons are too hard to read and find. Take back to the way it used to be or give us the option to do so.

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  4. I hate the new feature it makes going through my mail slower because i have to open each one to see what it is abought bad move i hate it

    stop changing my mail I liked it the way it was now I have to open each email to see what it is abought makes things much slower for me I hate this new feature change it back

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  5. Fix the advanced options button so i can switch out of basic version. The save button doesnt work

    Fix the advanced options button so i can switch out of basic version. The save button doesnt work.

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  7. Please make deleting messages from a specific sender easier.

    Please make deleting messages from a specific sender easier. Something like Micro***t mails "sweep" feature. Sorting, searching, then clicking box after box to select messages to delete takes forever. Cant I just select one message then have an option to "select all from sender" then delete? With the sorting option it allows me to group messages by sender by I still have to deal with clicking every single message one by one so I select the messages from the one sender. Its time consuming. Please make it easier

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  8. SAVED E-MAILS IN FOLDERS

    HERE IS A GREAT SUGGESTION FOR YOU. I HAVE HUNDREDS OF E-MAILS SAVED IN MY FOLDERS. THEY ARE SAVED BY THE PERSON WHO SENT THE E-MAIL. IF YOU COULD FIND A WAY TO SAVE E-MAILS WITH A NOTE OR SOME IDENTIFYING INFO WHEN YOU SAVE IT TO A FOLDER IT WOULD SO MUCH EASIER TO REVIEW ALL THOSE SAVED E-MAILS IN THE SAME FOLDER !!! FOR EXAMPLE, I SAVED THOUSANDS OF E-MAILS IN A PURCHASES FOLDER. BUT I DO NOT KNOW ANY INFO ABOUT THE E-MAIL OR WHERE TO FIND A PARTICULAR PURCHASE. FIND A WAY DO ADD AN IDENTIFYING…

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  9. Apply Yahoo SPAM filter BEFORE my custom filter.

    As of the last week of 2018, my yahoo SPAM is exploding.
    I have several custom filters that catch spammers and they dump to my custom "_SPAM" folder. Then I select all those emails and click "report as spam". However, the process is never ending. My filter is catching spammers BEFORE the Yahoo spam filter!

    Please apply the Yahoo SPAM filter BEFORE delivering mail to my custom filters. Else, I can never stop my custom "_SPAM" folder from filling up.

    Thanks for Yahoo Mail!

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  10. Stop with the being signed in forever @ sign in.!

    WTF is up with every time I go to sign in, I see the box, check marked stay signed in... each & every bloody **** time... and unchecking it, does NOT freaking work, it still shows up as check marked, which I did NOT agree to Yahoo... enough... GET RID OF THAT STUPID FEATURE..... simple.! Stupid morons...

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  11. Yahoo as home Page...

    I do NOT appreciate the constant harassment of being bombarded with setting yahoo up, as my home page. If I wanted that, I could very well do so through my web browser.. STOP the BS with that.!!!

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  12. Put the Yahoo Mail back the way it was, YOU have DELETED ALL OF MY FOLDERS,CONTACTS AND OTHER FILES WITH DOCUMENT THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMP

    Put the Yahoo Mail back the way it was, YOU have DELETED ALL OF MY FOLDERS,CONTACTS AND OTHER FILES WITH DOCUMENT THAT ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR MY WORK.
    I HATE IT; PUT IT BACK. WHERE ARE ALL MY FOLDERS AND EMAILS,PICTURES THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED???????

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  13. Prevent Hydra Brute Force Attacks Please- limit number of attempts per IP address 24 hr wait

    Prevent attacks by limiting guesses. If you miss 4 in a row 24 hour wait per IP address.

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  15. "UNWANTED EMAILS"

    Develop an app unsubscribing unwanted emails that have entered the
    spam or email inbox. The app should unsubscribe from anonymous emails that have no unsubscribe feature on them (website or an individual sender). An app that shuts down intruding personal emails from an unknown sender with a notification sent to a sender (source) that they will be cited for an invasion of privacy of an individual, a network, or a firm. Whether or not these sites were subscribed by Yahoo clients or not, there must be an option for Yahoo clients to shut down unwanted emails from automated mailing from…

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  16. Yahoo has lost it's mind on what gets dumped into the spam folder.

    Yahoo spam is a joke. I'm constantly having to go through my spam folder to mark mail I rely on as Not Spam. It's like five year olds are developing the ****.

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  17. Smart View vs. Basic

    I have to use Basic Mail because the new Yahoo Mail lacks critical customization, such as removing Smart Views. What idiot came up with that

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  18. why are new, unread emails no longer in bold type please?

    simples - new emails are now in the same type-face as old email that's been opened and read. Why are they now no longer logically in the original, bolder type-face?

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  19. Put it back like it was 2-3 years ago!

    Put it back like it was 2-3 years ago! I tried the newest one-and hated it -now I went back to classic, but you've changed it, as well. I've had yahoo mail since 1999, but I will use someone else if you don't fix this soon. It didn't need "improving"!

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  20. THERE ARE so many ways you could improve mail

    make it simple and make actual message larger, larger, largest. I basically hate yahoo mail but stick with because too busy right now to learn new. Put send down at bottom, eg. look at other mail sites and copy their many, many helpful features. most ridiculous & inexplicable is leaving BLANK SPACE on the right of message; WHY??? Enlarge trhedamn message!!! That's what we look at mail for, not BLANK SPACE on the right or wasted space anywhere. ARE YOU INSANE???? BLANK SPACE WHEN YOU COULD ENLARGE THE ACTUAL MESSAGE??? BLANK SPACE, YAHOO!!!??? CRAZY. You won't monetize selling BLANK SPACE!!!…

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