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  1. In "Recent Activity", eliminate "Sign Out".

    It makes no sense to allow someone to "sign out" an entry in the "Recent Activity" list. If I can sign out (and eliminate the listing of a session) then so can someone that's compromised my account.

    Also, "sign out" is a bit misleading. It sounds like the user may still be logged in somewhere (even if they've most certainly logged out). It should just be called "delete", because that's more apt to what you're doing. But again, I don't think being able to delete entries from this list aligns with the goal of a recent activity log.

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  2. Blocking email addresses

    It would be great if I could block email addresses from spammers without having to put in the entire address for instance, requiring only
    @(domain).(com)(net)(org) etc. to be entered.

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  3. How do I add profile picture to signature

    why can't we add profile picture to signature? Why is this such a problem with Yahoo?

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  4. This whole key thing sucks!!! I have three devices can I opt out of this NOW!

    This whole key thing sucks!!! I have three devices can I opt out of this NOW!

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  5. Please fire whoever keep changing the way we log into our email account.

    If it is not broken, DON'T FIX IT!!!! Change the way we sign-on to view the email account without having to see the same front page news all over again. If I want to view any updated news, I would stay on the page to read it. But when I want to view my emails, then direct me into my emails without showing the current news over again. It's pointless.

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  6. SPAM

    WHY IN THE **** DO YOU STILL SEND MY VERY MUCH "WANTED" EMAILS TO SPAM??? HOW EFFING STUPID CAN YOU BE AFTER I HAVE BEEN CLEARLY BEEN MARKING THEM "NOT SPAM". I EFFING HATE YOU YAHOO!! YOU'RE BEYOND EFFING ANNOYING!! BURN!

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  7. pleas, stop control me evry time, when iwant cam insaid may post,evry time need cam in may celular....yu mejck me complicaet life

    pleas, stop control me evry time, when iwant cam insaid may post,evry time need cam in may celular....yu mejck me complicaet life

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  8. Why don't you allow landline numbers to secure an account? I don't have a cell phone, & went I try to add my phone, it says "no vip numbers

    Allow land line numbers for account security. I keep getting the message that you don't allow "VIP" numbers. I don't have "VIP", whatever the **** that is, I have a land line. I DON'T have a cell phone, so asking me to add a number is worthless!

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  9. HOW ABOUT HAVING AN OPTION TO DELEATE ALL MAIL AT ONCE, NOT JUST A FEW AT A TIME. OUTLOOK HAS THIS AND YAHOO NEEDS IT TO SAVE TIME.

    OUTLOOK HAS OPTION TO DELEATE MAIL A FEW OR ALL AT SAME TIME. YAHOO CAN LEARN FROM THEM AND SAVE TIME FOR YOUR USERS

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  11. 372nd ranked

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  12. Mail filters would be nice!

    Your help section says to just go to Mail Settings and there the filters will be. Well...I've just tried out Basic Mail, New, and the mobile sites. Not only is there no Settings link (it's called Options, now), but apparently there's no filter function. I'm suddenly getting loads of Spam in my inbox and having filters back would be nice! Or at least update the help section!

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  13. Include more options when completing the Restore Request (i.e. "Saved Draft Missing")

    Include more options in Yahoo dropdown list for us to check when completing the Email Restore Request (i.e. "Previously Saved Draft Missing"). If this is not implemented, how does Yahoo tech know the issue relates to a missing "PREVIOUSLY SAVED" DRAFT? Also, Yahoo needs to clarify what their definition of an email is (i.e. does it Include "draft"?)

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  14. Your News articles are SO fake they make one sick! If you cannot report the truth-don't report anything!! #BOYCOTT Yahoo, WW!!

    Get rid of your FAKE news reports! If you cannot report the truth, don't report anything. We can arrange a WW Boycott for Yahoo--Do you think you would get the point??!!

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  15. UNABLE TO DELETE YAHOO MAIL SEARCH HISTORY AND ITS AUTOSUGGESTIONS

    UNABLE TO DELETE YAHOO MAIL SEARCH HISTORY AND ITS AUTO SUGGESTIONS. WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD SOLVE THIS ISSUE

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  17. Yahoo! should be embarrassed. I had to change to the basic email settings because the no part of the new settings are not functioning right?

    Yahoo! you should be embarrassed. I had to change to the basic email settings because the no part of the new settings are not functioning right? In addition, how about adding a option to turn off the videos that appear all sections of the users email accounts. They annoying.

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  18. Why Yahoo only give me an opiton to " Disable security questions " when I try to modify / update my security question ?

    Why Yahoo only give me an option to " Disable security questions " when I try to modify / update my 2 security question ? Could you add an option " Edit " next to the enable/disable security question ? Thanks.

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