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  1. This new page set-up is TERRIBLE.

    TOO MANY problems to list. For example: "Delete" cannot be accessed unless I go back to the top & find it --- every time! It's ridiculous. I've been w/ Yahoo for many years, but I'm "this close" to changing. This is STUPID.

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  4. IT'S HORRIBLE!!!

    I am 'bundled' with Direct TV. Yet, I am supposed to pay extra for the Classic???? What the *!!!! I'm paying a fortune now!!
    YOU are supposed to give me HIGH SPEED, tsk! Updated version, tsk!

    I'm not supposed to come to you to PAY MORE!!!! I don't think so!!
    Please put the *
    thing back to where it belongs and stop pi**ing
    with it!!!!!!!!!!
    I've had it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  5. Do NOT AUTOMATICALLY EMPTY TRASH FOLDER!!! I absolutely cannot STAND this flippin feature! Please..

    Whenever I end up needing an email I deleted, I cant go back and retrieve it..why? Because my Trash folder is automatically emptied. I am hoping you can retrieve my recent DRAFT email that I SAVED and cannot find. Im ****** because I needed that. If its not retrieved and the possibility of the auto Emptying of the Trash folder not being resolved. Im so gone. We need room for error and automatically deleting stuff takes away the second chance most of us need.

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  6. I hate what you did, I can't select all and make a folder delete. I think you people need to stop trying to improve something that worked.

    I can't stand this classic and totally hate the new Yahoo Mail. Time to switch mail systems. I want user friendly not how to make your life miserable in 50 hundred steps. Good grief what were you people thinking? I can't select all to delete a folder. Whats with that? If it ain't broke, leave it alone. Yahoo you suck now..

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  7. Where did the"mood" images, faces go? I always use them. Also the types of font with color?

    Although the improvements are okay what is lacking--font, color, mood faces, are missed. Size of font has decreased and printing option is not easily seen.

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  8. can't receive email

    i can't receive any email in this account,please fix that.

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  9. well the new mail really sucks a big one, but you knew that, you always do what people dont want.. As usual you suck..

    Go back, but we know they will not do it, because yahoo hates americans, look at there liberal post, most you cant comment on because katie couric is a trader to America as are all liberal news.. Truth is something your afraid of yahoo..

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  11. fix search so it once again searches all emails in your acct.

    Currently we are unable to search more than a few days back in our mail box. Does it have anything to do with how much you have in your storage? We need access to some tech support. Quick fix does nothing for us and there is no place to send in what our problem actually is to get an answer.

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  12. The new security systems do not work for people who travel

    The new security setup does not work. I travel around the world and use many different devices and I am getting locked out almost daily.

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  13. I'm tired of Yahoo suggesting that I change my password and add a mobile number each time I log-in.

    I'm tired of Yahoo suggesting that I change my password and add a mobile number each time I log-in. If someone hacks into my account it won't be because I compromised my account. Also, my mobile number is none of Yahoo's business. In fact, the more personal info you (Yahoo) has on hand...the easier it is for my identity to be compromised, STOP THIS!!! And, when I try to access my email account on my smartphone via the mobile site, Yahoo won't allow me. It's blocking my log-in in order to push me to download the app. I don't want…

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  14. Fix Yahoo Mail so attachments can be used 3/20/15

    AGAIN YAHOO MAIL will not do attachments when sending messages, fix it or stop your mail completely so users won't get so frustrated - been using Yahoo for years and it keeps getting worse every time you do a GREAT CHANGE!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  15. Trashy, dating, etc. sites

    For the last six months or so they all kinds of trashy sites keep coming in on my email. Got to click the box 2 times to spam them but they are right back the next day with another new one. Spam doesn't do any good. Any suggestions....deleting yahoo is my suggestion.

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  16. Switching back to BASIC is ****, I SAVE the setting EVERYTIME and it NEVER WORKS!!!! **** **** ****!!!

    Make the Save botton work in the Ymail SETTINGS.
    Or just remove the Classic option alltogether it is SLOW and it irritates.

    what use is a SAVE button when it never remembers the setting.

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  18. Ridiculous that I have to verify my identity every time I visit my hometown in MExico

    I think that just putting in my password is just enough to verify who I am..no one else knows it..I have to go through a message verification and my cell phone does not work here or a verification code in my hotmail..Why should I have to go through this every time?

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  19. Please Pleae stop i do not want to change my password I will never ever give out my phone number so please stop asking me

    Please Pleae stop i do not want to change my password I will never ever give out my phone number so please stop asking me I should not have to keep being asked I have skipped it for the last three months if it continues I will have to stop using this email cause it is not worth the headache that you give me. As it is I have decicided to pay Verizon to have an email there cause of the frustration I get from just trying to log on you only allowing me to skip and not stop asking…

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  20. Emails partly disappear

    All November and December emails disappeared for 12 Hours, then I clicked the alianz sponsored advert and everything was back to normal. It has happened 3-4 times this month. Is this done to push us to open the advert?

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