Yahoo mail

gizbug

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I get tons of spam, that is automatically moved to my bulk folder on yahoo mail, but it fills my mailbox up to 100% every day. Any way to fix this, or have this "bulk mail" go to the trash so I don't have to log into yahoo 4 times a day and verify my mailbox isn't full?

 

PanzerIV

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Not sure since I don't actually use it but have an account. Once in a blue moon someone might send a message there because I use Yahoo Messenger. The few times I do check it it's loaded with SPAM but not to the point of having no more space left. It's crazy because I don't give that email address out yet it's filled up with garbage constantly.
 

gizbug

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NOt going to pay
To bad you cant find a help or customer service email to yahoo anywhere
 

wyvrn

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And then there are some ads that will never get moved to the bulk mail folder because I'm sure yahoo has a deal with them. For instance, brylane home and eDiets never get moved no matter how many times I report them, and I have reported them with the spam feature at least 100 times each.
 

Jeff7181

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Create a new e-mail address, then don't use that e-mail address to register on porn sites or to register anything else. I don't use my primary e-mail address for anything other than personal and business communication and I don't get a single SPAM. I have Yahoo and Hotmail accounts to use for registering software, and those are constantly full of crap, I just don't bother to empty anything anymore. Maybe if a place sends e-mail and it gets refused because my inbox is full they'll take me off their list.
 

TheKub

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Oct 2, 2001
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I had this account when they bumped everyone from 3MB to 6MB. 6MB holds about 3 years worth of stuff that I would care to remember.
 

Kyteland

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No, Yahoo doesn't have this option. I tried to do something similar back when that fake Microsoft patch/virus was going about. Until they decide to implement something like that, you will just have to log on and delete the spam.
 

iwearnosox

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I recently left yahoo dsl for cable and my mailbox underwent some change, it quadrupled in size. My limit is now 100mb. :confused:

:)
 

Gnurb

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Originally posted by: Kyteland
No, Yahoo doesn't have this option. I tried to do something similar back when that fake Microsoft patch/virus was going about. Until they decide to implement something like that, you will just have to log on and delete the spam.


Was?? I just started getting this crap like a week ago, and it hasn't stopped. I don't even use a microsoft operating system dammit!!
 

beatmix01

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hmm

DONT USE YAHOO MAIL.


register for an account at hush.com or something

its free and very secure... they make you create your own pgp in order to use their service
 

Kyteland

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Originally posted by: Gnurb
Originally posted by: Kyteland
No, Yahoo doesn't have this option. I tried to do something similar back when that fake Microsoft patch/virus was going about. Until they decide to implement something like that, you will just have to log on and delete the spam.


Was?? I just started getting this crap like a week ago, and it hasn't stopped. I don't even use a microsoft operating system dammit!!
Yeah, was. I got a ton of it for about a month, but I stopped getting it. I've gotten it maybe 3 times in the last month.
 

gizbug

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Originally posted by: psydancerqt
i dont get much spam with my yahoo account... i go with the make a new account suggestion


To make a new account, what is the easiest way to migrate my message boards (that I have used my yahoo mail to register with) and my contacts my new address?