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Stiltzkin · 06-16-2004, 01:39 AM

I did a search on this and didn't find any relevent posts.

Yahoo! mail recently (06/16/2004) gave all of their members a massive storage upgrade, from 4mb to 100! And a cool new interface. I think this is pretty exciting news, so I had to post. I wonder why they decided to do this? New shipment of harddrives? I just hope this isn't something they go back on, because this is pretty cool

Edit: I'm talking about the free service here, not the premium service. They're actually offering 100mb of free storage to basic users.

KellyC · 06-16-2004, 02:19 AM

just checked my yahoo mail..this is awsome!!! thanks for notifying

Cervantes · 06-16-2004, 03:49 AM

Seems to be US coustomers only.. I'm still on a 6meg limit...

nash · 06-16-2004, 04:01 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Stiltzkin
I wonder why they decided to do this?

To "compete" with Gmail?

Ella · 06-16-2004, 04:02 AM

Yup...I have the 100meg. Not that I use it that much, but it's good news for this Samantha chick who spams the fuck out of me!!

Averett · 06-16-2004, 04:18 AM

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Originally posted by Ella
Yup...I have the 100meg. Not that I use it that much, but it's good news for this Samantha chick who spams the fuck out of me!!

Yeah no shit... Now I have more room for spam. Yahoo Mail can bite me.

Rubyee · 06-16-2004, 04:43 AM

I don't even use up the 10mg offered by hotmail. I never get any mail

. If I do, it is some stupid service I signed up for only to never use. That or ebay- they send me a lot of crap.

Stiltzkin · 06-16-2004, 05:02 AM

I actually receive a lot of e-mails from people I know. I actually don't receive that much spam, so this is a welcome change for me.

splck · 06-16-2004, 05:36 AM

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Originally posted by Cervantes
Seems to be US coustomers only.. I'm still on a 6meg limit...

Hmmm...I'm in Canada and I have 100 megs.
The 10 meg file size will be handy.

mikec · 06-16-2004, 06:04 AM

I posted this yesterday in computers.. http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=59213 ...all good though, cause apparantly not to many of you fockers head over there!

I like yahoo mail...I get practically no spam

H12 · 06-16-2004, 07:30 AM

Nice...now if only I needed that much storage space, maybe I'd switch over from Hotmail.

BuDDaH · 06-16-2004, 07:51 AM

Oh, quit complaining. Sign up or not, Yahoo has been a good ride for me since I use my other emaill addy to catch the spam. The 10 meg filesize is definitely a plus. If you want it, I advice go for it as a second email addy and give it to those you really want to find you or a job contact.

absorbentishe · 06-16-2004, 07:52 AM

More room for crap. I was pleasantly suprised when I signed in last night.

Karby · 06-16-2004, 08:24 AM

ok then! goodbye hotmail. hello yahoo!

aurigus · 06-16-2004, 08:46 AM

I've always liked Yahoo better than Hotmail mail. It seems like it's even better now. My account gets a lot of spam, but it's not like it is their fault!

maleficent · 06-16-2004, 08:49 AM

What's the catch to it though, are they doing the same thing that GMail is doing? Basically reading your mail so they can show appropriate advertising?

I'm way too cynical, you can't get something for nothing..

dirtyrascal7 · 06-16-2004, 09:15 AM

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Originally posted by maleficent
What's the catch to it though, are they doing the same thing that GMail is doing? Basically reading your mail so they can show appropriate advertising?

I'm way too cynical, you can't get something for nothing..

i think that they're just trying to close the gap a little so when gmail is released to the public, people will be less likely to switch over... the trade-off being more privacy for less storage (now only 10x less rather than 100x less previously).

tropple · 06-16-2004, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cervantes
Seems to be US coustomers only.. I'm still on a 6meg limit...

Hiya,

Just create an account on the US servers. I've made several yahoo.co.uk accounts, so I think you can make one on a US server, too.

moonstrucksoul · 06-16-2004, 05:06 PM

that's swell. not that i get much email in my yahoo account.

Casus Belli · 06-17-2004, 04:44 AM

awesome! My .co.uk account is up at 100 megs too!
But i can't wait to get a Gmail account, either...

Jack Ruby · 06-17-2004, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Cervantes
Seems to be US coustomers only.. I'm still on a 6meg limit...

I'm from Belgium. 100 MB.

troit · 06-17-2004, 07:47 AM

100 mb is just not what it used to be. Think of it as if they are replacing your 3 1/4" floppy with a zip drive disk.

Cervantes · 06-17-2004, 12:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by tropple
Hiya,

Just create an account on the US servers. I've made several yahoo.co.uk accounts, so I think you can make one on a US server, too.

Quote:

Originally posted by Jack Ruby
I'm from Belgium. 100 MB.

I'm still on 6 meg..

wonder why.. how do you create an account on a different country server? I get automaticly redirected to the swedish sever...

dnd · 06-17-2004, 01:05 PM

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Originally posted by Ella
Yup...I have the 100meg. Not that I use it that much, but it's good news for this Samantha chick who spams the fuck out of me!!

samantha is cheating on me!!!! bitch

Cycler · 06-17-2004, 01:48 PM

I got spammed so much and I got fed up with their interface. I dropped them for cable modem.

canuckguy · 06-17-2004, 02:31 PM

i got the upgrade, although not sure if I'll ever come close to 100mb, hell 5 mb will do me fine.

Shovel · 06-18-2004, 03:46 PM

I have 2 accounts and I never receive any spam. I've had one account for over 7 years and it's completely spam free.

This just made a good thing even better.

Rekna · 06-18-2004, 04:48 PM

just get gmail and then you have a 1000 megs of storage

bernadette · 06-18-2004, 05:16 PM

i've been using yahoo for yrs. it's what i use to sign up for almost anything.*
the best thing is their spam filter.

<small>*things i sign up for that i am really uncertain about or definitely don't care to ever hear from again, i use one of my 3 hotmail accounts.

my personal email addy NEVER gets posted anywhere. only friends know that one.</small>

get spam in your inbox, just click the check box & mark it as spam. then it will go to your bulk folder which gets periodically automagically deleted. unless you're anal about it like i am & empty it daily yourself.

100 mg... that's just gonna make us all lazier than ever about keeping our mailboxes tidy.

06-16-2004, 01:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	Yahoo mail I did a search on this and didn't find any relevent posts. Yahoo! mail recently (06/16/2004) gave all of their members a massive storage upgrade, from 4mb to 100! And a cool new interface. I think this is pretty exciting news, so I had to post. I wonder why they decided to do this? New shipment of harddrives? I just hope this isn't something they go back on, because this is pretty cool Edit: I'm talking about the free service here, not the premium service. They're actually offering 100mb of free storage to basic users. __________________ The most important thing in this world is love. Last edited by Stiltzkin; 06-16-2004 at 07:35 AM..

06-16-2004, 02:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
KellyC Comment or else!! Location: Home sweet home	just checked my yahoo mail..this is awsome!!! thanks for notifying __________________ Him: Ok, I have to ask, what do you believe? Me: Shit happens.

06-16-2004, 03:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cervantes Psycho Location: Above you	Seems to be US coustomers only.. I'm still on a 6meg limit... __________________ - "Philosophy is questions that may never be answered. Religion is answers that may never be questioned.." - "Religions take everything that your DNA naturally wants to do to survive and pro-create and makes it wrong." - "There is only one absolute truth and that is that there is only one absolute truth."

06-16-2004, 04:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ella Ella Bo Bella Location: Australia	Yup...I have the 100meg. Not that I use it that much, but it's good news for this Samantha chick who spams the fuck out of me!! __________________ "Afterwards, the universe will explode for your pleasure."

06-16-2004, 04:43 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rubyee I'm baaaaack!	I don't even use up the 10mg offered by hotmail. I never get any mail . If I do, it is some stupid service I signed up for only to never use. That or ebay- they send me a lot of crap. __________________ You don't know from fun.

06-16-2004, 05:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
Stiltzkin Junkie	I actually receive a lot of e-mails from people I know. I actually don't receive that much spam, so this is a welcome change for me. __________________ The most important thing in this world is love.

06-16-2004, 06:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
mikec I flopped the nutz... Location: Stratford, CT	I posted this yesterday in computers.. http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthr...threadid=59213 ...all good though, cause apparantly not to many of you fockers head over there! I like yahoo mail...I get practically no spam __________________ Until the 20th century, reality was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the charted electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one millionth of reality

06-16-2004, 07:30 AM	#11 (permalink)
H12 I'm not about getting creamed, I'm about winning! Location: K-Town, TN	Nice...now if only I needed that much storage space, maybe I'd switch over from Hotmail. __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit." --Aristotle

06-16-2004, 07:51 AM	#12 (permalink)
BuDDaH The Matrix had a point... Moderator Emeritus Location: 10th Mountain ASB Fort Drum, N.Y.	Oh, quit complaining. Sign up or not, Yahoo has been a good ride for me since I use my other emaill addy to catch the spam. The 10 meg filesize is definitely a plus. If you want it, I advice go for it as a second email addy and give it to those you really want to find you or a job contact. __________________ I'd hit that so hard whoever could pull me out would become King of England!

06-16-2004, 07:52 AM	#13 (permalink)
absorbentishe Boy am I horny today Location: T O L E D O, Toledo!!	More room for crap. I was pleasantly suprised when I signed in last night.

06-16-2004, 08:24 AM	#14 (permalink)
Karby Psycho Location: somewhere	ok then! goodbye hotmail. hello yahoo! __________________ ~my karma ran over my dogma.~

06-16-2004, 08:46 AM	#15 (permalink)
aurigus Insane	I've always liked Yahoo better than Hotmail mail. It seems like it's even better now. My account gets a lot of spam, but it's not like it is their fault!

06-16-2004, 08:49 AM	#16 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	What's the catch to it though, are they doing the same thing that GMail is doing? Basically reading your mail so they can show appropriate advertising? I'm way too cynical, you can't get something for nothing.. __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

06-16-2004, 05:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
moonstrucksoul hovering in the distance Location: the land of milk and honey	that's swell. not that i get much email in my yahoo account. __________________ no signature required

06-17-2004, 04:44 AM	#20 (permalink)
Casus Belli Crazy	awesome! My .co.uk account is up at 100 megs too! But i can't wait to get a Gmail account, either...

06-17-2004, 07:47 AM	#22 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	100 mb is just not what it used to be. Think of it as if they are replacing your 3 1/4" floppy with a zip drive disk. __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

06-17-2004, 01:48 PM	#25 (permalink)
Cycler Float on.... Alright Location: Where the wind comes sweeping down the plains, i.e. Oklahoma	I got spammed so much and I got fed up with their interface. I dropped them for cable modem. __________________ "I'm not even supposed to be here today." "I assure you we're open."

06-17-2004, 02:31 PM	#26 (permalink)
canuckguy I read your emails. Location: earth	i got the upgrade, although not sure if I'll ever come close to 100mb, hell 5 mb will do me fine.

06-18-2004, 03:46 PM	#27 (permalink)
Shovel Upright Location: Center Ice	I have 2 accounts and I never receive any spam. I've had one account for over 7 years and it's completely spam free. This just made a good thing even better. __________________ Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it.

06-18-2004, 04:48 PM	#28 (permalink)
Rekna Junkie	just get gmail and then you have a 1000 megs of storage

06-18-2004, 05:16 PM	#29 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	i've been using yahoo for yrs. it's what i use to sign up for almost anything.* the best thing is their spam filter. <small>*things i sign up for that i am really uncertain about or definitely don't care to ever hear from again, i use one of my 3 hotmail accounts. my personal email addy NEVER gets posted anywhere. only friends know that one.</small> get spam in your inbox, just click the check box & mark it as spam. then it will go to your bulk folder which gets periodically automagically deleted. unless you're anal about it like i am & empty it daily yourself. 100 mg... that's just gonna make us all lazier than ever about keeping our mailboxes tidy. __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.