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> Do Yahoo Mail Accounts Expire?
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post Apr 21 2008, 07:51 PM
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I've recently registered for an online e-mail account with yahoo because when you meet someone online and you want to give them an e-mail address, it's best to give them an online e-mail address rather than your personal e-mail address. I have yet to give the online e-mail address out to anyone or use it much. I want to keep it in case I'll need it, but I haven't logged in for a while now. Do the yahoo online e-mail accounts expire after not being logged into for a certain amount of time? Thanks.
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post Apr 22 2008, 05:08 AM
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Hi Toruser

In Yahoo's TOS (Terms of service), they say it will be deleted after an extended period of inactivity, with no further detail as to how long this period is.

My experience with almost any webmail, is that this extended period is usually around 120 days, or 4 months.

Most often, one can re-activate accounts, but don't know if this is do-able with Yahoo.

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post Apr 22 2008, 06:31 AM
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Well I guess I'll just have to make it a habit of loging into the account each time I check my personal e-mail. Thanks.
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