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Online here.
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I just was there and it is working for me again. Maybe it was just some server issue or something like that. Thanks for the input.
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A friend of mine had serious login issues yesterday. He kept getting locked out of his account and at one point was told that his account was no longer available.
He ended up ditching the yahoo account entirely. Yahoo wouldn't even let him create a new account. -
From https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/yahoo-down-live-updates-outage-jan-21-26
A Yahoo spokesperson responded to our request for comment with the following:
“We became aware of issues users were experiencing accessing Yahoo services globally after rolling out a change to our traffic management system. After reverting the change, Yahoo services have fully recovered with the impact lasting less than an hour." -
https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/Originally Posted by Tom Saurus
and you will know whether it is your problem or everyone else's -
Thank you both for that information. It was kind of scary as I have used Yahoo Mail for over twenty years. You have to make sure you sign in fairly often or they will erase messages in your account and then there was the recent make sure you back up or delete stuff as your space is this much thing.
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Just in case it has been forgotten, or nobody cared, or I haven't stated earlier; I'm in Japan.
I am having serious issues with Yahoo, but I don't think my issues are related to what appears to have been a global problem at the Yahoo side of business. In my case, it was just a coincidence that I tried to log into a Yahoo account maybe only 24 hours after their global issue came to light.
As with Tom Saurus' point of reference, I think I have been using Yahoo since the very early days. Certainly for at least twenty years.
I offer that location information because of the time zone situation that brings up.
So after I couldn't log into the account after some hours of trying I finally did a general check on a search engine and saw there was that global issue, but I got the impression there was some hours before Yahoo responded to so many complaints posted all over the Net. That adds to my concerns about that company.
Other concerns I will address in a new thread, once I cool down. After about 48 hours and possibly 5 to 6 hours split into two parts of actual work on the problem I am rather sure I understand the latest trouble I'm having, but location arises again. I think the particular problem I am facing didn't hit us customers here in Japan until about a month or two after it hit y'all in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. BUT that is NOT related to the outage that this thread is concerned about.
BUT, I do have a question that DOES relate here: How long was the outage that this thread relates to? I know that the Yahoo statement was the trouble was only an hour long and that some folks around the world might have trouble for a little longer than others and bla-bla-bla . . . that strikes me as a PR twist to the whole affair.
Does anyone have verified information as to how long certain areas of the planet had this trouble? Does anyone think the "one hour" statement from Yahoo is the truth? I was able to access one Yahoo account between 1300hrs and 1500hrs JST yesterday using a mobile device, so here in Japan I can confirm at least I was able to get into an account through a KDDI window. Not a usual practice and I was a bit surprised it worked.Who will eventually be chosen to regulate the Internet? -
I know that I got locked out of my Gmail and Yahoo Mail accounts because of my VPN so I have to keep remembering to shut it off when I sign in. It was pretty frustrating and stressful thinking they were lost. But at some point I may have to say goodbye to them if they make it mandatory to give them a phone number for the account. I know they see my IP address but I don't want them having my phone number as all anominity is gone at that point. I have some email accounts with my Bell Sympatico Account but I have use for the Yahoo Mail and Gmail as well.
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Yahoo! Mail has been problematic since 1998, MINIMUM.
They were very good at generating periodical (and false) "Invalid password" error messages.
I left behind my yahoo.co.jp email address in 2008, IIRC.Last edited by El Heggunte; 26th Jan 2026 at 11:06. Reason: clarity
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You can register the domain yourname.com for email only fairly cheap without domain hosting, just make sure package includes email forwarding. Forward to *you@gmail.com*.
Use *you@yourname.com* for the point of contact. If you lose the account you are forwarding too or you have short term issue like you have here with Yahoo just forward it to some other account. As long as you keep up the domain registration it's yours forever. -
I have been studying this area of Yahoo operations since January 22nd of this year (JST) and have received some assistance with that studying and I have come to the conclusion that Yahoo changed their parameters and if you have a 32-bit Windows 7 you will not be able to log into a Yahoo account.
If anyone is able to prove that conclusion wrong, I would be very appreciative of that information being displayed here. Thank you.
BUT, if you can, I will then start a new thread. That way I can show you where (what platform) the "help" came from, their ideas, their mistakes, and other matters. At this time a new thread and a link to that platform is probably not a good idea.
In addition, I will eventually do a snail mail enquiry addressed to Yahoo executives, maybe about March, asking why no public notice/announcement was made in their protocol for accessing a Yahoo account. But I am really hoping I have all this wrong and my own research is faulty in some manner.
One aspect of this is the possibility this is a regional situation related to IP addresses here in Japan, in which case the matter then goes to both SoftBank and Yahoo.
Frankly, folks, I offer that the trust factor for Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo is heading toward zero. I think that means eventually everyone is going to have to pay for email services. Everything points toward that being about ten years down the road. OR you'll have to give up even more privacy so adverts can be stuffed into your accounts from logging in to logging out, which has already been happening since about 10 years or so ago. For "free" there will also be a requirement you agree to even more data gathering.
GreedCreed airplanes are being replaced by GreedCreed rockets.
And the "you agree" has been slowly happening when you "agree" to each update to the ToS, which many don't actually read. Step-by-step Net Citizens have been agreeing to less and less privacy, but so many don't realize what's been happening. And the law-making folks won't stop all this greed stuff because those big tech companies feed political funds to those law-making folks.
Net Citizens are losing control of their Internet lives.
Well, that is, if you believe there is such a type of category we can call an Internet Citizen. If you still think the Internet is just another modern invention comparable to the radio, the telephone, the television . . . Well, I best halt at this point, right?Who will eventually be chosen to regulate the Internet? -
I had no trouble with Yahoo mail and even their ISP service here in Japan for many years. SoftBank here in Japan bought Yahoo ISP services a few years ago and then I had some trouble, but an executive at SoftBank helped me out quite a bit and we got that pretty much ironed out.Originally Posted by El Heggunte
But I am no longer able to pay for a static IP address under Softbank rules.
As for the .jp tag on a Yahoo account, I am not so sure there was a .jp tag available when I first created my first Yahoo accounts. But maybe I'm wrong there. I have a couple .sg accounts, and one .uk account and the rest have no regional tag at all. In fact, one of my .sg accounts stopped requiring the use of the .sg tag and that caused some trouble until I figured out what was going on. Not sure why that happened, nor do I remember even asking.
I don't even remember if Yahoo was in business when I first started using email systems.
I know I got a company msn account and that is still valid, but now Microsoft is getting way, way too pushy about that passkey system and i don't care for that at all. I've already informed my domain registrar I may have to change from my msn account to another company.
Passkey is just one more step down that road to total control over all your Net activities. These companies have gotten so clever at hiding control methods behind the security screen, and folks fall for it way too easily.
Could be comparable to the hard-copy (brick-and-mortar) mail delivery service recording/archiving/logging every envelope you send or receive; your address and the addressee. Used to take a judge-type human within a court system for that to be legal. Now, in email communications, it is simply taken for granted the email communications system allows all that to be in some database at the commercial level, and frequently now at the government level. And most folks don't think twice about it, if at all. Weird world changes.
As for that "Invalid Password" response thingy, that is an old code style still used on too many websites that is actually a response to a browser that particular website/company doesn't like. I had a nasty back-and-forth over on phpBB about that. They still had that in their code and and their response to my questioning was quite an education.Who will eventually be chosen to regulate the Internet? -
Thankfully Yahoo Mail has been working fine for me ever since that one day there.
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This is likely due to outdated browser, Firefox is only browser I know of that still supports Win7 and that is ending shortly.Originally Posted by ProJiJi
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-users-windows-7-8-and-81-moving-extended-support
You can't complain about losing control when you can seize control. Pay for your own email hosting and problem goes away.Net Citizens are losing control of their Internet lives.
Reference? This is you?They still had that in their code and and their response to my questioning was quite an education.
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?t=2665138Last edited by thecoalman; 3rd Feb 2026 at 00:50.
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My writing:
Net Citizens are losing control of their Internet lives.
Another Net Citizen's response:You can't complain about losing control when you can seize control. Pay for your own email hosting and problem goes away.
For a Net Citizen to be able to "seize control" they must have money. Or something of value that they can part with to then be able to seize control.
How many millions of Net Citizens around the planet are living in precarious situations where they only have money for food and lodging? How many of those might have opened an email account using a "then" just fine Windows 7 OS, and can now no longer afford an upgrade or a new PC?
How many were given the impression that their "new" email account would be just fine to use 'forever' because they did not know better? Because some sales person told them that? Because maybe even Yahoo implied that in some online advert?
For those with money to simply place before those people a "seize control" answer is not fully understanding the concept of "situational awareness". Not all Net Citizens are middle-class, or wealthy, or otherwise able to have much control over anything in their lives; and, most importantly, it is not their fault.
Then you add into the life equation that giant tech companies are more and more "seizing control" of how money flows around the world, even the brick-and-mortar world, and there may be some not-so-rich folks that have come to rely upon their Net system to do this-or-that to be able to "control" what few assets they may actually have.
Let us ask a question: Could Net Citizens still purchase a 'NEW' Windows 7 32-bit PC ten years ago?
One example of an answer on a Microsoft website:
When were each Windows versions stop being sold on new PCs you can buy from stores?
NOW, let us think about those folks that had to buy a used PC. Maybe in 2018. And now the company that manufactured that device is telling that person it is no longer able to access this-or-that "vital" Internet tool and . . .
Well, "and" what? Some middle-class or wealthy person on the planet simply states, too bad? Go buy a new PC?
In fact, who even cares about the have-nots?
Then let us look at the sales and longevity of such household appliances that so many depend upon. How about the refrigerator?
If a sales person were to tell you that the new refrigerator you are thinking about buying was only going to be good for ten years, would you buy that refrigerator? I am not referring to the guarantee paperwork. I mean, simply how long that appliance is 'expected' to keep your food safe.
Ya know, like this: "I don't think you'll be able to trust this refrigerator after about ten years."
You reckon that company that manufactures that appliance could survive in today's market place?
How about washing machines? Microwave ovens? Hot water heaters? Air conditioners?
Why is it we have a different view of machine longevity when we discuss computers?
Oh yes, that magic word for software sales: security!Last edited by ProJiJi; 3rd Feb 2026 at 19:14.
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This thought process has been nagging me during my other activities today and I finally realized what was floating around in my brain, what little of it still works; senior citizens.
I think many folks know that with advances in medical treatments and such in that field, many nations face a growing percentage of older folks, like me.
Some may be on very tight budgets, so purchasing new software is difficult. Some may simply not have the wherewithal to learn how to operate a new OS. And some may not have family folks to help them out with learning new stuff about the Net.
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A tangent.
If it is eventually shown by the legacy media or some super clever tech researcher that, in fact, Yahoo has changed their protocol, where and when was this change announced to the public? And how?
I have about 4 to 6 hours of research notes and engaged in discussion on another tech site about this and kept all my own research notes and found only one possible hint at what was changed by Yahoo. I found no announcement about this. Nor did a few other folks that were apparently interested in answers to this situation.
It is not unprecedented for a tech company to give notice to the public of changes that could cause some members of the public to have trouble accessing a much needed Net tool or a Net product.
This very thread highlights that access to an email account can be very important to some folks.Who will eventually be chosen to regulate the Internet? -
Free options are better than no options if you can't afford the couple of dollars a month.Originally Posted by ProJiJi
I'd tell them to do what I did when Win11 didn't support my high end laptop from a few years ago, install Linux.Well, "and" what? Some middle-class or wealthy person on the planet simply states, too bad? Go buy a new PC?
https://linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
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