Are there still problems with Yandex?

Disco Makberto · 7 Mar 2015, 03:21 PM

Hi, there!

If you read a previous old thread at:

http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=64736 ,

you can see that some members were reporting problems of receiving Yandex Mail at Yahoo and AOL (and AIM) accounts. As of now, March 2015, does this problem still persist? What about using the domain yandex.com (as opposed to yandex.ru and others within the service)? Doesn't that make it more appealing (appealing to those services that don't accept Yandex Mail)? You know, I think that Yandex Mail is as good as (or even better than) Google Mail, and I am thinking about registering with Yandex Mail. However, if some services are blocking it, then that would make me reconsider. I understand that Yandex Mail has nothing to do with the problems, but they are still problems. Please let me know how the situation is progressing.

Thank you,

Carlos Albert
Disco Makberto

Disco Makberto · 15 Mar 2015, 04:24 PM

No one knows still?

Carlos Albert
Disco Makberto

beeboy · 16 Mar 2015, 03:02 AM

Sorry, I don't use yahoo or aim so cannot comment on that.

Yandex.com is not a gmail replacement. They do not take security very serious.
They only receive a "B" from qualyss labs ssl testing. Gmail and Zoho receive an "A". I've complained to them about this a few times.

Yandex does not have 2FA. You can use your mobile number to recover your password and that's about it.

I still like Yandex for non-important mail. It is handy and reliable.

Disco Makberto · 17 Mar 2015, 06:24 PM

Thanks for replying, beeboy! You see, even if Yandex were better than Google Mail (that is, technically speaking), the fact that Yandex still has issues with Yahoo and AIM (assuming that is still true) would prevent me from registering with Yandex. Hence my interest in knowing the current situation.

Carlos Albert
Disco Makberto

DavidCarter · 29 Apr 2015, 10:13 PM

Any progress on this? It is definitely a problem with AOL not Yandex, Yandex delivers successfully to all non-AOL addresses. Is someone at AOL making a puerile political point?

libCognition · 12 May 2015, 02:17 AM

There are a lot of extremely persnickety mail servers on the receiving side that block RFC-compliant legitimate e-mail from legitimate providers for various foolish reasons ranging from political power plays to anti-competitive business to incompetence. If you try to cator for tyrants, you're actually doing everyone a disservice.

The right thing to do is get a service that complies with all the relevant open standards and serves *you* well, and when the recipient refuses delivery then you tell the recipient to get a mail service that works.

Here today · 22 May 2015, 06:08 AM

I use Yandex myself. I just send an e-mail to an old Yahoo e-mail account to test it out. It works fine.

7 Mar 2015, 03:21 PM	#1
Disco Makberto Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 21	Are there still problems with Yandex? Hi, there! If you read a previous old thread at: http://www.emaildiscussions.com/showthread.php?t=64736 , you can see that some members were reporting problems of receiving Yandex Mail at Yahoo and AOL (and AIM) accounts. As of now, March 2015, does this problem still persist? What about using the domain yandex.com (as opposed to yandex.ru and others within the service)? Doesn't that make it more appealing (appealing to those services that don't accept Yandex Mail)? You know, I think that Yandex Mail is as good as (or even better than) Google Mail, and I am thinking about registering with Yandex Mail. However, if some services are blocking it, then that would make me reconsider. I understand that Yandex Mail has nothing to do with the problems, but they are still problems. Please let me know how the situation is progressing. Thank you, Carlos Albert Disco Makberto Last edited by Disco Makberto : 7 Mar 2015 at 03:24 PM. Reason: Correct URL for beginning of mentioned thread

15 Mar 2015, 04:24 PM	#2
Disco Makberto Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 21	No one knows still? Carlos Albert Disco Makberto

16 Mar 2015, 03:02 AM	#3
beeboy Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 551	Sorry, I don't use yahoo or aim so cannot comment on that. Yandex.com is not a gmail replacement. They do not take security very serious. They only receive a "B" from qualyss labs ssl testing. Gmail and Zoho receive an "A". I've complained to them about this a few times. Yandex does not have 2FA. You can use your mobile number to recover your password and that's about it. I still like Yandex for non-important mail. It is handy and reliable.

17 Mar 2015, 06:24 PM	#4
Disco Makberto Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 21	Thanks for replying, beeboy! You see, even if Yandex were better than Google Mail (that is, technically speaking), the fact that Yandex still has issues with Yahoo and AIM (assuming that is still true) would prevent me from registering with Yandex. Hence my interest in knowing the current situation. Carlos Albert Disco Makberto

29 Apr 2015, 10:13 PM	#5
DavidCarter Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 1	Any progress on this? It is definitely a problem with AOL not Yandex, Yandex delivers successfully to all non-AOL addresses. Is someone at AOL making a puerile political point?

12 May 2015, 02:17 AM	#6
libCognition Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 76	There are a lot of extremely persnickety mail servers on the receiving side that block RFC-compliant legitimate e-mail from legitimate providers for various foolish reasons ranging from political power plays to anti-competitive business to incompetence. If you try to cator for tyrants, you're actually doing everyone a disservice. The right thing to do is get a service that complies with all the relevant open standards and serves you well, and when the recipient refuses delivery then you tell the recipient to get a mail service that works.

22 May 2015, 06:08 AM	#7
Here today Junior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 10	I use Yandex myself. I just send an e-mail to an old Yahoo e-mail account to test it out. It works fine.