MyWay.com Shutting Down

MichaelH · 9 Nov 2015, 11:06 AM

I went to check my MyWay.com email earlier today and saw they have a big yellow banner across the top of their pages (home page and email login page), stating they are shutting down the MyWay website. It will remain up until December 5.

Anybody know more about this?
They sure aren't giving users much notice; four weeks isn't long.
They have provided a redirect URL for members of their email service, but logging in through that page doesn't work for me. Even if they do get it working, I wonder how long the email service will continue once the rest of the website has been taken down.

This is bad news for me. I have been using the service for many years. It is nice and easy, and with no ads. I am sorry to see them go. Dang! Another one bites the dust.

Just Bill · 9 Nov 2015, 04:32 PM

As far as email services go, they were pretty much stuck in the 90's. They probably need to shut down.

MichaelH · 10 Nov 2015, 01:39 AM

I liked it.

And, so far, I haven't seen any indication that other Excite-affiliated sites are affected. I wonder why just this one?

marktalinn · 10 Nov 2015, 05:46 PM

I am also using Myway.com and I have been looking for a good alternative. I have now found https://start.me to be the best replacement for MyWay. It actually works a lot better than MyWay.

Ep256nolsjit · 11 Nov 2015, 01:54 AM

Thanks for the information so I can log in and check on any recent emails.

Using dial-up, it would often hang half way through the progress bar after log in, and just to get to the email log in section was a round about way of doing it, first having to sign in to myway personal news page. I did like the ad-free feature once I logged in to my email account.

MichaelH · 12 Nov 2015, 02:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marktalinn

I am also using Myway.com and I have been looking for a good alternative. I have now found https://start.me to be the best replacement for MyWay. It actually works a lot better than MyWay.

I went to check it out. It does look pretty slick; nice way to gather together your favorite pages. But I didn't see any reference to an email service. Or am I missing something?

FMGSilver · 2 Dec 2015, 10:24 PM

This is the message I see:

After many years, the MyWay website will be getting an upgrade. The current site will be available until the end of day, December 5th, 2015. The new site will debut in the near future.

If you're a MyWay email accountholder, you will still be able to access your email by logging in through the following URL: http://my.myway.com/email_redir.jsp. Please update your bookmarks accordingly.

Thank you for your years of loyalty using MyWay!

Now I do know that sometimes, when e-mail services revamp, e-mails can be affected. Personally, I'd use an alternate service until MyWay is finally finished if receiving a particular e-mail is extremely important, just in case. But I managed to get into my e-mail service today using the alternate URL just fine.

mf1941 · 4 Dec 2015, 09:20 PM

Myway email is/was hosted by Blue Tie, a seperate email hosting company.

Myway is owned by IAC Media which is a huge outfit with a lot of money.

I would tend to believe their statement about upgrading & releasing a new & shinier product.

Greensky · 8 Dec 2015, 05:20 PM

It's been working normally so far

9 Nov 2015, 11:06 AM	#1
MichaelH Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26	MyWay.com Shutting Down I went to check my MyWay.com email earlier today and saw they have a big yellow banner across the top of their pages (home page and email login page), stating they are shutting down the MyWay website. It will remain up until December 5. Anybody know more about this? They sure aren't giving users much notice; four weeks isn't long. They have provided a redirect URL for members of their email service, but logging in through that page doesn't work for me. Even if they do get it working, I wonder how long the email service will continue once the rest of the website has been taken down. This is bad news for me. I have been using the service for many years. It is nice and easy, and with no ads. I am sorry to see them go. Dang! Another one bites the dust.

10 Nov 2015, 05:46 PM	#4
marktalinn Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2015 Posts: 1	Great modern alternative for Myway.com I am also using Myway.com and I have been looking for a good alternative. I have now found https://start.me to be the best replacement for MyWay. It actually works a lot better than MyWay.

2 Dec 2015, 10:24 PM	#7
FMGSilver Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 1	Not exactly shutting down This is the message I see: After many years, the MyWay website will be getting an upgrade. The current site will be available until the end of day, December 5th, 2015. The new site will debut in the near future. If you're a MyWay email accountholder, you will still be able to access your email by logging in through the following URL: http://my.myway.com/email_redir.jsp. Please update your bookmarks accordingly. Thank you for your years of loyalty using MyWay! Now I do know that sometimes, when e-mail services revamp, e-mails can be affected. Personally, I'd use an alternate service until MyWay is finally finished if receiving a particular e-mail is extremely important, just in case. But I managed to get into my e-mail service today using the alternate URL just fine.

9 Nov 2015, 04:32 PM	#2
Just Bill Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 192	As far as email services go, they were pretty much stuck in the 90's. They probably need to shut down.

10 Nov 2015, 01:39 AM	#3
MichaelH Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 26	I liked it. And, so far, I haven't seen any indication that other Excite-affiliated sites are affected. I wonder why just this one?

11 Nov 2015, 01:54 AM	#5
Ep256nolsjit Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 9	Thanks for the information so I can log in and check on any recent emails. Using dial-up, it would often hang half way through the progress bar after log in, and just to get to the email log in section was a round about way of doing it, first having to sign in to myway personal news page. I did like the ad-free feature once I logged in to my email account.

4 Dec 2015, 09:20 PM	#8
mf1941 Essential Contributor Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sound Beach, N.Y. Posts: 261	Myway email is/was hosted by Blue Tie, a seperate email hosting company. Myway is owned by IAC Media which is a huge outfit with a lot of money. I would tend to believe their statement about upgrading & releasing a new & shinier product.

8 Dec 2015, 05:20 PM	#9
Greensky Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Paris, France Posts: 59	It's been working normally so far