Closting Yahoo Mail Without Closing Yahoo Account - Is it possible?

FromLine · 8 Oct 2002, 03:13 AM

The following thread explains how to close a Yahoo! Account Completely:
http://www.emaildiscussions.com/...&threadid=3704

However, if you use the following procedure:

Quote:

Originally posted by unhappysoul
1. Login to Yahoo Account
2. Click [ HELP DESK ] on LEFT side of screen under vertical bar.
3. Under [ ACCOUNT ADMINISTRATION ] select [ Configuring my Account]
4. Under [ CLOSING MY ACCOUNT ] select [ How do I close my Account ]
5. New screen with your account information will show up.
6. Enter your PASSWORD
7. Press YES [ Terminate This Account ]
NOW YOUR YAHOO ACCOUT IS HISTORY !!!!!

This will close the account entirely (It will close mail, your profiles, calendar, address book, groups, geocities, my yahoo etc).

Here's what I would like to do:

I would like to close only my Yahoo! Mail account but maintiain my other yahoo properties such as geocities, groups, calendar, IM, etc. However, I really want the email account terminated so that the address becomes invalid.

It is possible to create a yahoo ID and have all properties without a Yahoo mail account, but the $64,000 question here is: Is it possible to close out only the Yahoo Mail part once it's been established without disturbing the other properties?

**Gankaku** · 8 Oct 2002, 03:29 AM

I don't see how. These services are just so interconnected under one account.

I think this would be one for yahoo support (if they'd answer your question even!)

FromLine · 8 Oct 2002, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gankaku
I think this would be one for yahoo support (if they'd answer your question even!)

I think yahoo support will probably answer this within the next 30 minutes or so right here in this thread. But then again, I'm looking out my window right now and I see pigs flying.

I think the only way to do this might be to have someone at Yahoo! Inc. go in and do it manually. Maybe when I have too much time on my hands, I might give Yahoo! Inc. a call and ask. If I get an answer, I'll post it here.

In the mean time, does anyone else know? Munchkin? esTester? Unhappysoul? Beuller? Anyone? Anyone?

(the above is a take off from Ferris Bueller's Day Off )

esTester · 8 Oct 2002, 08:21 AM

I would have to agree with Lisa on this. Once you activate part of the account then you cannot de-activate it because it is all the same account. I bet that Yahoo could do something about it pretty easily, but my guess is that they wouldn't. Who knows, it's worth a shot if you really wanted this mail account closed.

8 Oct 2002, 03:29 AM	#2
Gankaku Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,265	I don't see how. These services are just so interconnected under one account. I think this would be one for yahoo support (if they'd answer your question even!)

8 Oct 2002, 08:21 AM	#4
esTester Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 968	I would have to agree with Lisa on this. Once you activate part of the account then you cannot de-activate it because it is all the same account. I bet that Yahoo could do something about it pretty easily, but my guess is that they wouldn't. Who knows, it's worth a shot if you really wanted this mail account closed.