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This is probably a really dumb question - but I have 17 years worth of Yahoo email. Most of it is for nostalgia, but how likely is it that this would be wiped
by l33tbro 10y ago
This is probably a really dumb question - but I have 17 years worth of Yahoo email. Most of it is for nostalgia, but how likely is it that this would be wiped away if/when Yahoo goes under?
- throwaway7767 10y agoIf you care about it, keep your own backups. This applies to all cloud services at all times. The fact that you ask yourself this question now implies that you should really start preparing.
- l33tbro 10y agoYou're right. I'm completely liable here if it does go.
- jlgaddis 10y agoThe same question, from a different perspective: How likely is it that your mail would be kept (and remain accessible to you) if/when Yahoo! goes under? I think I'd start making a local backup/copy of it. Can you access it via IMAP? I'd recommend offlineimap or imapsync as starting points.
- l33tbro 10y agoYou can get via IMAP here: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN4075.html?impressions=true https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN4075.html?impressions=true ... so going through those steps now.
- imaginenore 10y agoI doubt yahoo properties will just disappear. Too many users, too many ad views. They will likely be bought and supported. But it's a good idea to back up your email anyway.
- tim333 10y agoI had a lot of discussion going back years on the Yahoo finance stock boards which used to be a bit like HN and they arbitrarily decided to delete them. I kind of gave up on Yahoo as a user after that.