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Experiencing Yahoo Account Deactivation: No Notice Of Terms Violation

Calendar Feb 26, 2003 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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Today I found my email account at Yahoo.com deactivated. It is an account that I have been using since when Yahoo first opened its doors and offered free email to the masses. I attempted to logon as has been my . . . Today I found my email account at Yahoo.com deactivated. It is an account that I have been using since when Yahoo first opened its doors and offered free email to the masses. I attempted to logon as has been my habit over the past couple of years to find my access had been terminated for a violation of their Terms Of Service.

Well... since I know that I have honestly and faithfully complied with their terms of service over the years, I wondered what could possibly have ticked Yahoo.com off that would cause them to unilaterally and without any prior notification deactivate my email account.

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