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Yahoo Mail down: Thousands of users left fuming and unable to access emails after server fails
POPULAR email service Yahoo Mail is down tonight – leaving customers without their messages.
Yahoo Customer Care wrote on Twitter: “Some users are experiencing issues with Yahoo Mail.
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“We’re aware of this issue and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible.
“Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
The company’s French support team said some users “may have difficulty” signing in tonight.
“We are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible,” they said.
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Reports of trouble logging in have been reported across the globe. Around 70 per cent of complaints relate to accessing emails.
One in five, however, have said they’re unable to access the site at all, while retrieving mail from the service is also causing issues, according to German tech site netzwelt.de.
Independent outage monitor Down Detector has recorded a spike in Yahoo Mail down reports, which began after 7.15pm UK time today.
The reason for the problem is not yet known.
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However, tech sites say the service is far more likely to go down in regions, rather than globally, hinting at a widescale problem.
Users in countries including Germany, Nigeria and Ecuador have reported problems tonight.
More than 3,500 people have tweeted about the issue within the past hour alone.
One said: “Yahoo Mail is down and I cannot login or access my emails!
“Please sort this asap.”
Another wrote: “Might have to swallow my pride and switch to Gmail.”
A third said: “Been down for me but now working.
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“However, I often can’t get mail as the ‘servers are down’ and have to temporarily switch mail off then on again.
“Seriously considering ditching Yahoo Mail.”
