Submission + - yahoo mail server upgrade sucks (yahoo.com)
Coeurderoy writes: Okay I confess, one of my mail addresses is provided by yahoo.
now from time to time there are issues, and it asks to retry a little bit later or contact customer support...
But it usually falls in place rapidly.
But this time it not only fails to show my emails, but first it tells me:
> You've stumbled upon an ___unexpected___, temporary problem. Performing your action again in a __few moments__ will likely resolve the problem completely. If not, we
> suggest you try re-launching Yahoo! Mail.
> If the problem persists, feel free to contact Customer Care about Error Code 1.
when I try to contact customer support it bluntly tells me:
> Attention:
> We are in the process of upgrading all of our Yahoo! Mail servers as part of our ongoing efforts to give you the best Mail service possible. There is no need to
> complete this form because we already know that you've received this error. It is temporary and should clear up within a couple of hours. If it persists, please do
> come back and let us know. Thanks!
So the issue is not unexpected : they are upgrading, it will not go away in a "few moments" I'm supposed to wait for hours..
And what I find suspicious is that if it is really a planned upgrade, with expected service disruption, how about warning the users ?
So I guess I'll be redirecting some domains, a pity I can't redirect yahoo.com :-)
now from time to time there are issues, and it asks to retry a little bit later or contact customer support...
But it usually falls in place rapidly.
But this time it not only fails to show my emails, but first it tells me:
> You've stumbled upon an ___unexpected___, temporary problem. Performing your action again in a __few moments__ will likely resolve the problem completely. If not, we
> suggest you try re-launching Yahoo! Mail.
> If the problem persists, feel free to contact Customer Care about Error Code 1.
when I try to contact customer support it bluntly tells me:
> Attention:
> We are in the process of upgrading all of our Yahoo! Mail servers as part of our ongoing efforts to give you the best Mail service possible. There is no need to
> complete this form because we already know that you've received this error. It is temporary and should clear up within a couple of hours. If it persists, please do
> come back and let us know. Thanks!
So the issue is not unexpected : they are upgrading, it will not go away in a "few moments" I'm supposed to wait for hours..
And what I find suspicious is that if it is really a planned upgrade, with expected service disruption, how about warning the users ?
So I guess I'll be redirecting some domains, a pity I can't redirect yahoo.com
