How about adding 'Ymail.com' as a notifer account?

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Submitted by neil on Sat, 05/04/2013 - 04:18

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This is a cousin of a previous thread, "How about adding 'Outlook.com' as a notifier account?"  For checking an xxx@ymail.com account, it's a similar method.

For Outlook webmail, choose the X-notifier account type "Hotmail" (as Tobewithu said).  And for the Username, I entered my whole email address, i.e., "xxx@outlook.com."  Works fine. 

(Outlook.com webmail is dismal.  Lets start another thread for making fun of how awful it is.)

Same with Ymail; choose the X-notifier account type "Yahoo."  And for the Username, I entered my whole email address, i.e., "xxx@ymail.com."  Works fine.  Otherwise, for my other traditional "xxx@yahoo.com" accounts, only the "xxx" is necessary.

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RpD

Sat, 05/04/2013 - 09:45

Good that you found that it works, but I haven't seen a list of accounts to which to add domains.

I'd guess it's a logical assumption for ymail users to try the yahoo script.

I have a yahoo.com account.  When I typed ymail.com into Chrome's web address line... it opened a page right into my yahoo.com inbox.  Seems I was already logged in, probably by XNotifier.  So... ymail.com seems to be just another name for yahoo.com.

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neil

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 01:42

Hi RpD,

You wrote:

> So... ymail.com seems to be just another name for yahoo.com

I don't know about that.  Once upon a time, I tried to create xxx@yahoo.com, but it was already taken.  So then I had a brain [storm], and tried xxx@ymail.com, and it became mine.  (Of course, I don't spell it "xxx.")  So I figure they gotta be two different email accounts.

But yes, I also have browsed directly to webmail pages on which I have a few different accounts to do a "manual loggin."  I never know which of the accounts I'll find my computer logged onto (probably because of X-notifier and whom-knows-what-else).  And manually signing out, and then signing in to the desired account can be a bit of a nuisance.

The lesson for me has been to use X-notifier to open the webmail account I want (by clicking on the desired button on the X-notifier Toolbar), and let it do its magic, which includes signing in-and-out as necessary.

Experiment: I just went to mail.yahoo.com to manually log in to my "ymail" account, and entered only the prefix "xxx" and then my password.  I got an error, and a threat from the Yahoo Police.  Tried a couple times again; no go.

Then I entered the whole email address, username and domain, xxx@ymail.com (with the same password), and it signed me in.  And I think that's just what X-notifier is doing for us, regarding whether or not you include the domain in the Username in the X-notifier Options window.

I.e., if your email address has the traditional "yahoo.com" domain, then you don't need to include it in the Username, or if your email address has the traditional "hotmail.com" domain, etc.

Of course, if you have a hotmail account, then you've got other problems, many of which can be solved by getting a house-call by a priest.  In summary, regarding Hotmail.com or Outlook.com email accounts, Micro$oft just seems to be inept at providing webmail.  Oh-oh, train-wrecking the thread.

It's a quirk that people have to learn about, if they are unable to get their desired prefixes with the traditional domains, at least  for ymail.com and outlook.com.

Best luck,

-neil-

RpD

Mon, 05/06/2013 - 08:19

Ok, it's not another name for yahoo.com... it's a secondary domain basically to allow people to get the email name they want without having to add a bunch of numbers, when it's already taken on yahoo.com.  They both still use the yahoo mail interface, as does rocketmail now, apparently.  (I type rocketmail.com in browser, and again I'm dumped right into my yahoo.com mailbox.) It only makes sense that yahoo mail can't tell if the name by itself is yahoo or ymail, requiring full address for ymail users.  I enter my full yahoo.com address in X-Notifier, although yes, it seems I can login via X-Notifier with just my username... and the Yahoo script does not add @yahoo.com to it.  When logged in, it greets me with "newest version of Y!Mail".
--- However, if I enter just my username for Hotmail script, it will add @hotmail.com to it when defining the account in X-Notifier. 
I would think ymail users would guess to try the Yahoo script, but I could be wrong.

As for Hotmail/Outlook products... whatever.  I don't have a problem with Micro$oft... or even Microsoft.
I think since you've made your point with your first post and no clarification needed, I'm guessing the train can meander along wherever it wants now.
Enjoy! >;}

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neil

Tue, 05/07/2013 - 03:37

> I type rocketmail.com in browser, and again I'm dumped right into my yahoo.com mailbox.

I think I heard of rocketmail a long time ago.  Just tried browsing there; it also opens to whatever yahoo account you seemed to be logged into.  Having a flashback.

> It only makes sense that yahoo mail can't tell if the name by itself is yahoo or ymail, requiring full address for ymail users.

And rocketmail users, also, I assume.

> When logged in, it greets me with "newest version of Y!Mail".

I think that's more of a logo, rather than referring to the domain.  I still think Yahoo's assumption is that the domain you're logging into will be yahoo.com, unless you specify otherwise.  And that means you don't have to type "@yahoo.com," but only @ymail.com or @rocketmail.com if that's what you intend.

> I would think ymail users would guess to try the Yahoo script, but I could be wrong.

That's why we're here.  I was intrigued when it worked.  Spread the word.

> As for Hotmail/Outlook products... whatever.  I don't have a problem with Micro$oft... or even Microsoft.

My position is that they could do a little usability testing, which is done with the help of volunteers from the meat-packing factory down the road.  Engineers (as incredible as they are) and others on the project shall not be expected to judge the usability of a product, but unfortunately, that's where development ends with Microsoft's [software].  So It Shall Be Written, So It Shall Be Done.

Love their hardware..., their basic white Natural Keyboard from 1998 keeps on taking it.

> Enjoy! >;}

Doing ok thanks, Sir.
-neil-