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In my growing discontent with Yahoo's services (overall), I've got a new complaint: Yahoo Mail.  Having been a user for a good number of years, I really do not feel motivated in switching my main account just on the basis that too many people contact me by the Yahoo email.  However, one thing has consistently irked me, especially recently: spam.  Before, the spam filtering wasn't so bad, but you could actually set some controllable rules.  Now, that option is no where to be found.

But here's the killer: many LEGITIMATE email messages go TO the spam folder.

It seems that if you don't have the email address entered into your contacts list, then there's a distinct chance Yahoo stupidly will consider an email for no good reason to be a spam email.  Combine that fact with how many spam messages STILL get through, then you've got a real shitty problem.

Now, you might say, "Well, it's a free service, you have no right to complain."

Uh, I actually pay for my service.

So I have EVERY right to complain.

But this situation is becoming ridiculous and scary.  Recently, I missed a few legitimate email messages dealing with my moving situation.  Yahoo stupidly placed them into the spam folder and I didn't notice until now.

So the spam folder is absolutely meaningless because now you're forced to look through each spam to ensure that the messages are legitimate.

I honestly don't want to switch my email account to gmail (I have one account there), but I'm very tempted to do something to prevent this from happening again.

If Yahoo's stock keeps plummeting, it's not because of the market.  It's because the people they hire are unmotivated and create crap that doesn't work.  I may not be the best programmer in the world, but given Yahoo's resources, money and position, you would think they could do better rather than be so fucking lazy about things.