Yahoo Mail down updates — Hundreds report issues with mail accounts amid login issues following major outage | The Sun

YAHOO Mail customers have been left furious this morning after hundreds reported issues with logging in.

According to DownDetector, over 600 users have reported issues with the e-mail service.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one user said: "#yahoomail yahoo mail not working same issue as mentioned on here about connection error."

Yahoo is aware of the ongoing issues affecting customers this morning.

Writing on X, a spokesperson said: “Some users may be experiencing issues with Yahoo Mail. We are investigating and will update you as needed. Thank you for your patience.”

Read our live blog below for the latest news and updates…

  • By Louis Allwood

    Issues with Yahoo look to be resolved

    According to DownDetector, there are now just over 50 users reporting issues with the site.

  • By Louis Allwood

    When have there been Yahoo outages before?

    There have been other reported Yahoo outages in the past including:

    • July 2021: Yahoo’s mail service was reported down at about 3:30pm for about two hours.
    • February 2021: Users reported problems both in Yahoo’s app and site.
    • January 2021: Over 55 percent of people were unable to login into their email or read their mail.
    • September 2020: Users had trouble logging in to the platform, with the most reports at 7pm.

    Issues begin to drop

    Issues with Yahoo Mail are starting to drop.

    There are now just under 700 reports of issues according to DownDetector.

    • By Louis Allwood

      How can I check if Yahoo is down?

      Those who may be experiencing difficulties with Yahoo can check another social media app, such as X or Facebook for reports.

      If you don't have an X account, Down Detector will tell users when the apps are down or experiencing difficulties.

      If it appears the problem may not be widespread, try checking the internet connection on your device or exiting the app before logging back in.

    • By Louis Allwood

      Is Yahoo down and why is the site not working?

      Yahoo's search engine is up and running.

      But on Friday, November 3, 2023, Yahoo Mail users were met with error messages instead of their usual inboxes.

      According to a number of users, the error reads: "Upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection termination."

    • By Louis Allwood

      Yahoo Customer support issues statement

      Yahoo is aware of the ongoing issues affecting customers this morning.

      Writing on X, a spokesperson said: "Some users may be experiencing issues with Yahoo Mail.

      "We are investigating and will update you as needed. Thank you for your patience."

    • By Louis Allwood

      What issues are customers facing?

      According to DownDetector, over 60% of issues are in relation to server connection.

      Over 30% of users have also reported issues with logins.

    • By Louis Allwood

      Outage heatmap

      This heat map shows where user-submitted problem reports are concentrated over the past 24 hours.

      It is common for some problems to be reported throughout the day.

      Downdetector only reports an incident when the number of problem reports is significantly higher than the typical volume for that time of day.

    • By Louis Allwood

      Yahoo Mail down

      Over 1,000 users have reported issues with Yahoo Mail this morning.

      According to DownDetector, issues started at 6am after customers were unable to login to their accounts.

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