I have shifted to ‘gmail’ for faster access to my email account. The method is pretty simple and you can also do it. Mainly, this application requires you to transfer your contacts and messages. It comes in two modes including, Auto Transfer Mode and Manual Contact Transfer Mode.
Automated Transfer Mode
- As you open your gmail account, go to ‘Settings’, then click on the “Accounts and Import” Tab. Thereafter, enter the passwords for your Yahoo! mail account and export your contact information as per the instructions. Now select the import options you want to use. You can decide to import all your contacts and old mail or some portions of thereof by mailing all of your contacts and tell them your new address.
- Here, you must send important e-mails you want to keep to your new address. Now, Gmail supports IMAP (Internet Mail Access Protocol) so you can now transfer all your messages to gmail and maintain all the original header information such as date and sender etc.
Manual Contact Transfer Method
- Here, you need to export your contacts from Yahoo mail: Go to >> contacts >> Import and Export. Then, select Yahoo CSV (Comma Separated Values) format from the drop down menu. Thereafter, Save the file to your Desktop and log into Gmail. Now, Click on “Contacts” in the left hand sidebars and Select “Import Contacts” from the options.
- It will import all your contacts on selecting the file on your Desktop using “Browse”.
The above processes works also for both free and premium Yahoomail accounts. If you are willing to pay the $20 per year for Premium Yahoo mail and want to auto-forward your email from Yahoo to Gmail, go to “Mail Options” in Yahoo. Select “POP (Post Office Protocol) and forwarding” and enter your Gmail address. Press “send.”
You can abandon your Yahoo account by simply going to “Mail Options” in Yahoo and selecting “Vacation Response.” You must use “Vacation Response” with plenty of caution as it will alert everyone including, spammers. They will continue to flood your mail box as they will come to know your new email address.
All surfers are aware that Yahoo will deactivate any account that has not been logged into for four months.
