Background

Wanted to touch on a couple of email Address settings in Yahoo Email.

The settings are :-

1. Reply Address
2. Forwarding Email

Lineage

1. Phishing – “How are you? I need a favor from you”
   Link
2. Email Filters – Yahoo Mail
   Link

 

Review and Change Email Addresses

Outline

1. Go to Yahoo Email Home Page
   • Folders ( https://mail.yahoo.com/d/folders/1 )
     Link
2. Click on the settings icon
   • Please click on the Settings icon ( )
3. On the Settings Panel
   • Please click the “More Settings” icon (  )
4. The Settings window appear
   • The URL for the Settings Window is https://mail.yahoo.com/d/settings/0 ( Link )
   • The options availed are
     • Mailboxes
     • Notifications
     • Writing Email
     • Viewing Email
     • …
     • ..
5. Setting – Mailboxes
   • Option
     • Please choose the Mailboxes option
   • Window
     • The Setting – Mailboxes window appears
     • The URL for this window is https://mail.yahoo.com/d/settings/1 ( Link )
     • Registered email addresses are listed
     • Please choose the email address you want to review
6. Setting – Mailbox – Detail
   • Please review the settings
     • Your Name
     • Description
     • Reply-To Address
     • Signature
     • Forwarding

Images

Image – Yahoo Email Home Page

Image – Settings

Image – Settings – Panel

Image – Settings – Window

Image – Settings – Window – Tab – Personalize Inbox

Image – Settings – Window – Tab – Mailbox

Image – Settings – Window – Tab – Mailbox – Setting

 

Definition

Reply-To Address

Please close attention to your registered Reply-To Address.

When someone clicks reply on an email sent from your inbox, the reply-to address is the one replied to; unless the entry is changed by the respondent.

Forwarding

Emails can also be auto-forwarded.

A copy of each email sent by you is sent to each email address registered in the Forwarding section.

 

References

1. Yahoo
   • Help
     • Change your reply-to address in Yahoo Mail
       Link