Yahoo mail is one of many e-mail providers on the Internet. Yahoo offers members a service of sending and receiving e-mail, using a web-based interface and portal. Members can also opt for pay-for services, including a larger storage capacity, increased e-mail attachments, POP e-mail forwarding, e-mail archival to a hard drive for offline access and other services. Today, Yahoo mail is one of the most popular e-mail providers, with over 300 million subscribers as of October 2011.
Yahoo mail was launched in 1997 as a free e-mail service provider and offered a single version of its interface for use by subscribers. Yahoo introduced a second version in 2005, which included a new Ajax interface, drag-and-drop capabilities, improved search functionality, tabs and other features. In May 2011, Yahoo officially introduced a third version, featuring another new design and performance improvement, as well as an improved Facebook integration capability. This third version also became the default user interface for all users. Subscribers can still opt to use the Yahoo Mail Classic interface, which was the original interface.
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