People are not able to get though to me on my mail address. I just fond out the there has been a ( ! ) added to the ca at the end of my address. Why is this? Hopifully some one can help me . I'm missing out on some vary inportant things. My address is bganzini@yahoo.ca not bganzini@yahoo.ca! Thanks for your time . Hopifully this can be fixed.
2006-06-12 12:33:59 · 4 answers · asked by bganzini 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
An exclamation mark is not a valid character for an e-mail address extension (or web address) so it wouldn't be possible to add it - that's just how it is, just like it's not possible for me to upload a picture into this answer - someone created the protocols and we're bound by them.
You can have (!) in the first part of an e-mail address but not in the part that comes after the dot - xyz!!!@yahoo.com is acceptable but xyz@yahoo.com! isn't.
I'm guessing that somewhere along the line someone has mistyped your e-mail address or has perhaps copied and pasted it but inadvertently included an exclamation mark.
Many people on seeing xyz@yahoo.ca! would realize it should be xyz@yahoo.ca and correct the error themselves but I'd suggest you e-mail those people who you suspect may have your e-mail address incorrectly and advise them of the error.
Just to clarify, this service is something provided by Yahoo which is available for anyone to ask and answer questions on. It's not a facility for contacting Yahoo themselves - just clarifying in case you had hoped to get a response from Yahoo staff.
2006-06-12 12:47:34 · answer #1 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi,
The first thing i would do is to go into the account, and change my password.
Then, sign out completely.
Sign back in, and if it still has the " ! " i would contact support in the mail section of Yahoo. Someone may have gotten ahold of your account, and tampered with it, unsure....
Hope this helps.
2006-06-12 12:40:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried to make your e-mail address all over again the way you want it? Try to just start all over again and make it the way you meant it to be.
2006-06-12 12:37:24 · answer #3 · answered by happygirl49221 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if yahoo has you listed with the ! added then it is your address whether you like it or not, sorry but that's the way it is!
2006-06-12 12:36:28 · answer #4 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋