My regular email is linked to my website and thus gives away my company details etc. i chose foxpitt14@yahoo.co.uk for anonymity when there are instances when i don't want to use my business email.....but it prefaces the yahoo address with my name which is quite unusual - therefore defeats the object. have looked at all account settings etc and sent myself test messages, to no avail. should i use hotmail instead??
2006-09-16 08:23:23 · 9 answers · asked by Jane S 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
sign into your "My Account" from Yahoo (not email account)
right hand side of page click on "Mail"
Middle column "Management" - half way down is General Preferences, click on this link
there is a box called name & email - here you can have it say what you want as the "from" so just type in your email address again -or whatever you decide to be called
2006-09-16 08:33:38 · answer #1 · answered by blue105sjm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to the "Options" tab within your email and you will be able to set your outgoing details there - if you are using the Yahoo Mail Beta, then you can access Options towards the top right of the screen when you have your inbox open: Options > Mail Options > Mail Addresses, click on the address you want to alter and then click edit. Then you can change it to anything you want - I have done so for an account that I just use for a bulletin board.
2006-09-16 08:36:52 · answer #2 · answered by pomme_blanche_2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How to do it:
Log into your email account, On the right, near the "search the web" button and advertisment there will be "options", click this then find "General Prefrences"
Then it will come up with "Name and Email"
In The "From Name" Type what you want.
Hope This Helps!
Jay
2006-09-16 10:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Spikey_Jay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sign up for as a new user and give yourself a new identity. You can be anyone you want to be but dont put your real name etc in the sign up details. You could be the next James Bond, David Beckham or even crazy frog lol.
2006-09-16 12:35:10 · answer #4 · answered by Shanie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's an idea...sign up for another Yahoo email address with a fake name.
2006-09-16 08:25:49 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
click "options" on the left hand side once your signed in on the yahoo mail main screen, and on the next page click "change outgoing email preferences" or something alike
2006-09-16 08:57:38 · answer #6 · answered by Zerbirus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use your real name when filling out any info for an email account.
2006-09-16 08:27:44 · answer #7 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the problem lays in the sign up... when you put your name and surname while signing up, that is what it appears when for example you send me an email... understand? i guess you´ll have to make a new email... and when it says name and surname put anonimous or sth like that... good luck!
2006-09-16 08:27:13 · answer #8 · answered by militastarg 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
select the "My account" link
scroll down to address/contact information
click on edit
change your name to something else
Good luck!
2006-09-16 08:28:15 · answer #9 · answered by Freelancer 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋