603:
151:
On 19 June 2008, Yahoo! started the RocketMail brand again by allowing new users to sign up for accounts under the rocketmail.com domain, which had not been possible since its acquisition of Four11 Corporation. In April 2013, Yahoo! closed support for creating new RocketMail email addresses; existing
36:
141:
At the time of the transition, RocketMail users could either choose a Yahoo! ID, since they were not guaranteed the availability of their RocketMail ID on Yahoo!, or could use
226:
645:
254:
415:
148:
as their Yahoo! ID. Thus, they were able to keep their rocketmail.com address and receive the same services as all Yahoo! users.
405:
640:
298:
170:
385:
240:
266:
635:
231:
195:
390:
130:
for the number-one spot among free webmail services. Four11, including RocketMail, was acquired by
630:
476:
436:
236:
8:
291:
227:"Yahoo addresses narrowing e-mail options with addition of "ymail", "rocketmail" domains"
590:
395:
410:
625:
400:
606:
560:
466:
451:
205:
180:
486:
481:
284:
619:
580:
517:
431:
331:
491:
446:
346:
341:
575:
565:
548:
471:
135:
20:
585:
570:
522:
512:
496:
461:
456:
369:
351:
336:
123:
61:
255:"Rocketmail and Ymail no longer being offered as registration options"
441:
321:
134:
in 1997 for $ 92 million. Yahoo! assimilated the RocketMail engine.
127:
119:
51:
555:
543:
262:
131:
35:
326:
307:
200:
175:
538:
276:
72:
138:was essentially the old RocketMail Webmail system.
122:services. The service was originally a product of
196:"Yahoo Mail hopes to lure users with 'ymail.com'"
617:
292:
126:. For a brief time, RocketMail battled with
299:
285:
193:
19:For the delivery of mail by rockets, see
646:Internet properties established in 1996
168:
152:RocketMail accounts were not affected.
618:
280:
194:Shankland, Stephen (18 June 2008).
13:
171:"Yahoo buys Four11 for free email"
14:
657:
265:. 23 October 2014. Archived from
602:
601:
169:Pelline, Jeff (8 October 1997).
118:was one of the first major free
40:RocketMail homepage (1998 –1998)
34:
239:. 19 April 2008. Archived from
391:Yahoo! Inc. (owner until 2017)
386:Yahoo! Inc. (owner since 2017)
247:
219:
187:
162:
1:
155:
641:Discontinued Yahoo! services
232:International Herald Tribune
16:Defunct free webmail website
7:
10:
662:
18:
599:
531:
505:
424:
378:
362:
314:
306:
105:
97:
89:
81:
67:
57:
45:
33:
269:on 14 December 2014.
237:The Associated Press
636:Yahoo! acquisitions
106:Current status
30:
591:Yahoo Time Capsule
124:Four11 Corporation
28:
613:
612:
243:on 3 August 2008.
235:. San Francisco.
113:
112:
653:
605:
604:
425:Defunct services
301:
294:
287:
278:
277:
271:
270:
251:
245:
244:
223:
217:
216:
214:
212:
191:
185:
184:
166:
77:
74:
38:
31:
27:
661:
660:
656:
655:
654:
652:
651:
650:
616:
615:
614:
609:
595:
561:Yahoo Australia
527:
501:
420:
374:
358:
310:
305:
275:
274:
253:
252:
248:
225:
224:
220:
210:
208:
206:CBS Interactive
192:
188:
181:CBS Interactive
167:
163:
158:
71:
48:
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
659:
649:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
611:
610:
600:
597:
596:
594:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
552:
551:
541:
535:
533:
529:
528:
526:
525:
520:
515:
509:
507:
506:Related people
503:
502:
500:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
477:Query Language
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
428:
426:
422:
421:
419:
418:
413:
408:
403:
398:
393:
388:
382:
380:
376:
375:
373:
372:
366:
364:
360:
359:
357:
356:
355:
354:
349:
344:
339:
334:
324:
318:
316:
312:
311:
304:
303:
296:
289:
281:
273:
272:
259:help.yahoo.com
246:
218:
186:
160:
159:
157:
154:
111:
110:
107:
103:
102:
99:
95:
94:
91:
87:
86:
83:
79:
78:
69:
65:
64:
59:
55:
54:
49:
46:
43:
42:
39:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
658:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
623:
621:
608:
598:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
581:Yahoo Maktoob
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
550:
547:
546:
545:
542:
540:
537:
536:
534:
530:
524:
521:
519:
518:Marissa Mayer
516:
514:
511:
510:
508:
504:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
429:
427:
423:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
383:
381:
377:
371:
368:
367:
365:
363:Communication
361:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
333:
330:
329:
328:
325:
323:
320:
319:
317:
313:
309:
302:
297:
295:
290:
288:
283:
282:
279:
268:
264:
260:
256:
250:
242:
238:
234:
233:
228:
222:
207:
203:
202:
197:
190:
182:
178:
177:
172:
165:
161:
153:
149:
147:
146:
139:
137:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
108:
104:
100:
96:
92:
88:
84:
80:
76:
70:
66:
63:
60:
56:
53:
50:
44:
37:
32:
26:
22:
416:Acquisitions
267:the original
258:
249:
241:the original
230:
221:
209:. Retrieved
199:
189:
174:
164:
150:
144:
142:
140:
115:
114:
90:Registration
47:Type of site
25:
631:Yahoo! Mail
576:Yahoo Korea
566:Yahoo Japan
549:Yahoo China
136:Yahoo! Mail
21:rocket mail
620:Categories
586:Yahoo Xtra
571:Yahoo Kimo
523:Jerry Yang
513:David Filo
437:Babel Fish
156:References
116:RocketMail
82:Commercial
73:rocketmail
62:Four11.com
29:RocketMail
467:Messenger
452:Kickstart
442:GeoCities
396:Criticism
379:Corporate
327:Yahoo.com
322:oneSearch
607:Category
487:Together
482:Smart TV
411:Timeline
406:Products
315:Websites
143:username
98:Launched
626:Webmail
532:Related
432:Answers
401:History
332:Finance
128:Hotmail
120:webmail
109:Defunct
52:Webmail
556:Koprol
544:Altaba
492:Travel
447:Groups
347:Sports
342:Search
263:Yahoo!
211:8 July
132:Yahoo!
472:Pipes
308:Yahoo
58:Owner
497:View
462:Maps
457:Kids
370:Mail
352:Tech
337:News
213:2010
201:CNET
176:CNET
101:1996
75:.com
539:AOL
145:.rm
93:Yes
85:Yes
68:URL
622::
261:.
257:.
229:.
204:.
198:.
179:.
173:.
300:e
293:t
286:v
215:.
183:.
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.