I managed to snag <myfullname>@ymail.com during that land rush, but when I gave ...

dubfan on June 12, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Yahoo resetting usernames that have been inactive ...

I managed to snag <myfullname>@ymail.com during that land rush, but when I gave out my email to people, many thought the "y" was a mistake and would send email to gmail instead. The lack of free IMAP and the supermarket tabloid-style ads plastered all over the place finally drove me away.

hackinthebochs on June 12, 2013 [–]

That's a good point. A rare email domain (or worse a 'typo domain') may be more trouble than its worth.