Guide Note

On Thursday, June 18, 2008, Yahoo! began offering two free e-mail options ending with ymail.com and rocketmail.com. With over 260 million users, those seeking to sign up for a new Yahoo! Mail account had a limited choice of available names. The new domains allow for more options when choosing an email account name.

Fast Facts

1. Yahoo! Mail has over 260 million users
2. Ymail.com and Rocketmail.com launched on June 19, 2008
3. New domains will allow for more choices when naming a new account
4. Uses the same Yahoo! Mail interface
5. Free unlimited storage
6. Rocketmail.com was one of the first free e-mail services
7. Was bought by Yahoo! in 1997