Yahoo email accounts down for some users for hours

A large number of users claim they have not been able to access their Yahoo email accounts for most of Saturday

The reports of problems appear to have begun early Saturday morning, with no public announcement regarding the status of its email service from Yahoo as of this writing

However, many other users report no problem accessing their Yahoo email accounts. Upon further examination, it appears that a large number of Yahoo email users being locked out are located in the UK.

A visit to DownRightNow, a site that monitors the status of various major online services, displays a message that reads "Likely service disruption." Read more...