how can i access my e-mails on an old yahoo account?

What do you mean that you cannot get into your e-mail acccount? Did you forget the password or is the account not accepting your password? If that is the case, all you have to do is fill out the proper parts of the "Forgot my password" page and request that the password be changed. You will be given the new password on the spot, and you can use it to log into your old account. If it has been more than 3 months since you have logged into your old account, the unread e-mails are more than likely gone and the account will have been de-activated by yahoo. In which case all you have to do is log in and re-activate the account, but you won't get those e-mails back.

Ok, once your account is closed, it will take about 6 months to be able to access your name. That is it will take that long before you can open a yahoo account to get that name. Any email addressed to the old account will get bounced back (sent back to whoever sent it, as undeliverable since no account is open). Now if you remember the sites and the passwords, you can access them and change them to your new ID now. If not, you may be out of luck. And what you are saying is that when you could not access the internet you quit paying on your Yahoo account which would close it down. But for whatever reason it closed down, you will have to wait 6 months before you can get the old name back.

Good thing that you're a novice cause I don't personally know that technical talk. I'm not sure if this will help or not. When I go to my Yahoo e-mail log-in page, ads are flashing on the left side of the screen while I'm typing in password, etc. There is normally an ad that reads "looking for an old flame." It is an ad to help you find former e-mail accounts. My answer is a bit simplistic...I know. I hope it helps all the same. Good luck to ya.

I think you have probably lost those emails on that email address.

Usually if you do not access your email account within so much time, (it varies from provider to provider, but usually 30 days), then that email account is closed and you will lose the emails.

thats easy go to the bottom of messenger it will say forgot my password press that it will take you page where you answer simple question like you user name age birth date and zip code etc and then once you done that answer it all correctly then it will take you to page what is you favorite pet etc, secret answer put in your secret word then he will give you new password to get into your account to change you password to one you can remember hope this help you

if it hasn't been use for about three month yahoo themself have close it out and then there no way you can us it again

if the account was deactivated the contents were erased - the mail is gone permanently

http://uk.yahoo.com/

go to that page and you will see sign in on the right hand side

sign in with your old details

get stuck contact me back

retain the old mail