Has anyone run across this Yahoo Mail URL?... https://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.src=ym&.intl=us&.help=1&.v=0&.u=edk5te11rv5jg&.last=&.last=&promo=&.bypass=&.partner=&pkg=&stepid=&.done=http%3A//mail.yahoo.com If so, can you explain why it exists (vs. the regular mail.yahoo.com URL)?? I know it works and has been around for quite some time. Feel free to chime in with your 2 cents if you are a Yahoo employee. Thank you.

It's just the secure sign-in page with the help screen displayed. It exists because if you want to edit your profile and press the help button, you are already logged into Yahoo, since you have to login to edit your profile and you may query something.

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J T asked in Yahoo Products Yahoo Answers · 10 years ago

What is this URL?? Anyone from YAHOO know this answer??? Anyone else?

Has anyone run across this Yahoo Mail URL?...

https://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.src=ym&.intl...

If so, can you explain why it exists (vs. the regular mail.yahoo.com URL)??

I know it works and has been around for quite some time.

Feel free to chime in with your 2 cents if you are a Yahoo employee.

Thank you.

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10 years ago
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It's just the secure sign-in page with the help screen displayed.
It exists because if you want to edit your profile and press the help button, you are already logged into Yahoo, since you have to login to edit your profile and you may query something.
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