Loading ...Lycos Mail is shutting down
After several years of providing high quality email services to its users, Lycos is finally putting an end to its Lycos Mail operations. The Lycos Team forwarded the bad news to its loyal subscribers by sending copies of the company’s official statement to their individual email addresses.
Not saving important documents
Until the cut-off date, all Lycos Mail users may still log-on to their email accounts. They may still send messages, receive emails, organize files, store documents, and manage contacts using their Lycos Mail accounts. However, the company advises all existing Lycos Mail users to start cleaning up their inboxes by backing up their important files. According to the Lycos Team, the company will close all Lycos Mail accounts on the cut-off date. The contents of all Lycos Mail accounts, therefore, will be deleted as soon as the email accounts are closed.
Not forgetting paid accounts
Like most email service providers, Lycos Mail also offers additional paid options. If you are a paid subscriber of Lycos Mail, then you should not worry about your remaining balance because the Lycos Team promises to reimburse all remaining balances. All reimbursements will be sent to the bank account that you specified during your application.
Not attracting enough users
According to the official statement issued by the Lycos Team via email, the company has decided to discontinue its Lycos Mail operations because it’s no longer profitable. In recent years, Lycos Mail suffered heavy competition against more popularly known webmail services such as Gmail and Yahoo! Mail.
Lycos Mail will finally close its doors on February 15.
on Jan 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Wat?
Are you sure?
I did not get an email & i have over 5 accounts @Lycos!
You should Re-Check
on Feb 4th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I also have a Lycos account and have not heard anything about is closing down???? Is this true?????????
on Feb 12th, 2009 at 2:07 am
yeah!, check your inbox mail…
on Feb 13th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Hey! Is it kidding???
I have lycos email address since too many years. I love lycos soooooo..much as they have so much space for my documents.
I have not heard from Lycos itself. I am araid it’s a big joke. Anyone can clarify?
on Feb 13th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Hello everybody!
I was soooo…panic when I read about the news! Remember that it’s ONLY Lycos Europe.
I have lycos.com. Those who have lycos.de or lycos.uk other part of Europe have to be aware.
Those who have lycos.com. You are all saved! Yesssssssssssss
on Mar 18th, 2009 at 8:03 am
I was in lycos.de and now no email, except for paid accounts. Even paid accounts in Lycos.com. Noooooo!!!
on Mar 24th, 2009 at 9:45 am
I use lycos as my secret squirrel mail… glad to see the US still has it.
on Apr 17th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Is there any email account where I can redirect my incoming mails from lycos to??? I’m in big trouble. Never received a warning mail from lycos.
This is a scandal.
Help.
on May 31st, 2009 at 8:09 pm
I just tried to log in and it keeps sending me to sign-up for a paid account. I didn’t receive any notice. That means I lost everything I had there.
THANKS LYCOS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
on May 31st, 2009 at 11:12 pm
this is sooo freakin stupid
my email is gone
and i had very important emails
shit!
on Jun 1st, 2009 at 4:27 am
I AM SO PISSED! I am in the in the U.S. and I never got an email. I Tried to log in my accounts (2) today and they both re-route me to a damn upgrade page. $20 a year to keep access. I am going to be forced to keep the damn accounts open. I have had them for 8 years. They are on my professional and entertainment resumes. I just wish that I had received notice. Just think of all the websites we use our email accounts on. I have to go back and change them all. This is crazy. I am sooooo upset.
on Jun 1st, 2009 at 7:46 am
I did not receive a notice either or I certainly would have gotten my email addresses off there for my family research!!! I’m furious! I hope they reconsider and open our accounts to us for awhile, seeing many were not notified.
on Aug 14th, 2009 at 9:36 am
Poor Tcheris, that’ll teach you to use a javascript for your contact information on your webpages. ONE change and ALL pages are updated!
Who ever told you that ANY -=FREE=- service had any responsibility to you to remain operating?
Guess you deserve some plonk at Pomeroy’s Whine Bar. Have one on me.