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you've got (more space for mail)

Ah, competition is good. With the appearnace of Gmail, both Yahoo's and Hotmail's piddly 6MB suddenly felt like trying to conduct an orchestra with a toothpick. Apparently Yahooo isn't living in a vacuum though, because Yahoo Mail just bumped all basic accounts to 100MB.
Great news – Yahoo! Mail is new and improved!
Thanks for being a loyal Yahoo! Mail user. To ensure that Yahoo! Mail continues to be the easiest, most enjoyable way for you to stay in touch, we've made several great improvements to your service! In addition to all the features you currently enjoy, we've made these upgrades:
  • Streamlined interface
    Makes using your mail even easier
  • 100MB of email storage
    Keep more of the things that are important to you – without worrying about bumping up against your storage limit.
  • Message size up to 10MB
    Send monster-sized files – photos, presentations, whatever!
So thanks again for choosing Yahoo! Mail to keep in touch, and we hope you enjoy the additional services now at your fingertips. For more information, please visit our Help page.

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