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Yahoo! - 999 Unable to process request at this time — error 999

Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.
Yahoo!

Unfortunately we are unable to process your request at this time. This error is usually temporary. Please try again later.

If you continue to experience this error, it may be caused by one of the following:

* You may want to scan your system for spyware and viruses, as they may interfere with your ability to connect to Yahoo!. For detailed information on spyware and virus protection, please visit the Yahoo! Security Center.
* This problem may be due to unusual network activity coming from your Internet Service Provider. We recommend that you report this problem to them.

While this error is usually temporary, if it continues and the above solutions don’t resolve your problem, please let us know.

Return to Yahoo!

Please check the URL for proper spelling and capitalization. If you’re having trouble locating a destination on Yahoo!, try visiting the Yahoo! home page or look through a list of Yahoo!’s online services. Also, you may find what you’re looking for if you try searching below.

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This is to slow the bad scapers and automated queries down…

Chad do you think you should have a white list or something :) —>>> (big hint) Google

DaveN

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  1. 1. Mikkel deMib Svendsen | July 3rd 2005 @ 12:44 am

    Oops. Very BIG oops. In fact, one I would call a serious fucking oops!

  2. 2. Sebtaoui Houcine | July 17th 2005 @ 11:34 am

    the problem is that the email don`t open and the message of error is :
    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999

  3. 3. Elvis | August 17th 2005 @ 11:23 pm

    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time – error 999

  4. 4. sayed | August 18th 2005 @ 9:19 am

    je toujours le meme probleme de connection Yahoo messenger et auusi mom mail
    jai le message error 999 pour mon mail et le message de sign out because un autre ordinateur et conncter sur mon compte
    merci de votre aide

  5. 5. Scott Do | September 11th 2005 @ 2:13 am

    This is really a fu! I couldn’t access to my email from Yahoo Mail.

  6. 6. thisisfucked | September 12th 2005 @ 1:20 am

    This is horrible,

    no Solution available on any website,

    nobody cares, yahoo is giving stupid and scary photo adds, but no freakin solution for this issue

    tried spyware and av, everything doesn’t work

  7. 7. Anonymous | September 25th 2005 @ 8:45 am

    all I was doing was uploading some photos to my yahoo profile…. and got that “Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.” after it was half was finished

  8. 8. dpr-radio | October 3rd 2005 @ 1:37 am

    still geting 999 error wtf this all about,,, is yahoo f*cked up?

  9. 9. becca | October 3rd 2005 @ 10:04 pm

    wtf duz this mean?.. it has every otha fuckin request on yahoo online service, but not da answa to this fucked up msg! can ne1 help me?

  10. 10. Amandahugnkiss | November 23rd 2005 @ 10:19 am

    Right, this is bugging me now, how come others aint having a problem but i am??? Favourtism i think, ive Done all what u suggest and im still having problems, SORT IT OUT!!

  11. 11. sarghy | December 3rd 2005 @ 12:13 pm

    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.
    The same fucking problem … I can’t understand why ! I need my address back :((((((((((((((((((

  12. 12. Anonymous | December 4th 2005 @ 5:14 am

    Fricking Yahoo…More problems than solutions..error 999…i shtis 666 upside down……………..

  13. 13. beck | December 13th 2005 @ 2:15 am

    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.<<<<<

  14. 14. picatue | January 3rd 2006 @ 11:14 pm

    i have DSL line when i try to get to yahoo games i get this message :Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.

    if i try with dial up line i do nto afce this problem much.

    what is that means ? is it from my ISP or what?

  15. 15. keala | February 7th 2006 @ 9:28 am

    why am i unable to get into yahoo games?

  16. 16. ____________NATHAN____________ | February 17th 2006 @ 8:21 am

    OMG OMG OMG!!! I CANT GET INTO YAHOO GAMES OMG! EVERY TIME I TRY IT SAYS ERROR 999!!! HOW DO I CHANGE MY IP I THINK THATS THE PROBLEM FRICKEN SHIT! SOMEONE EMAIL ME DAMNIT!! PALEEEEEEEEEEZZZ

  17. 17. Anonymous | February 17th 2006 @ 8:52 am

    error 999 is yahoo’s way of saying “slow the fuck down!” or that you’re making them work too much.

    just got it now, but everything worked fine going through a proxy or anonymizer (www.anonymouse.org)

    it’ll pass, but the other yahoo users in my house will have to go through anonymouse for a few days.

  18. 18. wisey | March 30th 2006 @ 12:55 pm

    you’d think they’d figure out a way around this and put it in their FAQ, but nooooo……

  19. 19. Brian | June 7th 2006 @ 10:23 pm

    “Error 999″ etc is really bugging everyone. Why cant someone get hold of Yahoo and tell to stop buggering the UK games players about!!!!!!!!!!!!! HHHHHHHEEEEELLLPPPPPPPP yahoo! Do something about it.

  20. 20. eh | June 13th 2006 @ 1:43 pm

    Use an anonymous proxy - its yahoos fault, they are limiting the bandwidth…big f*ck you to yahoo. Boycott their service if you can or hammer their sites which will actually cause them more traffic than it would have if no BS error would have been received.

  21. 21. GODERROR999 | June 17th 2006 @ 12:27 am

    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.
    Unfortunately, we are unable to process your request at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please try again later.

    Return to Yahoo!

    Please check the URL for proper spelling and capitalization. If you’re having trouble locating a destination on Yahoo!, try visiting the Yahoo! home page or look through a list of Yahoo!’s online services. Also, you may find what you’re looking for if you try searching below.

  22. 22. Angel | June 17th 2006 @ 12:29 am

    GOD ERROR 999 MESSAGE
    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.

  23. 23. OMG this is BS | July 4th 2006 @ 9:24 am

    I was accessing my business email and setting up my filters, and clicking the up arrows to move the filters to higher positions and bam I am hit with this error 999 BS. And I pay for their freaking email service. Hope this crap goes back to normal in 24 hours. Unreal.

  24. 24. Anonymous | July 12th 2006 @ 4:50 pm

    Try Firefox - I get the 999 in IE, but get thru in Firefox.

  25. 25. schaibon | July 20th 2006 @ 2:40 pm

    the 999 error seemed to occur when the main yahoo mail .com site put a ban on your IP address
    solution (tried and tested many times)
    1. try to login using
    mail.yahoo.co.uk

    or
    2. http://login.europe.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=uk
    for some reason (known only to yahoo expert !) these links
    are blind to the ban slapped by the main yahoo mail link.

    try it and it will work.
    goood luck

  26. 26. Mark | July 23rd 2006 @ 8:26 pm

    Yahoo Mail is not working today.

    How do you contact them to tell them?

    This is shit!

  27. 27. Ro | July 25th 2006 @ 10:39 pm

    What the heck happened today?

    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.
    Unfortunately, we are unable to process your request at this time. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please try again later.

  28. 28. yahoo | August 7th 2006 @ 5:44 am

    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.

    Is SO Appalling

    I agree .. yahoo should stop spending money on this scary picures on the yahoo mail and model chicks and focus on god damn service. SPEND SOME MONEY ON TECHNOLOGY RATHER THAN MARKETING FLUFF!

  29. 29. yahoo | August 8th 2006 @ 4:38 am

    what the hell is going on yahoo…

    Wake up or else google will bankrupt you.

  30. 30. pedro | August 12th 2006 @ 11:02 pm

    crap crap crap 999 error someone call the cops and get yahoo banged up

  31. 31. TWO_CENTS | August 25th 2006 @ 8:30 am

    TO SOLVE THE 999 ERROR MESSEAGE AT YAHOO, HERE IS THE SOLUTION (I THINK!!!!!!!!)

    FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE USING PROXY ON YOUR BROWSER, TRY TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER PROXY. YOU MUST KEEP ON SWITCHING TO ANOTHER PROXY UNTIL YOU FIND ONE THAT WORK FOR YOU. or YOU CAN GET RID OF YOUR PROXY AND HAVE A “DIRECT CONNECTION” WHEN CONNECT TO YAHOO THEN YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM.

    HOPE IT HELP

  32. 32. No1 | October 27th 2006 @ 5:01 pm

    dammit! I couldn’t log in to check my e-mail and it happens with yahoo games too
    always ERROR 999…It happened just yesterday and I let it go but it’s happening today too….Can somebody help me, plz? I’m worried. Yahoo seems to be pretty messed up!!!!!
    Thanks

  33. 33. Sop1970 | November 28th 2006 @ 6:01 pm

    LOL! For last three days I get this error.

    No wonder YHOO gettin’ ass kicked by goog. For real, YHOO is over.

    Yhoo, if yer reading this lemme tell you bud, yer history :)

  34. 34. river | February 13th 2007 @ 8:08 am

    cause fuckin yahoo has got your ip logged and they foresee ur about to get the upper hand and they block ur ass …just cat and mouse shit

  35. 35. Anthony | March 7th 2007 @ 5:20 am

    This issue has beeh happening to me for several weeks. I’m fed up with Yahoo, and I’m a loyal Yahoo user since 1998. It looks like the Yahoo Admin have just stopped caring about their users. Like an old woman in a rent-controlled apartment, they no longer care to fix the problems with her plumbing.

  36. 36. Chuckles the Clown | March 9th 2007 @ 6:44 am

    I just started having this problem and it’s not just on my home computer, it’s every computer that I’ve tried to change my profile on! That kills the IP address theory! I think there is a major problem with Yahoo and the whizes, or lack therof, haven’t figured the fix out yet.

  37. 37. Traveler | March 17th 2007 @ 2:34 pm

    It is now two years, this discussion started and Yahoo! has done nothing about it, Yahoo Suck! I m finished with Yahoo messenger.

  38. 38. carlene | March 24th 2007 @ 7:30 am
  39. 39. Sandra | March 24th 2007 @ 8:39 pm

    This is really strange. I’ve many, many, many free web accounts on yahoo and the one, I recently signed up for, is the only one, which is giving me this error since the last few days…

  40. 40. Chuckles the Clown | March 26th 2007 @ 4:42 am

    Now it’s almost impossible to get into Yahoo chat and I still get this lousy error message when I try to do anything with my profile: Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.
    Unfortunately we are unable to process your request at this time. This error is usually temporary. Please try again later.

    If you continue to experience this error, it may be caused by one of the following:

    You may want to scan your system for spyware and viruses, as they may interfere with your ability to connect to Yahoo!. For detailed information on spyware and virus protection, please visit the Yahoo! Security Center.
    This problem may be due to unusual network activity coming from your Internet Service Provider. We recommend that you report this problem to them.
    While this error is usually temporary, if it continues and the above solutions don’t resolve your problem, please let us know.

    Return to Yahoo!

    Please try Yahoo! Help Central if you need more assistance.

    If there were more people and less bots hanging out at Yahoo we might get some answers! I just switched over to Yahoo mail but if this shit keeps up I might give Bill Gates my business again. At least you can talk to a human there!

  41. 41. Kai_ | March 27th 2007 @ 9:19 am

    Yahoo! is working on that right now.

  42. 42. Derek | March 31st 2007 @ 4:17 am

    I got a bullshit response from their help team on this one…I’m getting these errors every time I go to delicious last couple of days.

  43. 43. Filip | April 16th 2007 @ 10:58 am

    I just registered for a del.icio.us account and here it is: the 999 error. I remember seeing the *same thing* waaay back years ago on Yahoo! when I was registering for some other Yahoo service (don’t remember what it was). What are they thinking? Wake up, Yahoo!

  44. 44. Gaj | April 21st 2007 @ 12:19 am

    “# Kai_ Says:
    March 27th, 2007 at 9:19 am

    Yahoo! is working on that right now.

    They haven’t fixed it yet, another instance of there error has come up. They sure found the time to implement Google styled advertisements, but for 2 years they haven’t change this. From that I would take it that they do not consider this an bug but a feature. Don’t expect it to change : /

  45. 45. Tau | May 23rd 2007 @ 12:31 pm

    Yahoo sucks big time, unable to resolve issues. Takes such a long time to wake up. Going down hill, google should take over yahoo

  46. 46. NeilJ ohn | June 16th 2007 @ 7:44 pm

    A great Shit…. But I think, it comes when some sharing computers try to open 2 or 3 IDs at yahoo. The yahoo stops the service and tells that there is some virus or spyware in your system. But if the proxy of each system is different or it is a networking, it might not appear on screen…

    Neil John
    http://ambrina.com

  47. 47. been dealing with this FOR WEEKS NOW | November 16th 2007 @ 3:54 am

    I think its funny they ask my email address in this “leave a reply” box considering i can’t even CHECK my email!!!

    And NO, its not some stupid spyware stuff, its not something wrong with my computer because i have access to an ENTIRE CAMPUS full of computers at my school and NONE OF THEM allow me to access my email any better. if i’m lucky, i get to atleast see the subjects of them. this is complete bullshit.

    can’t yahoo! atleast provide some phone number so i can call and bitch to a real person? i have important emails coming in everyday, shit for school and classes and clubs and meetings, i’m getting rid of my yahoo account if this doesn’t get better within the week. christ.

  48. 48. FVCK YAHOO | December 4th 2007 @ 4:26 am

    Start a huge wave, getting people to drop yahoo, and everything about them, don’t game there, don’t purchase anything from there affiliates nothing…use craigslist, blog page, hell buy ad time in the paper, call you local news affiliate…whatever, they laugh at you, they DO NOT care, you can’t even actually talk to them, and they WILL NOT reply to you email bitch except with the generic reply everyone gets that has all their lies for why it;s happening….Yahoo MUST go down, fast.
    Lets get it rollin’…..Power in Numbers.

  49. 49. Scooby | December 4th 2007 @ 8:02 pm

    Hi all !

    I have the response ! and I think, it’s not legal !!!!!!!!!!!

    This error arrive when the texte of the mail content a concurrence of yahoo mail !!!!!

    Exemple : Try to send a mail by yahoo with this texte “try@hotmail.fr” !!!
    and try again with “try@try.fr” !

    In the first case, you will see the error and not in the second case !!

    BYE BYE !!!!

  50. 50. Giselle | December 23rd 2007 @ 4:59 pm

    I have been a Yahoo user since the early 90’s, after we switched from dial-up to satellite last June, then I started experiencing the 999 errors shortly afterwards. Which leaves me with Google or Ask for search engines, that’s all right if that’s the way Yahoo wants to play the game.

    I do a lot of research and do the use the search engines a lot, if you can’t access Yahoo pages then all the companies/sponsors who are paying monthly fees to advertise on Yahoo, certainly would stop advertising with Yahoo. My conclusion would be Yahoo will fold up eventually…..

  51. 51. OCAdviser | December 30th 2007 @ 10:13 am

    I have been trying to publish a response on Answers.Yahoo.com for quite a while now but I kept getting the 999 error message. I just tried accessing through http://www.anonymouse.org and it worked like a charm! It’s a UK site, and I’m in the U.S., but it worked wonderfully, so thanks #17 Anonymous for the suggestion.

  52. 52. pban92 | January 6th 2008 @ 9:34 am

    now im the new victim of sloppy yahoo engineers (!?).

  53. 53. Anonymous | February 8th 2008 @ 6:46 pm

    Hi!

    Sorry, Unable to process request at this time — error 999.

    This is Horrible, every time I’m facing this issue, when am trying to enter Yahoomail.com. I have no idea about it as I’m not a techie, people from Yahoo should be knowing about it and also they can rectify it immediately.

    Try to fix that as soon as possible.

  54. 54. paul | September 11th 2008 @ 12:33 pm

    mainly proxy problem i think

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