Forward Emails With Attachments in Yahoo! Mail Classic

Yahoo! Mail Classic was discontinued mid-2013 and all users were asked to migrate to the newer version, called simply Yahoo! Mail. It is not possible to migrate backwards from Yahoo! Mail to Yahoo! Mail Classic. Here's how to switch from Yahoo! Mail Classic to the latest version of Yahoo! Mail.

How to Forward a Message Containing Attachments with Yahoo! Mail Classic

Email forwarding generically refers to the operation of re-sending an email message delivered to one email address on to a possibly different email address.

 

Forwarding a message inline was simple and straight forward in Yahoo! Mail Classic. But this inline text approach we used for text-only messages didn't work that well for messages containing attachments. They were left behind and did not get forwarded. Fortunately, Yahoo! Mail Classic provided a way to forward a message with all its attachments, too.

How to Forward a Message Containing Attachments with Yahoo! Mail Classic

To forward an email that has files attached in Yahoo! Mail Classic just follow these 4 steps:

1. Open the message you want to forward in Yahoo! Mail Classic.
2. Hold down the Ctrl (Windows, Linux) or Alt (Mac) key while clicking Forward.
3. Address the message and, optionally, add body text as you see fit.
4. Click Send.

Note: In later releases of Yahoo! Mail Classic the original message's attachments were automatically sent when forwarding.

How to Forward a Message Containing Attachments with Yahoo! Mail

Here's how to forward an email with attachments in Yahoo! Mail.