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Where can I search for someone`s Yahoo Instant Messenger username?

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In Yahoo Instant Messenger: Tools -> Manage Friends List -> Search for Friend.

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Article C1997 - June 8, 2004

Leo Leo A. Notenboom has been playing with computers since he was required to take a programming class in 1976. An 18 year career as a programmer at Microsoft soon followed. After "retiring" in 2001, Leo started Ask Leo! in 2003 as a place for answers to common computer and technical questions. More about Leo.

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@Boo
There is no search function for that. As a long shot, you might try Googling their name or searching their name in Facebook. I've occasionally found people that way.

Posted by: Mark J at October 22, 2011 1:12 AM

how can i found the user name of my friend in yahoo messenger because my account was hacked and i created new but i don't memorize his yahoo id, i just remember the username name baby opl when i already add him on my list..please help me

Posted by: gen at November 11, 2011 11:08 PM

hi i live in iran and i whant to find a girl of my famile in finland ,i dont know her yahoo id ,can you helpe me?

Nope. That's not something I can help with.

Leo
26-Nov-2011
Posted by: havre at November 25, 2011 11:21 AM

I forget my yahoo massager I.D but i have my password so ple tell me how to recover my i.D????

Posted by: sumit at March 21, 2012 6:30 AM

Good day Sir,
I lost contact with a friend way back in 2008.
We chatted mostly on yahoo messenger and occassionally on phone.
Different continents.
After i got admission that year, we reduced our daily chats, but suddenly the person wasn't coming online and the number doesn't connect any longer.
Since 2010 till date, i have jumped from one site to another asking for possible ways to locate the person, all end up giving me unworkable suggestions.
I have the YM id but that doesn't seem to be the email id.
I can't spell the surname correctly so doing a search on FB is out of the equation with over 800 million possibilities.
Please is there a workable suggestion?
I don't even mind writting to yahoo for help (if at all they will care).
Am earnestly waiting.
Thanks.

Posted by: Franklin Egbuche at April 25, 2012 11:08 PM
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