Why/how is Yahoo accessing my address book and rem...

 Strange email received from Yahoo
>>Yahoo! wants to make sure your address book is filled with the most current and valid emails to those family, friends and contacts you need to reach. We noticed that you had emails in your address book that are no longer valid, so we have removed them.<<<
>>Only retired emails have been removed. All other contact information remains.<<<
How can yahoo just access my address book and do this, why are they doing this?

Homer_J wrote:
pottyperson wrote:
use an email client such as Thunderbird. That stores all your contacts and saved messages on your computer, and you can back up the data as you wish. In my view it's also easier to manage your email that way than online.
It is only easier if you always have access to that computer.
The beauty of having everything online is you can access it from anywhere you have an internet connection.
I use POP and keep on top of my email online when parted from my main computer, downloading retained messages when I get home. But if you want access to all your folders and messages from any computer, you can use IMAP to get the best of both worlds.
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