If you prefer Yahoo Messenger to communicate locally with people in your town, you use Messenger IDs instead of phone numbers to connect. By default, Messenger IDs are Yahoo account IDs (Yahoo email usernames or email addresses). Users can also opt to have alias IDs for privacy protection. Yahoo doesn’t offer a directory of Messenger IDs searchable by names, addresses or phone numbers. Instead, you search by providing the service with email addresses imported from an address book or manually entered as contacts. Tips Warnings Writer Bio
