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Blu
03-29-2002, 01:09 PM
From /.

Yahoo is pulling a good one on everyone. As a matter of some changes on their system, they have kindly reset everyone's marketing preferences. So,when you signed into Yahoo for a Yahoo ID, you were given a chance to set what sort of notices you wanted yahoo advertisers to send to you, well, they just set EVERYTHING to Yes for you. The poster was kind enough to include instructions on how to turn these settings back. In related news, we've signed you all up for a /. newsletter! (I am so just kidding.)
To change this...

Go to your Account Information screen (for each and every ID you have) and about mid screen you will see "Edit Your Marketing Preferences" link. Click on it and set them back to the way you want them, otherwise get ready for *LOTS* of advertising spam type emails from Yahoo's advertisers. Note also at the bottom, that you will be marked YES for 'By US Mail' and 'By Phone' as well."

In additional Yahoo News, smagruder writes: "Starting today, I noticed that Yahoo! stopped forwarding my mail and when I go to setup/change the POP Access/Forwarding settings, they display a page for me to give them money to get my mail forwarding back. The issue: In their recent widely distributed press release, Yahoo! said that this all would start on April 24, NOT March 28!"

Stupid Yahoo! :rolleyes:
DoPeY5007
03-29-2002, 01:34 PM
:angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry:
Wizard
03-29-2002, 02:08 PM
Yahoo is quickly losing my business. The sad thing is with all this crapola going on Hotmail is starting to look appealing again.
cruelpupet
03-29-2002, 03:09 PM
the really weird thing is that since this has happened, i stopped recieving spam on lycos!
dbax791
03-29-2002, 05:49 PM
I thought that sounded like an "urban legend" type email when I first read it, but sure enough, Yahoo pulled a "fast one" :angry: This is a BS, supposedly these are supposed to be "opt-in" choices, but Ya-screw took the liberty of opting in for you.

Heres a link to an article on this...

Yahoo article on CNET (http://news.com.com/2100-1023-871730.html)
hapoo
03-29-2002, 06:59 PM
ahh worse comes to worse i'll setup an email server for myself, granted i don't have the stability of other companies, the service will be free, predictable, ad free, and i can get any name i want :)
MJordanash
03-31-2002, 11:04 AM
Originally posted by Blu
From /.

Stupid Yahoo! :rolleyes:
Thanks for the information. Hotmail here I come..
BrewMaster
03-31-2002, 11:47 AM
Originally posted by MJordanash

Thanks for the information. Hotmail here I come..
i just started using Yahoo and i like it a lot more than hotmail (which i've used for 2 years). i'm sticking with Yahoo since i only use web-based email anyway. i like the setup of their site and the fact that i can link other email addys to them (except mty G|A email cuz i gotta pay to get that linked. :angry: ) PLus yahoo email is much faster logging in and checking my outside email addresses than hotmail or any other web-based service.
GraingerGuy
03-31-2002, 01:01 PM
Hapoo - Are big bird's eyes red in your sig pic? That's freaky!

Have you guys checked out mailcity.com? (lycos mail) 6 megs o' space and it's actually a really good one I think.
hapoo
03-31-2002, 01:40 PM
Originally posted by GraingerGuy
Hapoo - Are big bird's eyes red in your sig pic? That's freaky!

Have you guys checked out mailcity.com? (lycos mail) 6 megs o' space and it's actually a really good one I think.


lol, people kept mentioning my sig and i kept thinking that its been the same that i've had for months. I just saw it now. Yeah the eyes are red.
Cyberian
03-31-2002, 01:52 PM
Thanks for the heads-up! :)