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| Thread ID: 82173 | 2007-08-18 00:45:00 | Xtra/Yahoo Bubble anyone? | Shortcircuit (1666) | PC World Chat |
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| 582280 | 2007-08-19 03:59:00 | Hmm, seems to puzzle even a few around here. Sounds like the perfect time for a phishing expedition...wouldn't know what the catch could be but I'm sure there's some juicy information to be had. | sal (67) | ||
| 582281 | 2007-08-19 04:02:00 | Would love to know if you get something. :) | winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 582282 | 2007-08-19 04:12:00 | Well, someone I know has been sucked all the way in on this - all the way to Yahoo!Messenger in Australia where they have the disclaimer below ; why doesn't anyone in Xtra have the brain power to know that OZ is a different country? Or maybe they don't know that 111 is NZ's emergency number. ** Please note: 000 and other emergency service numbers currently cannot be accessed through Yahoo!7 Messenger. Please inform others who use your Yahoo!7 Messenger they must dial 000 through traditional phone lines or mobile carriers. |
decibel (11645) | ||
| 582283 | 2007-08-19 05:21:00 | Well, someone I know has been sucked all the way in on this - all the way to Yahoo!Messenger in Australia where they have the disclaimer below ; why doesn't anyone in Xtra have the brain power to know that OZ is a different country? Or maybe they don't know that 111 is NZ's emergency number . ** Please note: 000 and other emergency service numbers currently cannot be accessed through Yahoo!7 Messenger . Please inform others who use your Yahoo!7 Messenger they must dial 000 through traditional phone lines or mobile carriers . Have you thought where they say "Please note: 000 and other emergency service numbers" covers the 111 (NZ emergency number) & 911 (US emergency number)? :rolleyes: |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 582284 | 2007-08-19 07:47:00 | lol, well I was going to say that. Hopefully Yahoo didnt employ ex-Symantec programmers. Since both seem to have 1 thing in common. Crap programs. I agree with you Speedy, but 20 years ago Symantic probably had the worlds best programmers. ;) How times change. :D |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 582285 | 2007-08-19 07:51:00 | I agree with you Speedy, but 20 years ago Symantic probably had the worlds best programmers. ;) How times change. :D 20 years ago Bill Gates was honest too and came up with an original GUI concept with no help at all. ;) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 582286 | 2007-08-19 08:54:00 | It pays to read the fine print with this Bubble thing . Nothing they propose is new, just not very attractive . The Yahoo7 Terms of Service agreement you have to accept to access xtra webmail contains this: ## COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS "Yahoo!7 respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same . If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Yahoo!7's Copyright Agent the following information": ( . . . blah, blah blah then) "When using the Service you may provide us with information about yourself or other matters . You grant Yahoo!7 exclusive rights in all of this information, and all information derived or generated from it, in all existing or future media . These rights include but are not limited to the right to display your information anywhere on Yahoo!7 's services and media properties, to search the information, and, consistent with our privacy policy, to repackage and resell it to anyone for any reason . As used in this paragraph, information includes but is not limited to data, text, photographs, drawings, sound recordings, feedback, {my emphasis} and any other information or data displayed or presented by you on the Service . " Correct me if I've got it wrong but it seems that anything you provide could become theirs and cease to be yours . ## The Privacy part of the agreement is also worthy of a close read . ## Does anyone know what the software you have to download does? Thanks Lawrence |
GLR (12679) | ||
| 582287 | 2007-08-19 09:25:00 | Go to http://xtra.my.yahoo.com/ to sort it out I think Xtras new webmail doesn't work in Opera. They also made a big mistake by forgetting to contact their customers about this change, and have now sent a backdated email dated the 16/7/07 explaining it. Very shoddy service from NZs largest ISP. I am sure the media will be onto them on monday. |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 582288 | 2007-08-19 09:54:00 | As I don't need my Xtra webmail at present, I plan to do absolutely nothing until someone has done some sorting... Don't like the sound of Yahoo at all. But some help meanwhile, please - from others afflicted. My Outlook Express is getting incoming emails, but I've not had the expected replies from some I've sent. Can anyone confirm that Xtra's outgoing email ( Not Webmail) is working? |
Laura (43) | ||
| 582289 | 2007-08-19 10:20:00 | As I don't need my Xtra webmail at present, I plan to do absolutely nothing until someone has done some sorting... Don't like the sound of Yahoo at all. But some help meanwhile, please - from others afflicted. My Outlook Express is getting incoming emails, but I've not had the expected replies from some I've sent. Can anyone confirm that Xtra's outgoing email ( Not Webmail) is working? When I am in doubt about mail, I send one to myself at xtra and also copies to hotmail and gmail addresses. |
Marnie (4574) | ||
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