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Platypus replied

15 December 2016, 12:57
Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post

Logged into my Yahoo email this morning to find a pop up saying "Yahoo security issues - Read here / Not now".

But when I clicked on "Read here" (after hovering over the link to check it was genuine), the result was "Page not Found"

I'd happily switch web email provider, but it would be such a hassle downloading all the emails and propagating a new email address to all and sundry.

(1) Yahoo has a web interface which is spookily the same as Gmail's
(2) Set up a Gmail account, sync with IMAP and all your emails are magically uploaded to Gmail
(3) Set up a redirect from your Yahoo for forward everything to Gmail.

Job's a good 'un.
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d000hg replied

15 December 2016, 11:54
I might have a Yahoo account for Yahoo Answers I suppose
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OwlHoot replied

15 December 2016, 11:49
Logged into my Yahoo email this morning to find a pop up saying "Yahoo security issues - Read here / Not now".

But when I clicked on "Read here" (after hovering over the link to check it was genuine), the result was "Page not Found"

I'd happily switch web email provider, but it would be such a hassle downloading all the emails and propagating a new email address to all and sundry.
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saptastic replied

15 December 2016, 10:58
Actually Verizon are buying Yahoo for $5bn!
Or maybe they were until today.
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saptastic replied

15 December 2016, 10:57
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

Hands up who has or has ever had a Yahoo account?

Can't believe there are 1 billion of them.

I had one many many years back.
Not even sure what Yahoo do these days
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Platypus replied

15 December 2016, 10:54
I did have, and flickr too which IIRC was (is?) part of Yahoo.

I got the email this morning from them.
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sal replied

15 December 2016, 10:26
I had, back in the '90s
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barrydidit replied

15 December 2016, 10:21
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

Can't believe there are 1 billion of them.

1 billion sockies can.
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VectraMan replied

15 December 2016, 10:04
Hands up who has or has ever had a Yahoo account?

Can't believe there are 1 billion of them.
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saptastic started a topic Yahoo hacked in 2013 - One billion affected

15 December 2016, 09:57
Yahoo hacked in 2013 - One billion affected

'One billion' affected by Yahoo hack - BBC News

This was "uncovered" recently.
I wonder how many hacks get covered up every day?
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