Ramblings of an old Doc

 

 

Engadget reported it, and Yahoo confirmed it…Yahoo’s displaying for a small test group the following message: "Uh oh... We are unable to display Yahoo Mail. Please disable Ad Blocker to continue using Yahoo mail." The original complainants were on Adblock/Adblock Plus Forums from folks who had to disable their adblockers to access their “free” email.

Yahoo isn’t trailblazing anything with this. It is something which is becoming more and more common…sites demanding disabling of adblockers to get to that site’s services…even The Washington Post.

So…just to let you know it’s coming…and there’s not too damned much one can do about it, either. As for disabling Java (to prevent infection through Java applets) – I haven’t seen any reports as to whether this will prevent getting your email…but it wouldn’t surprise me one bit…or byte.

Source:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/20/yahoo-ad-blocker-issue/


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on Nov 24, 2015

Yahoo still exists?

 

on Nov 24, 2015

sure it does. it still run most of british telecom's email. despite yahoo having had a huge data leak a few years back, bt has been bodging its migration away from that email provider.

on Nov 24, 2015

Well guess this is just part of the new World as it is now. Money is money and Yahoo and others don't want to give it up. Bet if they offered a add free email with a paid subscription people would all bitch about that. No different then all the free apps for phones. Many of the phone apps have in app subscriptions or purchase for add free. I have done that on a couple apps I use. To me it was worth paying a couple dollars to get rid of the adds. Everybody wants free but it's all changing and no need to bitch about everything in this World. 

If one can't control or fix a situation no sense in worrying about it.

on Nov 24, 2015

I have Yahoo, Hotmail and Gmail. All three. I migrated away from Yahoo a while ago and all my personal stuff goes to the Gmail which I two-step secure.

on Nov 24, 2015

I see no difference in my email and I use yahoo. Checked it earlier.

on Nov 24, 2015

Planet Uvah:


Yahoo’s displaying for a small test group the following message: "Uh oh... We are unable to display Yahoo Mail. Please disable Ad Blocker to continue using Yahoo mail."

Testing on a small group...you aren't part of the group, hence...you don't see changes now. But you will. OK?

on Nov 24, 2015

DrJBHL

Testing on a small group...you aren't part of the group, hence...you don't see changes now. But you will. OK?

Sorry for you Ross.

on Nov 24, 2015

Just change your mail provider. No big deal

on Nov 24, 2015

my bank and Netflix won't let access unless your browser is up to date. (not sure if there is a version cut off)

on Nov 24, 2015


Just change your mail provider. No big deal
Or turn off AdBlocker. No Big Deal. WC looks like and works like crap with it enabled anyway.

on Nov 24, 2015

Don't use Yahoo for anything here, no biggie to me. 

on Nov 24, 2015

I have an email account but no one emails me, guess I need to give the address out.  

on Nov 25, 2015

i had a quick look at some of the email services a few years back ... some of them ask for mobile phone numbers

eh? i don't use mobiles.

on Nov 25, 2015

alaknebs

some of them ask for mobile phone numbers

After they forbid you to block possibly infected Java ad applets, they offer this two factor authentication, for your "security". 

If they cared at all about your security, they'd go over to html5...and scrap Java.

on Nov 25, 2015

DaveBax


Quoting DrJBHL,

Testing on a small group...you aren't part of the group, hence...you don't see changes now. But you will. OK?



Sorry for you Ross.

Ain't it just like them to exclude me from the deal. This is outrageous, I'm gonna complain to somebody. What'd I ever do to them. HMPH!

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