Yahoo declares war on ad blockers, blocks email access | ZDNet
The Internet is getting worse everyday, another reason NOT to use Yahoo services :( http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoo-declares-war-on-ad-blockers-blocks-email-... A.
Quoting Andrew McGlashan via luv-talk (luv-talk@luv.asn.au):
The Internet is getting worse everyday, another reason NOT to use Yahoo services :(
http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoo-declares-war-on-ad-blockers-blocks-email-...
It's extremely useful when failing companies declare themselves to be in need of being ignored completely. The problem and the solution get neatly delivered in a single tidy package. Efficient! -- Cheers, (morganj): 0 is false and 1 is true, correct? Rick Moen (alec_eso): 1, morganj rick@linuxmafia.com (morganj): bastard. McQ! (4x80) -- seen on IRC
On 25/11/2015 7:13 AM, Rick Moen via luv-talk wrote:
Quoting Andrew McGlashan via luv-talk (luv-talk@luv.asn.au):
The Internet is getting worse everyday, another reason NOT to use Yahoo services :(
http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoo-declares-war-on-ad-blockers-blocks-email-...
It's extremely useful when failing companies declare themselves to be in need of being ignored completely. The problem and the solution get neatly delivered in a single tidy package. Efficient!
Yes true, but I don't think Yahoo are finished -- the regular masses have no clue as to the problems though. I just wish that Yahoo would not be such a problem, malvertising and password issues for many; so badly handled, such a nightmare. Unfortunately, many web services that are "free" are being bought via other means. And with the horrid mess that gives us extremely bloated websites, including all the analytics and advertising junk, well it's a joke. Had they acted better (not just Yahoo), then perhaps there would be no need for adblockers. There is most definitely a need for adblockers these days, the junk that they stop is quite significant. If everything is "pay for", then I can see more and more services shutting up shop. A.
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 7:18 PM, Andrew McGlashan via luv-talk < luv-talk@luv.asn.au> wrote:
If everything is "pay for", then I can see more and more services shutting up shop.
That would be a good thing. Regards Peter
On 26/11/2015 9:31 AM, Peter Ross via luv-talk wrote:
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 7:18 PM, Andrew McGlashan via luv-talk <luv-talk@luv.asn.au <mailto:luv-talk@luv.asn.au>> wrote:
If everything is "pay for", then I can see more and more services shutting up shop.
That would be a good thing.
Yes, unless people use other "free" services in place and find out that it "costs" them more in other ways. A.
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:46:51 AM Andrew McGlashan via luv-talk wrote:
The Internet is getting worse everyday, another reason NOT to use Yahoo services :(
http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoo-declares-war-on-ad-blockers-blocks-email -access/
They should offer a paid service with no adverts. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/
On 25/11/2015 3:41 PM, Russell Coker via luv-talk wrote:
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:46:51 AM Andrew McGlashan via luv-talk wrote:
The Internet is getting worse everyday, another reason NOT to use Yahoo services :(
http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoo-declares-war-on-ad-blockers-blocks-email -access/
They should offer a paid service with no adverts.
I don't think that is the answer, but it just might be the best option for those that /must/ use Yahoo services. For mine, I won't use them for anything more than absolutely necessary. Yahoo groups, never via their websites. Also, for the most part, I have given up on websites that require Adobe Flash; not interested if I have to use Flash. A.
Thu Nov 26 11:49:40 AEDT 2015 regarding flash - I had some probs with installing and upgrading I recently became a bit involved with scratch programming and some investigation lead me to see that MIT use flash to render their graphics. I embedded a simple example as proof of concept to show other possible staff etc. I am fairly pleased with the result - the webpage can be tidied up but I use it to test on devices, as you do. My old Bauhn Aldi Android runs this nicely. Some Mint installations had a problem, for me, with flash and I have a 'Dell Inspiron Manjaro laptop' on which flash runs nicely. http://www.electroteach.com/scratch/ What would be your reason for ditching it? Speaking of my old Bauhn Aldi - I am having a bit of fun writing an Android App - a restart of an old project - for fun - so far fun to trouble ratio is high... Mike H On 25/11/15 19:20, Andrew McGlashan via luv-talk wrote:
On 25/11/2015 3:41 PM, Russell Coker via luv-talk wrote:
On Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:46:51 AM Andrew McGlashan via luv-talk wrote:
The Internet is getting worse everyday, another reason NOT to use Yahoo services :(
http://www.zdnet.com/article/yahoo-declares-war-on-ad-blockers-blocks-email -access/
They should offer a paid service with no adverts.
I don't think that is the answer, but it just might be the best option for those that /must/ use Yahoo services.
For mine, I won't use them for anything more than absolutely necessary. Yahoo groups, never via their websites.
Also, for the most part, I have given up on websites that require Adobe Flash; not interested if I have to use Flash.
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On 26/11/2015 4:27 PM, MikeH via luv-talk wrote:
What would be your reason for ditching it?
Second to Java as the most risky /optional/ software to have a on computer. Besides, Flash is also far too often a resource hog as well. Flash objects contain code that can do all sorts of things, including, as Yahoo found out, providing malware via the Flash adverts. If you can do without it, good. If you can't, then use it with care and preferably only with trusted content. A.
Quoting Russell Coker via luv-talk (luv-talk@luv.asn.au): [Yahoo:]
They should offer a paid service with no adverts.
If it's good enough, there might be quite a few takers. I'm betting that a sufficiently large number of people tired of being the product rather than the customer might go for it. -- Cheers, A Spanish todo list has everything. Rick Moen -- Matt Watson (@biorhythmist) rick@linuxmafia.com McQ! (4x80)
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