Hi all! It's been a loooong while since I've posted anything (I
think 4.0 was still in the works ;) ) but got the following from
another group and wanted to pass it along. (Waves to Peter,
WeaselFierce and the rest)
To add to the instructions, remember to SAVE and FINISH also or it
may all be reset to the auto "yes"s.
Jim (Purging the Heresy of Spam and nefarious mailer-daemons)
> ------
> If you have an actual user account with Yahoogroups, you should
> follow up on this to avoid a wave of spam.
>
> As a matter of some changes on Yahoo's system, they have 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. They just reset EVERYTHING
> to Yes for you.
>
> To change this- o to your Account Information screen (for each and
> every ID you have)and about mid screen you will see "Change Your
> Marketing Preferences" link. Click on it and set them back to the
> way you want them, otherwise get ready for advertising spam type
> emails (and possibly mail and phone calls) from Yahoo's
advertisers.
> Note also at the bottom, that you will be marked YES for 'By US
Mail'
> and 'By Phone' as well.
>
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Received on Tue Apr 02 2002 - 21:10:23 UTC