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Technical News & Discussion => Broadband, Internet & General Computer News & Discussion => Topic started by: Noreen on Dec 08, 2008, 10:49:12

Title: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: Noreen on Dec 08, 2008, 10:49:12
I've noticed a real reduction of spam emails in my Yahoo.co.uk mail account in the last couple of weeks, some days my Spam folder is actually empty. Has anyone else noticed this with their accounts?
Title: Re: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: Rik on Dec 08, 2008, 10:50:38
Sorry, I don't use Yahoo, Noreen.
Title: Re: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: Inactive on Dec 08, 2008, 10:52:16
Nor me, I don't trust anything Yahoo.
Title: Re: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: Simon on Dec 08, 2008, 10:54:43
Come to think of it, you're right, Noreen.  I haven't checked the spam folder by webmail, but there's been hardly anything coming though POP3.
Title: Re: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: Ann on Dec 08, 2008, 16:31:41
I haven't had much in my non-yahoo email since the spammers in the states were busted.  I expect they'll be up and running again shortly.

Title: Re: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: talos2 on Dec 08, 2008, 18:27:06
I use Gmail and I've not noticed any reduction, I get an average of a dozen a day. :thumbd:
Title: Re: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: drummer on Dec 08, 2008, 19:26:11
I have a Yahoo webmail account that was set up for freecycle only and I didn't get any spam for about fours years until about six months ago.  Same thing for a few of my friends.

Then, about two weeks ago it stopped completely.  Which is nice.
Title: Re: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: Sebby on Dec 08, 2008, 23:27:27
I wonder if Yahoo! have implemented some new spam filtering system, whereby messages that are definitely spam don't even go into junk...

Quote from: Inactive on Dec 08, 2008, 10:52:16
Nor me, I don't trust anything Yahoo.

What do you trust, In?! :whistle:
Title: Re: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: Inactive on Dec 08, 2008, 23:46:11
Would you believe Bill Gates for my Hotmail account, I don't like the way Yahoo attempts to worm their Toolbars in by almost devious back door methods via 3rd party programmes.

You know, the opt out if you don't want it kind of thing. ;)
Title: Re: Yahoo UK spam
Post by: Sebby on Dec 08, 2008, 23:47:49
Fair enough. :)