OT - but Yahoo Mail log-in now 'remembered'

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From a day or so ago we have noticed that FF 3.6 (XP, Vista and W7 PCs) here

is now prompting to 'remember' Yahoo Mail log-ins.

We thought Yahoo Mail (as well as Hotmail) log-ins are not 'rememberable'.

But we found that IE (6, 7 as well as 8) also now offers to remember Yahoo

Mail passwords.

Does anyone know what's going on?

Or do we have tracking virii on out machines here?

Regards and thanks in anticipation.

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"Avatar" wrote in message

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> From a day or so ago we have noticed that FF 3.6 (XP, Vista and W7 PCs)

> here

> is now prompting to 'remember' Yahoo Mail log-ins.

> We thought Yahoo Mail (as well as Hotmail) log-ins are not 'rememberable'.

> But we found that IE (6, 7 as well as 8) also now offers to remember Yahoo

> Mail passwords.

> Does anyone know what's going on?

> Or do we have tracking virii on out machines here?

> Regards and thanks in anticipation.

> Avatar

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Uh-Oh ! the "virii" debate again ?



regards, Richard

 

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Avatar wrote:

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> From a day or so ago we have noticed that FF 3.6 (XP, Vista and W7 PCs) here

> is now prompting to 'remember' Yahoo Mail log-ins.



> Does anyone know what's going on?



I can only say that your machine is offering to remember yahoo mail

passwords. This facility has been around since yahoo was formed. If

you are using public machines then you can change the such offering in

preferences but since I don't know what exactly you want, I await for

your next postings.



Please also note that "David H. Lipman"

doesn't like people using the word virii. The word to use in these

newsgroups is viruses. Pig-Bear has ruled on this and if you use any

other word, or you correct an MVP, then you will be branded a TROLL.



Hope this lecture has helped.