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silverweb

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17. I'd be pissed.

Reply to cui bono (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2013, 05:12 PM

Aug 2013

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]I don't use Yahoo, but they'd hear from me. There's a lot of information I keep in my contact list, even if I don't email with that person: birthdays, children's & grandchildren's names, pets' names, etc. If they altered it in any way, I'd be thoroughly pissed and making a lot of noise at them.

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Yahoo! Edited My Email Contacts !!! [View all] cui bono Aug 2013 OP

That's a new one on me. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #1

Yeah, seriously. Because they're committed to delivering my email? cui bono Aug 2013 #2

I had the same thing happen but because babylonsister Aug 2013 #3

Really? You weren't concerned that your contacts were edited by them? n/t cui bono Aug 2013 #4

No. Apparently they only edited the babylonsister Aug 2013 #18

And... What if it was not valid because the site server was down 72hrs so they delete you contacts? Drew Richards Aug 2013 #8

They seem to have only done it for yahoo.com email addresses arcane1 Aug 2013 #9

Why didn't you back them up? Seems simple enough. eom TransitJohn Aug 2013 #5

Huh? That's not the point. cui bono Aug 2013 #10

This is why I use email on my computer. Outlook or Thunderbird are your friend. TransitJohn Aug 2013 #12

Yeah, I've considered Thunderbird, even started the transition cui bono Aug 2013 #14

If you want to restore your deleted contacts noamnety Aug 2013 #6

I have email addresses of dead friends and relatives I have chosen not to remove. aquart Aug 2013 #7

Don't use Yahoo mail ...... PsychoBunny Aug 2013 #11

if you think the product is free, then you are the product... Go to a fee for service provider on point Aug 2013 #13

Any suggestions on a good one? n/t cui bono Aug 2013 #15

Re Yahoo contacts... ananda Aug 2013 #16

I'd be pissed. silverweb Aug 2013 #17

I don't think yahoo went mercuryblues Aug 2013 #19

''It's our way of telling you we're watching what you say and to whom you say it.'' Octafish Aug 2013 #20