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Re: [Digital BW] Re: OT - Yahoo Adv.

2002-02-09 by JULIANTHOMAS

I also use a prog called AdSubtract - quite useful sometimes.

Julian

----- Mensaje Original -----
De: Todd Flashner <tflash@...>
Fecha: Sábado, Febrero 9, 2002 3:35 pm
Asunto: Re: [Digital BW] Re: OT - Yahoo Adv.

> Do you people who are complaining about the ads read the list off 
> the web or
> have the emails sent to you?
> 
> I have them sent to me in Plain Text and I get no ads, no HTML. 
> Then I set
> up a Rule in Outlook Express which files each email from this list 
> into it's
> own folder inside my mailbox. I do the same for every list I'm on 
> and it's
> quite orderly and sensible.
> 
> Todd
> 
> > Mike,
> > In looking at the Yahoo settings, I thought that the 'Do Not 
> Convert to HTML'
> > button would prevent the ads from coming in...Apparently that is 
> no so?
> > 
> > Harvey Ferdschneider
> > partner, SKID Photography, NYC
> > 
> > mkravit wrote:
> > 
> >> Harvy
> >> 
> >> What am I missing. Is there an option to change to text only. 
> All I
> >> have ever seen is an option for the text format not for the page
> >> format. If you are keeping a secret from us...well you will 
> just have
> >> toi pay the price my friend. ;-)
> >> 
> >> Mike
> >> 
> >> 
> >> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., SKID Photography
> >> <skid@b...> wrote:
> >>> If the ads are really bothersome, why not change your preferences
> >> (in Yahoo) to
> >>> 'plain text' (no HTML) only?
> >>> 
> >>> Harvey Ferdschneider
> >>> partner, SKID Photography, NYC
> >>> 
> >>> Michael Kravit wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>> Jee Tom, I just love those little camera ads with the good
> >> looking women....
> >>>> 
> >>>> Seriously, that is why I switched to emails only, the "continue"
> >> stuff is
> >>>> really annoying.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Mike
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: tomoc
> >>>> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
> >>>> Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 8:52 PM
> >>>> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: OT - Yahoo Adv.
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Right on!
> >>>> 
> >>>> I am definitely an EX-YAHOO FAN. I'm playing around in other
> >> lists to
> >>>> see how they run and I can tell you, Yahoo is the worst. I've
> >> sent
> >>>> emails to a couple of list managers suggesting they email
> >> Antonis and
> >>>> try to lure him away from Yahoo... Antonis, have they reached
> >> you?
> >>>> 
> >>>> The popup + click through is so obnoxious I can't deal with it.
> >>>> 
> >>>> I've installed Symantec Internet Security software and turned
> >> on ad
> >>>> blocking and also use a popup ad filter. Between the 2 of them
> >> they
> >>>> seem to stop about 75% of the images at least... Yahoo is so
> >>>> obnoxious you still get a blank page to click through, but at
> >> least
> >>>> you miss most of the dumb yahoo ads and the page loads faster.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Tom O'Connell
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "lyonscox"
> >> <lyonscox@m...>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>> Ok,
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> I understand Advertising keeps this stuff (I do some myself
> >> as a
> >>>> job)
> >>>>> up for free but tonight I'm a bit annoyed when I click to
> >> continue
> >>>> to
> >>>>> the message and it gives me a SECOND AD.  Can't tell me I'm
> >>>> Clicking
> >>>>> to get to the message, then Mr. Yahoo, not give it too
> >> me...you
> >>>> have
> >>>>> to change the click-through label :-|D (sticking my tongue
> >> out ;-)
> >>>>> 
> >>>>> Cleavis
> > 
> > 
> > 
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