And for the times you need to go to the website, a free ad-blocking/privacy program like Guidescope (http://www.guidescope.com/home/) really makes a difference. Peter. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Flashner" <tflash@...> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 9:35 AM Subject: 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other > > resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > > - Include your full name with your message. > > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep > > them short. > > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. > > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or "flames." > > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various > > resources on the homepage. > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - Include your full name with your message. > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or "flames." > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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Re: [Digital BW] Re: OT - Yahoo Adv.
2002-02-09 by Peter
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