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On 24/02/2010 23:48, NotMe wrote:
> "Desk Rabbit"<> wrote in message
> news:hm3rho$o08$...
>> On 24/02/2010 18:16, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>> There have been threads the past year about Yahoo Mail asking people
>>> to enter Captchas (the twisted characters you enter for security) when
>>> sending out emails. Apparently it's only for new users or people who
>>> recently had suspicous activity.
>>>
>>> I've never been asked for one until just now. A week ago somebody
>>> mailed out garbage to 5-10 people on my Contacts list so it looked
>>> like I had sent them. I don't know how they did it. Today, Yahoo
>>> said I had to change my password and gave me the captcha. I then sent
>>> 2-3 emails and no captcha appeared.
>>>
>>> I hope the captchas don't appear - I hate those things, and they are
>>> unfair to kids or older people.
>>
>> Why are they unfair?
>
> Because some folk's vision/perception can't decipher the code. Audio
> alternative for the blind is a night mare. Those that are ADD/Dyslexic are
> screwed.
>
> Some providers give users 3-5 shots to enter the right code then lock out
> the user for 24 hours others required a CS troop to intervene.
>
>
>
So they need to contact the provider to make alternative arrangements.
In the UK at least this kind of discrimination is illegal.

On Feb 24, 7:37*pm, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> EVERY. SINGLE. EMAIL.
>
> It's ironic that the "solution" to SPAM is more aggravating than the
> SPAM itself.

Scott, when did you first start using Yahoo Mail?

§ñühw¤£f "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:

> In message <>, John Holmes
> wrote:
>> Richard Fangnail "contributed" in 24hoursupport.helpdesk:
>>
>> > On Feb 24, 10:35*am, Desk Rabbit <m...@example.com> wrote:
>> >> On 24/02/2010 18:16, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > There have been threads the past year about Yahoo Mail asking
>> >> > people to enter Captchas (the twisted characters you enter for
>> >> > security)
>> when
>> >> > sending out emails. *Apparently it's only for new users or
>> >> > people
>> who
>> >> > recently had suspicous activity.
>> >>
>> >> > I've never been asked for one until just now. *A week ago
>> >> > somebody mailed out garbage to 5-10 people on my Contacts list
>> >> > so it looked like I had sent them. *I don't know how they did
>> >> > it. *Today, Yahoo said I had to change my password and gave me
>> >> > the captcha. *I then
>> sen
>> > t
>> >> > 2-3 emails and no captcha appeared.
>> >>
>> >> > I hope the captchas don't appear - I hate those things, and they
>> >> > are unfair to kids or older people.
>> >>
>> >> Why are they unfair?
>> >
>> > What I meant was that some people can't deal with the captchas due
>> > to handicaps or confusion.
>>
>> Like you, eh?
>>
> THey should put them on car ignition systems.
>
> Word.
>



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"Desk Rabbit" <> wrote in message
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> On 24/02/2010 18:40, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>> On Feb 24, 10:35 am, Desk Rabbit<m...@example.com> wrote:
>>> On 24/02/2010 18:16, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>>
>>>> There have been threads the past year about Yahoo Mail asking people
>>>> to enter Captchas (the twisted characters you enter for security) when
>>>> sending out emails. Apparently it's only for new users or people who
>>>> recently had suspicous activity.
>>>
>>>> I've never been asked for one until just now. A week ago somebody
>>>> mailed out garbage to 5-10 people on my Contacts list so it looked
>>>> like I had sent them. I don't know how they did it. Today, Yahoo
>>>> said I had to change my password and gave me the captcha. I then sent
>>>> 2-3 emails and no captcha appeared.
>>>
>>>> I hope the captchas don't appear - I hate those things, and they are
>>>> unfair to kids or older people.
>>>
>>> Why are they unfair?
>>
>> What I meant was that some people can't deal with the captchas due to
>> handicaps or confusion.
>
> The majority of captchas I've seen and used have a small icon next to them
> to allow the words to be spoken to assist visually impaired people.
>
> Unfortunately there is little that can be done for people in a permanent
> state of confusion for which sending email might be the least of their
> problems.

Have you tried to use that option? For most such systems the audio option
is complex and virtually unusable.

"Desk Rabbit" <> wrote in message
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> On 24/02/2010 23:48, NotMe wrote:
>> "Desk Rabbit"<> wrote in message
>> news:hm3rho$o08$...
>>> On 24/02/2010 18:16, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>>> There have been threads the past year about Yahoo Mail asking people
>>>> to enter Captchas (the twisted characters you enter for security) when
>>>> sending out emails. Apparently it's only for new users or people who
>>>> recently had suspicous activity.
>>>>
>>>> I've never been asked for one until just now. A week ago somebody
>>>> mailed out garbage to 5-10 people on my Contacts list so it looked
>>>> like I had sent them. I don't know how they did it. Today, Yahoo
>>>> said I had to change my password and gave me the captcha. I then sent
>>>> 2-3 emails and no captcha appeared.
>>>>
>>>> I hope the captchas don't appear - I hate those things, and they are
>>>> unfair to kids or older people.
>>>
>>> Why are they unfair?
>>
>> Because some folk's vision/perception can't decipher the code. Audio
>> alternative for the blind is a night mare. Those that are ADD/Dyslexic
>> are
>> screwed.
>>
>> Some providers give users 3-5 shots to enter the right code then lock out
>> the user for 24 hours others required a CS troop to intervene.
>>
>>
>>
> So they need to contact the provider to make alternative arrangements. In
> the UK at least this kind of discrimination is illegal.

Have you tried to do that? Easier talking to a wall ... at lease talking to
a wall you get an echo.

On 25/02/2010 23:36, NotMe wrote:
> "Desk Rabbit"<> wrote in message
> news:hm5g84$5lk$...
>> On 24/02/2010 18:40, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>> On Feb 24, 10:35 am, Desk Rabbit<m...@example.com> wrote:
>>>> On 24/02/2010 18:16, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There have been threads the past year about Yahoo Mail asking people
>>>>> to enter Captchas (the twisted characters you enter for security) when
>>>>> sending out emails. Apparently it's only for new users or people who
>>>>> recently had suspicous activity.
>>>>
>>>>> I've never been asked for one until just now. A week ago somebody
>>>>> mailed out garbage to 5-10 people on my Contacts list so it looked
>>>>> like I had sent them. I don't know how they did it. Today, Yahoo
>>>>> said I had to change my password and gave me the captcha. I then sent
>>>>> 2-3 emails and no captcha appeared.
>>>>
>>>>> I hope the captchas don't appear - I hate those things, and they are
>>>>> unfair to kids or older people.
>>>>
>>>> Why are they unfair?
>>>
>>> What I meant was that some people can't deal with the captchas due to
>>> handicaps or confusion.
>>
>> The majority of captchas I've seen and used have a small icon next to them
>> to allow the words to be spoken to assist visually impaired people.
>>
>> Unfortunately there is little that can be done for people in a permanent
>> state of confusion for which sending email might be the least of their
>> problems.
>
> Have you tried to use that option? For most such systems the audio option
> is complex and virtually unusable.
>
Complex, how? you click icon. Words come out of speakers.

If it is too complex to make sure your speakers are on and working and
your ears unblocked and your brain engaged, then getting to a web page
behind a captcha is the *least* of your problems.

On 25/02/2010 23:37, NotMe wrote:
> "Desk Rabbit"<> wrote in message
> news:hm5gbb$5lk$...
>> On 24/02/2010 23:48, NotMe wrote:
>>> "Desk Rabbit"<> wrote in message
>>> news:hm3rho$o08$...
>>>> On 24/02/2010 18:16, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>>>> There have been threads the past year about Yahoo Mail asking people
>>>>> to enter Captchas (the twisted characters you enter for security) when
>>>>> sending out emails. Apparently it's only for new users or people who
>>>>> recently had suspicous activity.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've never been asked for one until just now. A week ago somebody
>>>>> mailed out garbage to 5-10 people on my Contacts list so it looked
>>>>> like I had sent them. I don't know how they did it. Today, Yahoo
>>>>> said I had to change my password and gave me the captcha. I then sent
>>>>> 2-3 emails and no captcha appeared.
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope the captchas don't appear - I hate those things, and they are
>>>>> unfair to kids or older people.
>>>>
>>>> Why are they unfair?
>>>
>>> Because some folk's vision/perception can't decipher the code. Audio
>>> alternative for the blind is a night mare. Those that are ADD/Dyslexic
>>> are
>>> screwed.
>>>
>>> Some providers give users 3-5 shots to enter the right code then lock out
>>> the user for 24 hours others required a CS troop to intervene.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> So they need to contact the provider to make alternative arrangements. In
>> the UK at least this kind of discrimination is illegal.
>
> Have you tried to do that? Easier talking to a wall ... at lease talking to
> a wall you get an echo.

Then go elsewhere, complain to trading standards, write to your MP.

Your other option of course is to just to moan about it and do nothing.

Last time on misc.consumers, Richard Fangnail
<> said:

>On Feb 24, 7:37*pm, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> EVERY. SINGLE. EMAIL.
>>
>> It's ironic that the "solution" to SPAM is more aggravating than the
>> SPAM itself.
>
>Scott, when did you first start using Yahoo Mail?

Sometime in 2001. Why do you ask?

On Feb 26, 8:23*am, Scott in SoCal <scottenazt...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Last time on misc.consumers, Richard Fangnail
> <richardfangn...@excite.com> said:

> >Scott, when did you first start using Yahoo Mail?
>
> Sometime in 2001. Why do you ask?

Some people have said that if you recently got an account, you would
get the captchas. Obviously that's not your case.
I wonder why you suddenly started getting the captchas only a year
ago.

"Desk Rabbit" <> wrote in message
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> On 25/02/2010 23:36, NotMe wrote:
>> "Desk Rabbit"<> wrote in message
>> news:hm5g84$5lk$...
>>> On 24/02/2010 18:40, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>>> On Feb 24, 10:35 am, Desk Rabbit<m...@example.com> wrote:
>>>>> On 24/02/2010 18:16, Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> There have been threads the past year about Yahoo Mail asking people
>>>>>> to enter Captchas (the twisted characters you enter for security)
>>>>>> when
>>>>>> sending out emails. Apparently it's only for new users or people who
>>>>>> recently had suspicous activity.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've never been asked for one until just now. A week ago somebody
>>>>>> mailed out garbage to 5-10 people on my Contacts list so it looked
>>>>>> like I had sent them. I don't know how they did it. Today, Yahoo
>>>>>> said I had to change my password and gave me the captcha. I then
>>>>>> sent
>>>>>> 2-3 emails and no captcha appeared.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I hope the captchas don't appear - I hate those things, and they are
>>>>>> unfair to kids or older people.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why are they unfair?
>>>>
>>>> What I meant was that some people can't deal with the captchas due to
>>>> handicaps or confusion.
>>>
>>> The majority of captchas I've seen and used have a small icon next to
>>> them
>>> to allow the words to be spoken to assist visually impaired people.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately there is little that can be done for people in a permanent
>>> state of confusion for which sending email might be the least of their
>>> problems.
>>
>> Have you tried to use that option? For most such systems the audio
>> option
>> is complex and virtually unusable.
>>
> Complex, how? you click icon. Words come out of speakers.
>
> If it is too complex to make sure your speakers are on and working and
> your ears unblocked and your brain engaged, then getting to a web page
> behind a captcha is the *least* of your problems.

Some folk have multiple disabilities. They are not unable only disabled.
Sounds to me that you are a classic example of a TAB (Temporally Able
Bodied). Assuming you are one of the very fortunate few you'll not face
those problems but live long enough ... you likely will.

And yes, getting to a web page IS very likely the least of their problems
but why do you feel it's necessary to justify making that task harder?

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