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Weather Discussion => Hardware Software and Technology => General Computing => Topic started by: ato2 on February 11, 2013, 01:58:37 PM

Title: Xtra Mail and the yahoo thingee which is the outsourced supplier
Post by: ato2 on February 11, 2013, 01:58:37 PM

Hah- those of us using Xtra Mail, the media are reporting wonderful foul ups- check your on-line edition of stuff or the NZ Herald

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10864681

Title: Re: Xtra Mail and the yahoo thingee which is the outsourced supplier
Post by: Deano on February 11, 2013, 04:40:28 PM

Tom, yes, had a few emails from people who are on that service. Lots of unknown contacts in the "to" section.

Title: Re: Xtra Mail and the yahoo thingee which is the outsourced supplier
Post by: Rwood on February 11, 2013, 04:46:13 PM

Change password; and if you have contact lists elsewhere, delete the names from your Xtra list (might be a minor inconvencience if you compose mails when logged on at the website).

Yahoo are nowhere near as good as Gmail at controlling spam and hacking, in my experience.

Title: Re: Xtra Mail and the yahoo thingee which is the outsourced supplier
Post by: ato2 on February 11, 2013, 05:16:52 PM

Luckily I didn't- I checked my emails and my partner's emails using a portable app on a flash drive first

Title: Re: Xtra Mail and the yahoo thingee which is the outsourced supplier
Post by: ato2 on February 11, 2013, 05:18:24 PM

Yes, they seem rather ratty....also not the best at distinguishing between legit email (that I have got before) and rubbish

Title: Re: Xtra Mail and the yahoo thingee which is the outsourced supplier
Post by: Weather Display on February 12, 2013, 08:31:56 AM

was the breach for web mail
i.e the address book was stored on the yahoo/extra servers , that was hacked?
if so, why are they telling you to change your password....when that will not help the problem