Hey Dan,I guess you're with AT&T/Yahoo DSL, which is a partnership between the two companies for Yahoo to offer services to AT&T customers. The question is what you were changing the password for. The login for yahoo and the login for your AT&T DSL may be different, and if they're the same that that may be the only thing they have in common and the settings for the two are different. This caused me plenty of frustration and pain when I cancelled my service with what was then SBC Yahoo DSL because my SBC account and my Yahoo account were basically inseparable and I don't remember a very pleasant migration experience of my old Yahoo settings to a new Yahoo account.
cheers, jane On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Dan Keys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > Other than bringing public awareness to the problem, of using > CAPTCHAS, I don't know. > But I can add a little more to this whole discussion regarding my own > experiences. > I called the number for Yahoo and I was told that the only way they > could reset my security is to give them my birthday. However, because > my Yahoo was set up through my DSL company, Yahoo doesn't have my > birthday. > Furthermore, the DSL is in my wife's name. > Then I called the DSL company and guess what! > They couldn't do anything about it because it has to do with Yahoo and > not ATT. > I guess that is part of the problem with companies getting to big for > their own good. > Dan > > > On Mar 26, 2008, at 4:40 PM, UCLA Bruins Fan wrote: > > > Is there anything we as blind consumers can do to educate website > > designers and others about the problems we experience with CAPTCHAS? > > I was just talking to a sighted friend who told me that if I hadn't > > pointed out the problems caused by CAPTCHAS they would never have > > occured to him. > > I believe that some individuals really do want to make sites > > accessible, but they are ignorant of how screen readers work, etc. > > So the question comes back to education and what we can do to insure > > that accessible solutions are put in place. > > Olivia > > > > On Mar 26, 2008, at 2:50 PM, Dan Keys wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> They are supposed to stop automated spammers and other unwanted > >> stuff from using their systems. However, in my opinion, that means > >> the consumer who really wants to use it for legitimate reasons. And > >> of course, we the blind are at the top of the list of those they > >> don't want. Or at least that's what it feels like. > >> Just my ranting thoughts on the subject. > >> Dan > >> On Mar 26, 2008, at 2:30 PM, UCLA Bruins Fan wrote: > >> > >>> Can anyone tell me what the function of CAPTCHAS is supposed to > >>> be? Why are they needed on so many sites? Do they really perform > >>> any function other than making it difficult for blind users to > >>> access sites? > >>> Olivia > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > > >
