Hello Jane,
Well, apparently, similar problems still exist.
I guess at this point, I'll leave things be as long as I have no more
problems.
I was really frustrated when the people at Yahoo told me to call the
people at ATT and the people at ATT said that it was Yahoo's problem.
The companies joined in some ways, but not in others. At least, that's
the way I see it.
Dan
On Mar 29, 2008, at 4:11 AM, Jane Lee wrote:
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
