Yahoo's Spam Guarrd

[Guest guest]

Some of you, as me, may be getting posts that are supposed to be from members

(and most are), but are being sent via an attachment through Yahoo. Yahoo tells

us that this post is possibly spam and then attaches the letter to their post to

us.

I just received a group post from a member named " Carey " and this post came to

me with a spam guard warning. After reading the post from the properties menu,

I realized it was not spam, but just an innocent post from a new member.

Below is Yahoo's official reasoning behind warning us that certain posts may be

spam. (One from came to me as spam also...hehehehee !)

There is nothing I can do about these posts coming through with the warnings,

but if you read their policy, you may be able to change " your " email settings or

how you route your messages so you'll no longer be targeted by Yahoo as spam.

Kathy

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Universal Anti-Spam Policy

Yahoo! encourages you to use our service as long as you abide by the

Yahoo! Terms of Service and Yahoo!'s prohibition on spamming and unethical

marketing activities. The following are some examples of spamming that may

violate the Terms of Service and Yahoo!'s Universal Spam Policy:

a.. Manipulating identifiers, such as email headers, to disguise the

origin of any content transmitted to or through Yahoo! computer systems.

b.. Relaying email from a third party's mail servers without the

permission of that third party.

c.. Using or causing to be used Yahoo! computer systems to facilitate

the transmission of unsolicited or unauthorized material. This includes any

promotional materials, URLs, " junk mail, " " chain letters, " " pyramid schemes, " or

any other form of unauthorized solicitation that you may upload, post, email,

transmit, or otherwise make available.

d.. Using " robots " or otherwise harvesting other's email addresses from

the Yahoo! site for purposes of sending unsolicited or unauthorized material.

e.. Uploading, posting, emailing, or transmitting the same message, URL,

or post multiple times.

f.. Disrupting the normal flow of dialogue, or causing the screen to

" scroll " faster than other users of the service are able to type, or otherwise

acting in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in

real-time exchanges.

Certain Yahoo! services may have additional spam guidelines explaining

appropriate conduct for those services. Those additional policies are

incorporated by reference into the Yahoo! Universal Spam Policy. It is the

user's responsibility to check each property's guidelines for additional details

regarding spam.

Violations of our Terms of Service or this Universal Spam Policy may

result in legal action against you and the termination, without notice, of your

Yahoo! ID and/or anything associated with it, including, but not limited to,

email accounts, clubs, posts, home pages, and profiles. Nothing in this policy

is intended to grant any right to transmit email to or through Yahoo! computer

systems. Yahoo! does not waive any rights by the failure to enforce this policy

in every instance in which it might apply.

NOTICE: Sending unsolicited email advertisements to or through Yahoo!

computer systems will use or cause to be used Yahoo! servers located in

California. Any unauthorized use of Yahoo! computer systems is a violation of

the Yahoo! Terms of Service, Universal Spam Policy, and certain federal and

state laws, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030 et

seq.), Section 502 of the California Penal Code, and Section 17538.45 of the

California Business and Professions Code. Such violations may subject the sender

and his or her agents to civil and criminal penalties.