Fw: [con-celtic] Listowner's Notice

----- Original Message -----

From: indravayu

To: continentalceltic@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 7:56 PM

Subject: [con-celtic] Listowner's Notice

Dear listmembers,
I have just received the following email (attached below). I have
verified that it is indeed true and I recommend that you follow the
email's instructions to avoid receiving spam mail courtesy of Yahoo!.
Sincerely,
Chris Gwinn
Listowner

>Yahoo decided to set every single user ID to receive "marketing
>communications" - otherwise known as spam mail - and enrolled
everyone for
>all but one of their information lists:
>   a.. New Yahoo! features and events.
>   b.. Exclusive offers, online sales, and shopping tips on Yahoo!
>   c.. Travel specials and exclusive deals.
>   d.. Managing personal finances.
>   e.. Entertainment, games, and sports.
>   f.. Finding a job or an employee.
>   g.. Meeting someone special or a new friend.
>   h.. Staying in touch with friends and participating in online
communities.
>   i.. Managing my time and contacts.
>   j.. Using Yahoo! for research and surfing the Web.
>   k.. Building web sites for personal or professional use.
>   l.. Ways to sell things on Yahoo!.
>   m.. Tools for growing and managing a business
>If you're like me and would rather NOT get these emails, click on the
>following link:
>
>http://edit.my.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile
>
>You will be prompted to log-in, then click on the link labeled "Edit
your
>marketing preferences", and select all of the options to "No".
>
>This is not a hoax - view the link and see for yourself. 
<mumble><mumble>
>
>If you want proof and don't trust the above link, type in
www.yahoo.com into
>your browser so you know you're visiting Yahoo.  Then click on the
purple
>round "My" button on the top with the text "Personalize" under it. 
This
>will take you to my.yahoo.com
>
>Now on the top of the page is a link labeled "Account Info".  Click
on it.
>You will be prompted for your password.  Enter it and click on the
continue
>button.  Now click on the link labeled "Edit your marketing
preferences".
>
>Feel free to share with others you may know with Yahoo ID's but
please
>remember to trim out the excess header info.
>
>-John Bartlett