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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jack Schofield

Help, 999 -- a problem with Yahoo

I have been unable to send messages from my Yahoo mailbox since it "improved" it back in December. Messages to its helpline receive identical replies: my server and/or programs are at fault. Bob Jones

You're getting error 999, which seems to be Yahoo code for "we don't have a clue". Using the "secure" log-in option could help. If not, Murray Moffat has a compilation of possibilities.

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