How I could log in to Yahoo Mail with any passwordnick.malcolm.net.nz 22 pointsnhm13 years ago5 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−nhmOP13yI was going to write this on my tumblr blog, but decided that might not be such a great idea in light of recent events ;)−DigitalSea13yThis statement makes no sense. You're not going to use Tumblr because Yahoo! is rumoured to be buying the company? Nothing has even been officially announced.−nhmOP13y> You're not going to use Tumblr because Yahoo! is rumoured to be buying the company?Yes. At least not for a story which reflects badly on the potential acquirer. Makes sense to me.−[deleted]13y[deleted]−nhmOP13yIt was only IMAP, not SMTP, so I doubt it. Then again, if they can get this wrong it's not so unlikely that there are more vulnerabilities.−kbar1313yprobably not
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I was going to write this on my tumblr blog, but decided that might not be such a great idea in light of recent events ;)
This statement makes no sense. You're not going to use Tumblr because Yahoo! is rumoured to be buying the company? Nothing has even been officially announced.
> You're not going to use Tumblr because Yahoo! is rumoured to be buying the company?
Yes. At least not for a story which reflects badly on the potential acquirer. Makes sense to me.
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It was only IMAP, not SMTP, so I doubt it. Then again, if they can get this wrong it's not so unlikely that there are more vulnerabilities.
probably not