Here in NZ the ones who had this problem, had to put in a new password for their email. As the problem was with Yahoo, not their computer. Ina Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 On 7/03/2013 1:28 p.m., J. Denys Bourque wrote: > Sorry for the junk mail sent without my knowledge. > I've re-scanned my system, so this shouldn't happen again. > > J. Denys Bourque > Saint-Jacques, NB CANADA > > > > > >> ________________________________ >> From: Ina <klazina@orcon.net.nz> >> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 2:58:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [pbs] J. Denys Bourque/FAO yahoo users >> >> Here in NZ thousands of Yahoo users through Telecomwhich uses Yahoo for >> email, were hacked like that. I had not realised it was outside NZ too. >> >> Ina >> >> Ina Crossley >> Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 >> >> On 7/03/2013 3:45 a.m., David Pilling wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> Denys >>> It looks as your computer is hacked >>> don't open this link >>> Roland, thanks for pointing this out. Denys is now on moderation. >>> >>> From moderating this list and others, it seems to me that yahoo has a >>> particular problem. I've not seen an explanation that offers a solution. >>> >>> If you're on yahoo make sure you have a strong password (and not the >>> default password). >>> >>> A strong password, is something others don't know and can't guess, so >>> for one thing it is long. There is a list out on the web of common >>> passwords - they are a starting point of things to avoid. >>> >>> See: >>> >>> http://tinyurl.com/a7wnmoh/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >