Help with Yahoo and other web email

[Vladislav S. Davidzon]

Try the logout link ;)  However, I've played with this on several browsers
and on certain providers it does not seem to work right.  I think this has
to do with the providers (hotmail, etc) designing of pages to suit only
Netscape or only IE, etc.

-vsd


On Tue, 31 Mar 1998, Stephen Michael Barnett wrote:

> I am normally just a lurker, but a member of the public just showed me
> something and I wonder what the solution might be!
> 
> 1. He uses a public Internet terminal and accesses a number of web based
> mail packages including Yahoo.
> 2. He is concerned about his own privacy.He demonstrated to me that if he
> logged out of his Yahoo mail account,and then out of Netscape,the next user
> by choosing to use Yahoo email,then had access to his address book.
> 3. His work around was to have a fictious account and password which he
> made sure he used once he had used his own account.
> 4. How could he and others protect his privacy other than doing what he is
> doing?
> 5. Are all such accounts eg Rocket, Hotmail etcset up the same way?
> 
> Thanks
> 
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> Stephen Michael Barnett
> Lecturer, Learning Services
> Torrens Valley Institute of TAFE
> 100 Smart Road Modbury 5092
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