[kictanet] Has Yahoo been hacked?

[Nasser Kettani]

"Free email is big business". That's right. Which is the proof that "Free email is not FREE". Sorry, we all know what the price is: Privacy not $$$. The question is really how much privacy units are you paying to get that service for "free $$$".

My 26 years in Business and IT thought me that there is not Free launch :-) But we all know that. Just a reminder.

Nasser

-----Original Message-----
From: kictanet-bounces+nasser.kettani=microsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke [mailto:kictanet-bounces+nasser.kettani=microsoft.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke] On Behalf Of Solomon Mburu Kamau
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5:48 AM
To: Nasser Kettani
Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
Subject: Re: [kictanet] Has Yahoo been hacked?

Yahoo! is obviously prone to hackers much more easily than other free email accounts. However, free emails will not cease, in the near future. That I know.

On 18/04/2012, Brian Ngure <brian at pixie.co.ke> wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> Yahoo Mail does not have the best when it comes to security. Users 
> accounts are frequently hacked and used to send spam emails.
>
> However, there are very many other free email providers, including 
> GMail, Zoho, FastMail, Hotmail to name but a few.
>
> Free email is big business and I doubt it will go anywhere soon.
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 7:50 AM, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A few days ago I raised the fear that my posts were being censored an 
>> issue that was put to rest by Walu when he indicated that the 
>> Kictanet systems were blocking mail from Yahoo servers, I have noted 
>> the same issue when sending mail to various other domains from my yahoo account.
>>
>> Remote host said: 554 5.7.1 Service unavailable; Client host 
>> [77.238.189.23] blocked using dnsbl.sorbs.net; Currently Sending Spam
>> See: http://www.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?77.238.189.23 [RCPT_TO]
>>
>> So I ask, has Yahoo's systems finally been hacked into and could this 
>> mean the end of free email as we know it?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Robert Yawe
>> KAY System Technologies Ltd
>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
>> Kenya
>>
>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
>>
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