nitropuppy Posted June 28, 2007 at 12:43 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 12:43 AM Howdy all, I use yahoo for e-mail. For the past day or so, I can't access it on my computer. I even when to a web based search and tried opening anything yahoo. Nothing opens. Not Yahoo UK, Yahoo Aus., nothing Yahoo. Anyone else have problems with Yahoo mail? Is it just here in China? Or is it a worldwide shutout. I've searched the news but nothing is mentioned. Or maybe it's my computer? But, I doubt that, .... everything else opens. I would surely appreciate any insight. Nitropuppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdn Posted June 28, 2007 at 12:57 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 12:57 AM Same here: This article has a bit of info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted June 28, 2007 at 12:59 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 12:59 AM I'm afraid I've got bad news for you: according to billsdue, Yahoo is blocked in China. (Linked through proxy as typepad is inaccessible, too... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elina Posted June 28, 2007 at 01:19 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 01:19 AM I’m sorry, I don’t understand quite clearly for my poor English. Do you mean that the email @yahoo.com.cn is blocked? We use that email address on our site, and yesterday 2 letters from Taiwan were not received, I don’t know if it’s the case you’re discussing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted June 28, 2007 at 01:27 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 01:27 AM Elina, there should not be a problem with yahoo.com.cn, only with yahoo.com. If you type both of these into your browser, you will see that the .com.cn one opens without problems, while the .com one cannot be opened. So there must be another reason for you not receiving your emails. If you received other mails without problems, it should not be something to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elina Posted June 28, 2007 at 01:40 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 01:40 AM Gougou, thank you for the explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitropuppy Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:10 AM Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:10 AM Please tell me this isn't so. Why would China's government ban Yahoo.com That really just messes me up in a major way. I used Yahoo as my primary communication web. Private mail, Banking and businesses with e-commerce, contact lists, ect, ect. Please tell me it's just a glitch. Does anyone know for sure the government banned it? And what is my alternative ? What is "tor" as mentioned in a previous post? Thanks, Nitropuppy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdn Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:27 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:27 AM Well, you can sign in here, and can even see the subjects of your newest four unread messages (if you hover the cursor over the mailbox icon), but that's as far as you get... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlaing Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:32 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:32 AM This has happenned before with the earth quake between Taiwan and Japan. Also in the old days of 2001/2002 certain other sites like cnn.com and nytimes.com were censored. When Jiang Zemin was interviewed by the New york times and asked why they were blocked this changed. I think isolated occassions when there have been viral emails going around about something the government didn't want talked about they cut lines also. (The northeast mayor's wife ramming the old farmer and his wife was one I think.) I am worried as well. Keep the updates coming, Simon:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:34 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:34 AM What is "tor" as mentioned in a previous post? See Tor - more interesting than it sounds...Also do try the search feature, there's many more threads that talk about tor and other ways to get around internet restrictions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdn Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:43 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 02:43 AM Seems to be back, as of 10.43am Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted June 28, 2007 at 04:33 AM Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 04:33 AM In particular, this thread discusses several ways to get around the great firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitropuppy Posted June 28, 2007 at 06:08 AM Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2007 at 06:08 AM Yup, it's back up again. Pheeeeew. That was about to cause some major headaches for me. How in the world did I let myself get so dependant on these things? Don't answer that. It's retorical. But, maybe it's time to start a technology diet. That way, when the asteroid hits or Iran goes nuclear, I'll be able to survive in some cave somewhere. Of course, I guess I should stock up on batteries for my mp3 player. ( Hey,........you gotta have good music during the apocolypse.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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