Greetings in Mugland
Any clues on how to remove folders that won't be trashed. The folders came
from a Windows formatted Zip 100 disk. They were copied onto a G4, OS 9.04.
When I try to trash the offending folders they refuse to die. Option - trash
doesn't work and they are not locked. If I try to cut them and paste back
onto the original windows formatted Zip disk they just copy and refuse to
budge from the G4 hard drive.
Perplexed ......TIA
IIRC, you can't use copy and paste to move files under OS 9.04's Finder.
Try dragging an empty folder with the same name into the same
location as the offending folders, then try deleting that.
You might also want to run Disk First Aid.
Also is anyone else on the list being buried in Spam lately?. Of particular
annoyance is truckloads of Casino and gambling email that comes daily
without ever subscribing to any of it. It is so bad that I am considering
changing by email address which would be a drag. Interested to hear if
anyone else is suffering this invasion.
There have been recent reports that YahooGroups has changed
everyone's marketing preferences. However I can't actually confirm
that that's the case, because I haven't been able to find the pages
the instructions talk about on my account. Although a few people
report they have been able to (I think it might be a difference
between Yahoo and Yahoo Australia&NZ). Instructions for checking your
marketing preferences are below.
Anyway, it seems to be getting worse everywhere, not just through
yahoogroups. There are a few services around that let you create
expiring e-mail accounts that last for 30 days before they vanish, so
that you can use them for program registrations etc. without worrying
about them being used for spam. See for example
<http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=10786&db=mac>
Thanks,
Shay
Yahoo decided to set every single user ID to receive "marketing
communications"
- otherwise known as spam mail
- and enrolled everyone for all but one of their information lists:
a.. New Yahoo! features and events.
b.. Exclusive offers, online sales, and shopping tips on Yahoo!
c.. Travel specials and exclusive deals.
d.. Managing personal finances.
e.. Entertainment, games, and sports.
f.. Finding a job or an employee.
g.. Meeting someone special or a new friend.
h.. Staying in touch with friends and participating in online
communities.
i.. Managing my time and contacts.
j.. Using Yahoo! for research and surfing the Web.
k.. Building web sites for personal or professional use.
l.. Ways to sell things on Yahoo!.
m.. Tools for growing and managing a business
If you're like me and would rather NOT get these emails, click on the
following link:
<http://edit.my.yahoo.com/config/eval_profile>
You will be prompted to log-in, then click on the link labeled "Edit
your marketing preferences", and select all of the options to "No".
This is not a hoax - view the link and see for yourself.
<mumble><mumble>
If you want proof and don't trust the above link, type in
www.yahoo.com into your browser so you know you're visiting Yahoo.
Then click on the purple round "My" button on the top with the text
"Personalize" under it.
This will take you to my.yahoo.com
Now on the top of the page is a link labeled "Account Info". Click
on it. You will be prompted for your password. Enter it and click
on the continue button. Now click on the link labeled "Edit your
marketing preferences".
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If you don't remember your password, here is the help page:
<http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/edit/edit-20.html>
No one but you and Yahoo know your password. The "ListMom" cannot
help you with your preferences.
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=========================== Shay Telfer ================================
Perth, Western Australia Technomancer It must be bunnies!
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