suspicions.....

byzantia · 16 Jun 2006, 03:15 AM

Hello again. Please can somebody tell me, regarding my UK Yahoo account:

Is there anyway to know if somebody else is accessing my email a/c ?

If so, how, and can it be dated ?

Is the only way to prevent this (if it is happening) to have separate accounts for separate groups ?

I do change my passsword frequentlly, but believe there exists an easy way of breaking such passwords ?

Thanks

Adrian Bell · 16 Jun 2006, 03:19 AM

Why do you suspect this?

Adrian Bell · 28 Jun 2006, 05:06 AM

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Originally posted by byzantia
Hello again. Please can somebody tell me, regarding my UK Yahoo account:

Is there anyway to know if somebody else is accessing my email a/c ?

If so, how, and can it be dated ?

Not with Yahoo, I don't think. www.fastmail.fm has this facility.

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Is the only way to prevent this (if it is happening) to have separate accounts for separate groups ?

Not sure what you mean.

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I do change my passsword frequentlly, but believe there exists an easy way of breaking such passwords.

See here:-
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/v....aspx?ID=27910
I'm not sure if the passwords remain when you log off from IM. I would suggest not to save passwords.

If someone is sending mail, apparently from your address, this is very easily done and access to your account is not required. Spammers do this a lot. Never believe where an e-mail is from.

Carefree Frank · 28 Jun 2006, 08:04 AM

Yahoo is a real pain at the moment, with this new email system they are trying to introduce. I accidently accepted it, and I just cant handle it. Luckily I found a way out, but I`m sure I`ll have no choice in the future.

16 Jun 2006, 03:15 AM	#1
byzantia Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 4	suspicions..... Hello again. Please can somebody tell me, regarding my UK Yahoo account: Is there anyway to know if somebody else is accessing my email a/c ? If so, how, and can it be dated ? Is the only way to prevent this (if it is happening) to have separate accounts for separate groups ? I do change my passsword frequentlly, but believe there exists an easy way of breaking such passwords ? Thanks

16 Jun 2006, 03:19 AM	#2
Adrian Bell Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Darlington, UK Posts: 938	Why do you suspect this?

28 Jun 2006, 08:04 AM	#4
Carefree Frank Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Borehamwood, Herts Posts: 142	Yahoo is a real pain at the moment, with this new email system they are trying to introduce. I accidently accepted it, and I just cant handle it. Luckily I found a way out, but I`m sure I`ll have no choice in the future.