As I understand it, the purpose of whatever information analytics are used by Google and others is to try to tailor ad delivery. Magazines and newspapers have been doing the same thing for years, though perhaps not always with the same information. No one tracks or cares about how many times a week YOU go to the bank or what route you take to get there. Anyone who wants to track me is more than welcome to do so. The thing is, the alternative is a string and two tin cans. People aren't willing to ditch their smartphones, most people aren't bothered by the data accumulation aspect.

One thing is as Mikie said, you can unblock mail addresses. Another thing is your aversion to allowing them into your email account. I did it a few times because my ATT/Yahoo account couldn't handle the overload of mail I receive, and my mailbox simply broke down several times and had to be rebuilt. While there is a limit, I receive so much at once and constantly that things periodically went wrong. I let them in and they fixed it each time, and I didn't lose any mail in the process. You don't have to give them your password. They can create a temporary password and then you change it back when they are finished. Another thing is a Yahoo notice that was sent to their Plus users. I don't know if this applies to you because I don't know if you are a Plus subscriber and also have no idea if you use a third party email client like Outlook or IncrediMail or if your friends use one. You can decide for yourself if this is helpful to you at all. It really sounds more like the problem is on your friend's end. Ask her if she uses a third party client. *********** "We have important news for Yahoo! Mail Plus subscribers who are currently using our "POP" feature to send messages via external email clients such as Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Apple Mail, etc. (also called "SMTP access"). If you are accessing your Yahoo! Mail Plus exclusively through our Web interface, this message does not apply to you. Recently, we saw an unexpected increase in traffic through the servers dedicated to sending Yahoo! Mail Plus POP/SMTP messages. As a result, some users have experienced varying delays in the delivery of Yahoo! Mail messages sent via external email clients. We understand that this has been frustrating, and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. What Has Changed? We have recently installed new servers to improve the performance of Yahoo! Mail Plus SMTP access. We have spent the last several days upgrading our hardware and restructuring the allocation of bandwidth for these servers. We are confident these changes will resolve the recent problems and increase our system's reliability. Because of these improvements, the settings for your outgoing mail server (SMTP) should change. What Do I Need to Do? To ensure that your email client is properly configured to access the new outgoing mail servers (SMTP), please follow these brief steps: Sign in to your Yahoo! Mail Plus account Go to "Mail Options" --> "POP access" --> "View POP settings" Review the updated settings in "POP Access Settings" If needed, set your email client to the new server: plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com Or follow these detailed instructions to update your Mail Plus SMTP settings: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/mailplus/pop/pop-35.html Please check the Yahoo! Mail Blog for frequent updates on this and many other Yahoo! Mail topics. We deeply value and appreciate your continued business. Thank you, John Kremer Vice President, Yahoo! Mail"

Ok, please follow the steps below to delete the word false and retype your name: 1- Login on your yahoo email account 2- Click options (upper right corner of your screen) and select "Switch to Yahoo Mail Classic" 3- Click options again and click "Mail Options" 4- Click on "General" on the left 5- Delete the word "false" and type your name on "From Name" 6- CLick the "Save Changes" icon on the right top. 7- To return to the new Yahoo mail format, click "All-New Mail" on the upper right corner Read more: http://www.justanswer.com/questions/2whus-my-e-mail-address-has-the-word-false-in-front-of-it-where#ixzz0ht9CykHn http://www.justanswer.com/questions/2whus-my-e-mail-address-has-the-word-false-in-front-of-it-where

from one of the other forums I am on, using this link to access yahoo mail should take you to the classic view. https://login.yahoo.com/config/login_verify2?.src=ym&.done=http%3A%2F%2Fus.mc817.mail.yahoo.com%2Fmc%2Fwelcome this link is down below in clickable form might give it a try and see if it works. Mine is still in classic so I can't try it. this was another option mentioned That I saw Go to my.yahoo.com ; in the Personal Assistant box click on Mail. If you don't have a box with mail you can choose options and select on to be Mail. Then hover over the Mail envelope and you'll see your emails. Click on one and voila, it brings you straight into classic interface. Here is a link that might be useful: log in link for classic view