[Coco] [Color Computer] Yahoo has blocked all files etc

[Neil Morrison neilsmorr@gmail.com [ColorComputer]]

You'll be happy to know that the files and the photos are up on the new
group. I'm studying how links are done, and if the messages can be
transferred.

Neil
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On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 6:55 PM James Jacobs amigansoftware at gmail.com
[ColorComputer] <ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Hi Neil
>
> It worked for me, mine was only a total of 250Mb though for all my
> groups. I must be a member of less groups than you.
>
> It consists of files.zip, messages.zip and links.zip, there is no
> photos.zip :-(
>
> Regards
>
> James
>
> On 12/21/19, shadow at shadowgard.com [ColorComputer]
> <ColorComputer at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
> > On 16 Dec 2019 at 13:54, Neil Morrison neilsmorr at gmail wrote:
> >
> >> Yahoo has blocked access to files, photos, links etc. I assume the
> >> data is still there, since they claim you can download your own stuff
> >> until January, however no one can access anything except their own
> >> messages or uploads, not even moderators.
> >
> > From what I understand from posts I've seen elsewhere, Yahoo's
> > download offer actually gets *all* the messages and files for the
> > groups. Doesn't get *any* photos.
> >
> > I'm having to rely on hearsay, because I put in a request, and have
> > links to 7 2 gb files.
> >
> > Slight problem. I can't *download* them. I can start a download in a
> > browser, but when it errors out, there's no way to resume it. I have
> > to start over.
> >
> > I tried adding a utility that can resume (Internet download
> > Accelerator) but it doesn't seem to be able to resume either.
> >
> > Part of the problem is that they are using extra security for the
> > download links. I have 2 factor authentication turned *off*, but to
> > get to the links, I not only have to give my userid and password, but
> > it insists on sending me an email with a 4 letter code to enter.
> >
> > after a bit the links on the page don't work anymore, and refreshing
> > it has me go thru the whole rigamarole again.
> >
> > If anybody has actually gotten this to work, please tell me how!
> >
> > and (of course) yahoo doesn't have anything remotely close on their
> > help links.
> >
> > --
> > Leonard Erickson (aka shadow)
> > shadow at shadowgard dot com
> >
> >
> >
> 
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