How can one fix an error 999 problem? when i tried setting up yahooanswers account, this kept popping up!?

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The most common reason for receiving Yahoo Error 999 is due to some sort of bandwidth limiting system that Yahoo has put in place on their servers. Once you have exceeded your allotted bandwidth for a specific period of time Yahoo gives you this Error 999 message and doesn't allow you to access the service. There are two reasons: 1.To prevent DoS (Denial of Service) attacks. 2.To stop automated tasks from hammering their servers with hundreds of requests a second. There are many programs around that offer to automate access to various Yahoo services, i.e. check your Yahoo mailbox every 5 minutes, archive Yahoo Groups messages, download files from the Yahoo Groups Photos and Files sections, etc. If you use one of these automated tools then there is a very real possibility that you will run into the Error 999 message. Normal human usage of the Yahoo services shouldn't normally generate enough traffic to trigger the Error 999 message unless you're a very heavy user. It appears that Yahoo uses your IP address to track the amount of traffic you're generating on Yahoo, and once you reach the limit you get blocked by the Unable to process request at this time -- error 999 message. Once triggered you will find that your IP address has been blocked for a period of time, somewhere between 2 and 24 hours usually. Some few suggestions: Clear your browser's cookies and cache (temporary files). Log into Yahoo through a different country's server. I.e. if you usually log into Yahoo via http://login.yahoo.com/ then try http://login.korea.yahoo.com/ or http://login.europe.yahoo.com/.... Use the "secure" option when logging into Yahoo rather than the usual "standard" mode. Double or multiple click on the "Sign in" button instead of single click. If you use a proxy server then try turning it off. If you're using a dial-up modem or some other access method that results in you using a dynamic IP address, try disconnecting from the Internet and waiting a few minutes and then reconnecting. Access your Yahoo mailbox via http://wap.oa.yahoo.com/. Log into Yahoo Messenger and then try accessing Yahoo. Use a different browser. Access Yahoo Mail through an email client such as Outlook Express, Eudora, etc. If you have a web accelerator then try turning it off.

You will have to indicate in what context. It is a catch all error. I have seen it in two circumstances. If you try to use certain links within the q or a too many times it won't allow them for some period of time. The second is where there is some type of unusual activity coming from you. You can try to clear the browser cache and see if that helps. ℬ ℋ