How do I get rid of yahoo 7?

How can I get SBC/Yahoo DSL to stop attacking my beloved Netscape 4.7?

• Technician installed SBC Yahoo DSL two weeks ago and immediately "attacked" Outlook Express and my beloved Netscape 4.7. They both rallied after about a week of trying to get them working again, and they could RECEIVE email, but not SEND. Then this week t hey gave up and they are useless for email. Yahoo said I need to upgrade browsers to work with it. Did so, and both worked for a couple of days and then stopped. That was OK because Netscape 6 version is awful. Netscape 4.7 worked PERFECTLY. Yahoo's email is annoying, irritating and klunky, for the bar that show what "percentage" of my mailbox is using, to the endless unnecessary steps they've added to send or receive. I don't want a "buddy list" or a "briefcase" or stockmarket quotes, cartoons and ADS. A bove all, THE ADS that are intrusively prominent everywhere. I must have the DSL. I would dearly love Netscape 4.7 back. MY QUESTION: Is there a way for me to use Netscape 4.7 and just keep the DSL part from SBC/Yahoo? Or should I find another DSL provi der? WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO PROCEED? I have a Mac G4, system 9.2.2 (soon to convert to OSX) and maximum memory. Why should I have to give up an emailer that worked perfectly for something I actively hate? ?f

• Answer:

  susmart-ga: Thank you for the opportunity answer your question about how to regain control over your SBC Yahoo! DSL service. After review, I thought it best to post the information from the Question Clarification section as the Answer, to summarize it in a easier-to-follow method. --------------------- First, I am happy to inform you that it is indeed possible to use the SBC Yahoo! DSL service as simply an on-ramp onto the Internet. To do so requires bypassing the customized browser that was installed by the technician. Before we do this, it is necessary to set up your existing software properly. To set up Outlook Express and Netscape 4.7's e-mail client, please refer to the SBC Yahoo! DSL help site's tutorial at: http://help.sbcglobal.net/results.php?all=0&category=10 (select the "How to set up Outlook Express, Outlook, Netscape, and Eudora" tutorial). Note that you will need to know your e-mail address and SBC Yahoo! user account password to complete this configuration. You will need to go through the tutorial twice; once for Outlook Express, and once for Netscape 4.7's e-mail client. --------------------- SBC Yahoo!'s statement regarding Netscape 4.7's compatibility refers to the ability of Netscape 4.7 to work with their custom content. As long as you do not care for any of the custom content features (such as the stock quotes, and the advertisements), then this should not matter to you. Your Netscape 4.7's Navigator web browser should be able to function perfectly well with the DSL connection. --------------------- The "cause" of your frustration is the SBC Yahoo! customized browser that was installed by the SBC technician (I presume they don't like to be referred to as SBC Yahoos...). Now that your e-mail client(s) and browser are able to use the DSL connection and the SBC mail servers, you should be able to forego the use of SBC Yahoo!'s browser. Before uninstalling their custom software from your Mac, please note that their software interface is currently 'hiding' the Enternet Access Manager software from your view. That is, whenever you start up your Mac and initiate the SBC Yahoo! DSL connection, the SBC Yahoo! software is in turn starting up the Enternet Access Manager to communicate with the DSL modem and establish the PPPoE connection to SBC's Internet servers. You should be able to locate the icon/menu entry for the Enternet Access Manager somewhere on your computer. You can experiment by starting up the Enternet Access Manager on its own without starting up the SBC Yahoo! software, to see if you are able to establish a connection while bypassing the SBC Yahoo! software. Once you have confirmed that this is possible, you can safely remove (or just not use) the SBC Yahoo! software. --------------------- When you upgrade to Mac OS X, you will no longer need to use the Enternet Access Manager. OS X has native support for the PPPoE protocol. So, after you upgrade to OS X, you can follow the procedure found at: http://help.sbcglobal.net/article.php?item=2272 and follow steps 1-8 using the user account information that you already have in Step 5 instead of the temporary pre-registration info that is listed in Step 5. Again, this is for OS X only. --------------------- Another option to give serious consideration is the option of using a DSL router. This option will simplify the process of establishing and maintaining the DSL connection for your current OS 9.2, and will continue to provide a layer of hardware firewall protection even after you upgrade to OS X. A DSL router will also allow you to network additional computers or devices (such as game consoles) to your DSL connection. Examples of DSL routers that will work for your current situation include: D-Link DI-604 4-port Wired Cable/DSL Router (Refurbished) from TigerDirect.com http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=618593&Sku=D700-2059 Microsoft 802.11b & 4-port Router from BestBuy.com http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=1051384562525&skuId=4778547&tab=1&type=product&productCategoryId=cat01029 Belkin 4-port Cable/DSL Router from Apple.com http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/72203/wo/Ta5wiEvnbyEV3LNlM8tXKohljtc/2.3.0.5.10 same Belkin 4-port Cable/DSL Router from CircuitCity.com http://www.circuitcity.com/detail.jsp?c=1&b=g&catoid=-10265&qp=0&bookmark=bookmark_4&oid=73697 Again, these are simply examples; there are at least a hundred products available in wired and wireless formats that will work, ranging in price up to several hundred dollars. All of these are configured through a web-browser interface, meaning that the fact you have a Mac should not impact the compatibility of the solution. The entire setup process is quite easy, and only needs to be done once. To summarize the "value" to most consumers of using a DSL router: - it simplifies the whole process of establishing and maintaining the DSL connection - DSL routers also provide protection against Internet-based threats since they effectively replace your computer as the visible device on the Internet - it allows you to share your Internet connection between multiple computers and/or Internet-aware devices in your home, such as a Sony PlayStation 2 or a Microsoft X-Box. --------------------- Regardless of whether you choose to use a router, or to continue with having your Mac connected directly to the DSL modem, you should now be able to use your SBC Yahoo! DSL connection as YOU see fit, absent of the extraneous content and ads that are currently detracting from your Internet experience. I am happy to have been of assistance to you in the matter. Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with, I can provide any clarification you need through the Answer Clarification function. Regards, aht-ga Google Answers Researcher