Thanks for the suggestion, peter. I do have NVDA on both my machines and find it useful - particularly when Hal is less than helpful or stops speaking I have never used Firefox so far - perhaps it is time I started doing so! Replying also to your other message , I do have an account for the SATOGO but have only used it to a limited extent so far. But in either case I will need to explorer Web Vissum it appears. Douglas On 25 Nov 2008 at 14:02, Peter Beasley wrote: > Why not download nvda the free screen reader which does support firefox. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Harrison" > <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, > November 25, 2008 1:57 PM Subject: [access-uk] Yahoo e-mail account > > > > > > Many years ago I set up a free yahoo.co.uk pop3 address mainly because > > I was having trouble with bouncing messages from Yahoogroups with my > > normal e-mail account. i no longer use the yahoo.co.uk address but > > occasionally have a look at what is there and delete the messages - > > mainly spam. However when I have done this recently I am finding > > messages with very unpleasant subject lines apparently sent from my > > Yahoo address as well as the normal spam Presumably similar messages > > may be going to other destinations.. > > > > I decided to try to close the yahoo address, but whilst you seem to be > > able to do almost anything by logging in to http://mail.yahoo.com, > > closing the account is not one of them. > > > > So I went to http://help.yhhoo.co.uk (they don't offer telephone support > > for free accounts), completed a form explaining my concerns and the > > action I wished to take - but. I could not send it in without using one > > of these stupid Captchas. I have considered using Firefox, signing up > > for the Web Vissum etc. to get round the problem, but even that would be > > difficult. Hal 9 does not support Firefox so that I would have to use > > something like SAtogo I suppose. but before I go down that road, I > > wonder whether anyone can suggest a simpler solution. t -- > > > > > > Douglas > > > > -- > > > -- Douglas Harrison ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq