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Yahoo Messenger Blocks Outside IM Clients

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the great-way-to-grow-the-service dept.

jj00 writes "CNET News is reporting that Yahoo has started blocking 3rd party Messenger clients from their service. The article is about Trillian, but I have noticed that my gaim client hasn't been working for the past few days." As reported earlier.

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  1. IM does not improve quality of life. by marienf · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have never used any IM client, but I see them used around me. Ouch! Do we really need *another* source of *interruptions* in our lives/work? Do we really need more concentration busters, and more ways of passing the buck? I'm a regular presence on IRC, and at least there you can #join and, above all #leave and have some peace of mind. Screw all IM.

  2. uh, just use jabber by treat · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I don't understand, why are people complaining? Just use jabber.