I checked with Yahoo on the email that Kate sent and
this is the reply I got... apparently they will be
sending notices to all users:

--- Yahoo! Privacy Policy
<privacypolicy@...> wrote:
> Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 21:40:17 -0800
> To: Julia Laurie Hammid <somapsyche@...>
> Subject: RE: Feedback - Privacy Policy Changes

> Hello,
>
> Thank you for contacting Yahoo!.
>
> We have provided some answers to commonly asked
> questions regarding the
> recent changes to our Privacy Policy:
>
> * "Did you change my opt-out status?"
>
> Yahoo! has grown and changed a great deal over the
> past few years. In
> order to keep you up to date about our many new
> products and services
> and how they might be of use to you, we have created
> a new page within
> the Account Information area. The URL for this new
> page is:
>
> http://subscribe.yahoo.com/showaccount
>
> It is designed to make it easier for you to manage
> the marketing
> communications you receive from Yahoo! and ensure
> you get the latest
> relevant information to meet your needs.
>
> In addition, we have reset marketing preferences for
> some of our users.
> If you are one of those users, unless you decide to
> change these
> preferences, you may begin receiving marketing
> messages from Yahoo!
> about ways to enhance your Yahoo! experience,
> including special offers
> and new features.
>
> Yahoo! is notifying users of these changes to
> marketing preferences via
> email. Your new marketing preferences will not take
> effect until 60 days
> after the date the email is sent to you, so you have
> plenty of time to
> decide what you want to receive and what you don't.
> To change your
> preferences, go to the "Edit Marketing Preferences"
> page using the
> above-referenced URL.
>
> Please note that these new preference categories
> only relate to how
> Yahoo! communicates with you about Yahoo! products
> and services. Your
> Yahoo! Delivers preference, regarding special offers
> from our selected
> partners, remains as you selected it. For more
> information, go to:
>
>
>
http://privacy.yahoo.com/privacy/us/delivers/details.html
>
>
> * "I want to opt-out of hearing from Yahoo!,
> including administrative
> and service messages. How can I do this?"
>
> Yahoo! includes an opt-out link in every marketing
> email message we
> send. You can follow these opt-out instructions or
> you can visit your
> Marketing Preferences page, where you can view and
> edit all your
> marketing preferences in one place.
>
> The only messages we don't allow you to opt-out of
> are administrative
> and service messages, and the Yahoo! Newsletter.
> These are considered
> part of your Yahoo! membership and you may not
> opt-out of receiving
> them. Service announcements and administrative
> notices include messages
> about service issues, changes to the Terms of
> Service or Privacy Policy,
> and other important matters. We do our best to send
> these messages to
> you only when we feel it is very necessary and, to
> date, have done so
> infrequently.
>
>
> * "I received several emails about the changes to
> the Yahoo! Privacy
> Policy. Why did I get more than one, and how can I
> make sure I won't get
> too many next time?"
>
> You may have signed up for more than one Yahoo!
> account using one email
> address or someone may have used your email address
> when they signed up
> for a Yahoo! account in the past. The email message
> you received
> indicated the Yahoo! ID of the intended recipient.
> At the bottom of the
> email is a link you can follow if the Yahoo! ID does
> not belong to you.
> Please click that link and follow the instructions
> given.
>
>
> * "How can I request a new password?"
>
> If you have forgotten your password or it is not
> working, please visit:
>
>
> http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/edit/ym/edit-09.html
>
>
> * "How can I delete my account?"
>
> First, please visit the following URL and sign in to
> the account you
> wish to remove:
>
> https://edit.yahoo.com/config/delete_user
>
> Next, follow the steps to remove your account.
> Please be sure to read
> each page carefully, as important information about
> your account and
> account information is included.
>
> For help with general questions or any other Yahoo!
> property, please
> visit our Help Pages, located at:
>
> http://help.yahoo.com/
>
> We appreciate you contacting us. Please use these
> feedback forms
> throughout all of Yahoo! when you need to contact
> Yahoo! Customer Care.
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Yahoo! Customer Care
> http://www.yahoo.com/
>
>
>
>


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