What the heck, Yahoo?

[elaby]

I've been having this really weird problem with my Yahoo mail lately, which I've fixed by returning to Yahoo Classic from whatever Beta I was using. For the past week or so, the e-mails I send from my Yahoo mail - typed in English - arrive at their recipients' in Greek letters. They're not translated into Greek, but the text is all Greek. I only noticed this when _melisande_ the other day was like "Er... what's with the Greek?" Seeing as she speaks Greek and all, she thought I did it on purpose, but I had no idea. And apparently it had been happening for a week or so, but I send so few e-mails not through the LJ comment responding feature that nobody had brought it up yet.

We contacted Yahoo help, who were, predictably, no help at all. After escalating the problem, they determined that it was no fault of theirs and that obviously it must be a problem on the recipients' end. Yes, four different servers (Yahoo, Earthlink, caitirin's work, and my work) spontaneously decided to convert the text of my e-mails to Greek letters, and it's not anything to do with Yahoo. Right. It's very weird, because I could copy the Greek text and "paste unformatted text" into a Word document and it would come out in English. Apparently other people have had this problem, and we fixed it by switching my mail back to Yahoo Classic, but I kind of wish I knew why it did that. And I don't hate Classic, but I do prefer the beta or whatever it was, just because I'm more used to it.

Last night we went to see Star Trek again with jadefox_32, and went and had ice cream and appetizers after, and it was just about the most lovely night ever :) I freaking love that movie, and we need more DVDs of the original series, and OMG today we're taking advantage of Barnes & Noble's DVD sale and buying the fourth season of Starsky & Hutch, and all three House of Cards DVDs in a set, and something else that caitirin will pick because The Dresden Files are backordered *sadness*

It being the day before July 4, and July 4 falling on a weekend, we have the day off (WOOT!) and so we're watching daytime television. Well, mostly caitirin is watching daytime television, and I was reading Holmes/Lestrade. *shifty eyes* But anyway, Martha Stewart must really be running out of ideas when her show today is about what she packs in her bag on airplane flights. Don't forget the facial mist, for the love of god!

Comments

[ofenjen.livejournal.com]

Greek...that is the most random email problem I think I've ever heard!

I'd love to go see ST again. SUCH a good movie!

[elaby.livejournal.com]

It was SO weird. I wish I knew what caused it!

I was really glad I got to go see Star Trek again before it leaves the theatres :D It makes me squee with joy!

[med_cat]

Greek...that is too funny! So it was all Greek to everyone! (sorry, I understand it was annoying but it is funny at the same time :)

[elaby.livejournal.com]

I tutor a girl in writing, and when I told her about the problem she said "It's all Greek to me!" with a big grin *giggles* It's a pretty funny problem. I just wish I knew why it was happening!

[med_cat]

"No doubt he spoke well, but he spoke Greek, so 'twas all Greek to me" ;)

[caitirin.livejournal.com]

XD Daytime TV?! XD NEVER! Ellen doesn't count XD Because she's too good.

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Is that so? *giggles*

[janeturenne.livejournal.com]

Don't forget the facial mist, for the love of god!

*dies laughing*

And yay for Star Trek! I have so far avoided the urge to go read fic, but it's been a narrow squeak indeed... And mmmmmm, Holmes/Lestrade. Someday I really do have to get around to writing that Watson/Lestrade-with-asexual-Holmes-lurking-in-the-emotional-background thing that's been bugging me for untold ages.

Hope you both have a wonderful day off :)

[elaby.livejournal.com]

I think I've read one fic inspired by the new movie, and I enjoyed it, but I haven't gone looking.

As if you didn't already know, I would be SO ridiculously excited to read that fic if you ever write it XD *bouncebounce*

[the-arethusa.livejournal.com]

OMGosh, that fic sounds better than anything! I really hope you get round to writing it.

[janeturenne.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I've started writing it, but it can't seem to decide whether it's going to end warmly and fuzzily, or with giant piles of angst...

[the-arethusa.livejournal.com]

Emails being in Greek must possibly be the best email problem I've ever heard.

It's random stuff like that that breaks the monotony of life!

[elaby.livejournal.com]

Haha, that's so true! I'm glad it amused you XD I was quite perplexed, but seriously, what a funny problem!

[coastal-spirit.livejournal.com]

I would have been seriously O_O if I'd received an email in Greek from you. ;) Silly Yahoo.

Don't forget the facial mist, for the love of god!

I know that would be #1 on my list!

[elaby.livejournal.com]

*cracks up* It so reminded me of the "OMG DON'T BRUISE THE LETTUCE!" thing in the episode we saw XD

Edit: OMG, spelled lettuce wrong! Caitirin pointed it out to me XD

[elaby.livejournal.com]

It was! I wish I knew why ^^;;