yahooapis.com

**Al Gebra** · December 29th, 2016, 09:13 PM

I'm using Firefox 50 with NoScript and AdblockPlus active. When visiting this forum I normally would allow yahooapis.com in NoScript. Then all options in "Message Editor Interface" are enabled to format text by using the buttons there (e.g. bold, colour, etc.).

But when I allowed yahooapis.com today I noticed that the site is reloading "until the cows come home". Disabling AdblockPlus didn't help either. Surfing VEF is only possible for me without yahooapis.com. Is it just me?

Typing BBCode is inconvenient.

**40plus** · December 29th, 2016, 09:50 PM

I have the same set up except Firefox 50.1 and am not suffering the same problem (although I can't get rid of a livejasmin popunder).

Check what is being blocked in adblock+. A short while ago, some scripts at VEF were added to one of the standard subscription lists there and prevented the correct operation of a number of functions.

Regards

40+

Flyer10 · December 30th, 2016, 10:32 AM

Same problem here with Firefox 50.1. I cant do things like mark forums as read.

**Al Gebra** · December 30th, 2016, 12:29 PM

Today yahooapis.com is working again as usual for me, the issue I had yesterday was maybe a temporary glitch only.

Bill derBerg · December 31st, 2016, 07:40 PM

Glad to see your problem resolved itself but I thought I would throw this out there for any one who may have the same issue in the future.

Your problem may have been related to a bug fix in NoScript related to yahooapis.com. NoScript was throwing an error regarding whitelist and how it interacted with yui.yahooapis.com. Updating NoScript to any version beyond 2.9.0 will take care of the problem.

**Al Gebra** · December 31st, 2016, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill derBerg

Your problem may have been related to a bug fix in NoScript related to yahooapis.com. NoScript was throwing an error regarding whitelist and how it interacted with yui.yahooapis.com. Updating NoScript to any version beyond 2.9.0 will take care of the problem.

Thanks, but my NoScript was last updated on Nov, 29th to version 2.9.5.2. So there must have been a different issue that very day I reported above.

BTW, for what is yahooapis needed exactly?

Jenny48549 · January 1st, 2017, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Gebra

Thanks, but my NoScript was last updated on Nov, 29th to version 2.9.5.2. So there must have been a different issue that very day I reported above.

BTW, for what is yahooapis needed exactly?

It enables certain functions in the forum software (i.e the "Thanks" button etc.)

Bill derBerg · January 1st, 2017, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Gebra

Thanks, but my NoScript was last updated on Nov, 29th to version 2.9.5.2. So there must have been a different issue that very day I reported above.

BTW, for what is yahooapis needed exactly?

As a rule of thumb, if you see 'API' in a file name or description it indicates Application Programming Interface and, as Jenny pointed out, it provides additional functionality to associated programs.

As an example, when you click 'Thanks' it gets your alias, adds it to the thanks list for the post, sorts the listing and updates the related counts. By using an API the thanks button can make one script call, say yahooapis.thanks.click() and have all of these action taken with one line of code.

**Al Gebra** · June 14th, 2017, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al Gebra

I'm using Firefox 50 with NoScript and AdblockPlus active. When visiting this forum I normally would allow yahooapis.com in NoScript. Then all options in "Message Editor Interface" are enabled to format text by using the buttons there (e.g. bold, colour, etc.).

But when I allowed yahooapis.com today I noticed that the site is reloading "until the cows come home". Disabling AdblockPlus didn't help either. Surfing VEF is only possible for me without yahooapis.com. Is it just me? (...)

That happened again tonight. Has anybody an idea to circumvent this issue?

**40plus** · June 14th, 2017, 09:37 AM

It's an ongoing issue related to easylist (the main subscription in ad blockers).

That list is now refreshed automatically and every time that happens, the scripts mentioned in my previous post are made active again overriding any specific settings you may have made. It seems you can no longer permanently allow things that are on easylist (perhaps the list is now replaced rather than updated?)

Unless you feel inclined to keep disabling those scripts in your ad blocker, the only solution if you want full functionality appears to be to turn your ad blocker off once you have logged in to VEF.

I now do this when moderating, but leave it on if just browsing VEF.

Regards

40+

December 29th, 2016, 09:13 PM	#1
Al Gebra Former Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 11,875 Thanks: 19,210 Thanked 570,916 Times in 11,033 Posts	yahooapis.com I'm using Firefox 50 with NoScript and AdblockPlus active. When visiting this forum I normally would allow yahooapis.com in NoScript. Then all options in "Message Editor Interface" are enabled to format text by using the buttons there (e.g. bold, colour, etc.). But when I allowed yahooapis.com today I noticed that the site is reloading "until the cows come home". Disabling AdblockPlus didn't help either. Surfing VEF is only possible for me without yahooapis.com. Is it just me? Typing BBCode is inconvenient. __________________ m Please add source, post complete photo and scan sets - with indexes, if available, preserve genuine file names (that will help to ID sources and model names), thank, credit, and quote original posters. I'm afraid I haven't any time for reuploads. Don't send reports (or PMs) of dead files or requests! Once the files posted above are expired, please help each other, add the info I provided as well. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. -> Underlined words in my posts are clickable. <-

December 29th, 2016, 09:50 PM	#2
40plus Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Offshore Posts: 2,937 Thanks: 18,452 Thanked 35,174 Times in 2,849 Posts	I have the same set up except Firefox 50.1 and am not suffering the same problem (although I can't get rid of a livejasmin popunder). Check what is being blocked in adblock+. A short while ago, some scripts at VEF were added to one of the standard subscription lists there and prevented the correct operation of a number of functions. Regards 40+ __________________ Touchy, feely.............with Cherry Healey (once she's got rid of that god-awful nose ring).

December 30th, 2016, 12:29 PM	#4
Al Gebra Former Staff Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Germany Posts: 11,875 Thanks: 19,210 Thanked 570,916 Times in 11,033 Posts	Update Today yahooapis.com is working again as usual for me, the issue I had yesterday was maybe a temporary glitch only. __________________ m Please add source, post complete photo and scan sets - with indexes, if available, preserve genuine file names (that will help to ID sources and model names), thank, credit, and quote original posters. I'm afraid I haven't any time for reuploads. Don't send reports (or PMs) of dead files or requests! Once the files posted above are expired, please help each other, add the info I provided as well. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. -> Underlined words in my posts are clickable. <-

June 14th, 2017, 09:37 AM	#10
40plus Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Offshore Posts: 2,937 Thanks: 18,452 Thanked 35,174 Times in 2,849 Posts	It's an ongoing issue related to easylist (the main subscription in ad blockers). That list is now refreshed automatically and every time that happens, the scripts mentioned in my previous post are made active again overriding any specific settings you may have made. It seems you can no longer permanently allow things that are on easylist (perhaps the list is now replaced rather than updated?) Unless you feel inclined to keep disabling those scripts in your ad blocker, the only solution if you want full functionality appears to be to turn your ad blocker off once you have logged in to VEF. I now do this when moderating, but leave it on if just browsing VEF. Regards 40+ __________________ Touchy, feely.............with Cherry Healey (once she's got rid of that god-awful nose ring).

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December 30th, 2016, 10:32 AM	#3
Flyer10 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 43 Thanks: 42 Thanked 249 Times in 39 Posts	Same problem here with Firefox 50.1. I cant do things like mark forums as read.

December 31st, 2016, 07:40 PM	#5
Bill derBerg Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: My own little reality. Posts: 1,257 Thanks: 17,648 Thanked 18,325 Times in 1,256 Posts	Glad to see your problem resolved itself but I thought I would throw this out there for any one who may have the same issue in the future. Your problem may have been related to a bug fix in NoScript related to yahooapis.com. NoScript was throwing an error regarding whitelist and how it interacted with yui.yahooapis.com. Updating NoScript to any version beyond 2.9.0 will take care of the problem.