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Well I sent my little rant to yahoo and they gave me a reply - how helpful!!!
Hello,
Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Messenger.
Due to our ongoing efforts to enhance the user experience, Java-based
chat is no longer available from Yahoo! Chat (or Yahoo! Groups). We are
focusing on improvements to this service using the latest Yahoo!
Messenger chat technology, which the majority of our users prefer and is
available today. We have no plans to bring back the Java-based Chat.
Unfortunately the cancelletion of Java-based Chat will cause issues for
our Mac users. Although there is a DHTML version available, this version
does not work with Firefox. It only works with Internet Explorer. IE is
no longer supported by Mac. The other option available for accessing
chat is through Yahoo! Messenger, unfortunately, the version of
Messenger for Mac does not support chat.
We recognize that this is an inconvenience for all of our Mac users, we
are working on a solution for Mac users of Yahoo! Messenger now, however
we have no estimated date for this upgrade.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.
Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care.
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