this post was submitted on 05 May 2026
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They took no for an answer? Huh. After I logged onto email with my smartphone they forced me to, when I needed to get into the account for work, that was 10 years back. My other corporate email forced a phone number long before then, even before I had a smartphone, aol.
They lock me out on the regular if I log in and force me to verify with phone, especially if I haven't logged on in a while, making them worthless to me now that I found a trustworthy email provider.
Interesting. Here's what it looks like when they give me that warning:
I click "dismiss" every time.