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I can log on to my Yahoo account but I cannot receive IMs

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I can log onto my yahoo mail and messenger account but when I receive an IM from someone, Firefox tries to download the pop-up sound for the IM window, but the window itself does not appear!!!

I can log onto my yahoo mail and messenger account but when I receive an IM from someone, Firefox tries to download the pop-up sound for the IM window, but the window itself does not appear!!!

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It's a regression in FF9, see Bug 713014 - Yahoo Messenger within Yahoo Mail does not work in Firefox version 9. Read comment #7 or install Firefox beta 10 that's not affected.

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I have clicked that I have the same problem. I am guessing that the question I have posted goes along the same route, except I use tabs within the Messenger part rather than the window.

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