False Security Question - Favourite Name - anyone ...

I am cross referencing this thread from here http://community.bt.com/t5/Bills-Call-Packages/BT-​Yahoo-security-problem/m-p/344613#M8571  because it’s tucked away where no one will see it.  
Basically BT Yahoo is asking a security question to which I have never given an answer – so it’s impossible to answer it correctly!
The question is “What is your favourite name:” but I have never provided a favourite name. it's a daft question anyway because the answer is not absolute. I would supply the name of my first school, my mother's maiden name or my place of birth but not a favourite name.
I asked BT helpdesk in India about this and they told me the value currently for the field. Turns out it’s a combination of my password and some random characters. He said it was a “run-time” error which doesn’t fill me with confidence.
Anyone else had the same problem?
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Rich5ltr wrote:
I am cross referencing this thread from here http://community.bt.com/t5/Bills-Call-Packages/BT-​Yahoo-security-problem/m-p/344613#M8571  because it’s tucked away where no one will see it.  
Basically BT Yahoo is asking a security question to which I have never given an answer – so it’s impossible to answer it correctly!
The question is “What is your favourite name:” but I have never provided a favourite name. it's a daft question anyway because the answer is not absolute. I would supply the name of my first school, my mother's maiden name or my place of birth but not a favourite name.
I asked BT helpdesk in India about this and they told me the value currently for the field. Turns out it’s a combination of my password and some random characters. He said it was a “run-time” error which doesn’t fill me with confidence.
Anyone else had the same problem?
Hi.
Have a look at my shortcuts (link below), option 24a.
It will ask for your primary, your password and the security question. After supplying those, you can alter the details to suit.
http://www.andyweb.co.uk/shortcuts
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