I have published the latest version of YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker which is now at version 2.4.1. This update was necessary because of a change to the Yahoo! registration page which resulted in a “URI Format Exception” error message being displayed in YCC Yahoo Bot Maker. The only other change is the addition of the version number in the mail title bar. If you already have version 2.4.0 installed then simply run the program again and the auto updater will do the rest. You can download the latest version from http://ycoderscookbook.com/files/YCC Yahoo Bot Maker 2.4.1.zip

The current version of YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker, 2.4.0, is once again not working. The error message is “URI Format Exception” which is most likely due to another Yahoo! registration page update. Since most of the bot makers are currently having a lot of problems making accounts I’m not going to rush a fix unless someone lets me know they need it.

I updated the forum and blog software to their latest versions so let me know if there are any problems.

Due to a change to the Yahoo! registration page, YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker is now at version 2.4.0. This version fixes the “unknown” error message displayed after a CAPTCHA has been entered. Another minor change is that random domains are now turned on my default. All previous versions will have to be updated in order to create accounts again. The good news is if you have version 2.3.1, you can now take advantage of the Update Now feature. You can download YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker 2.4.0 directly from http://ycoderscookbook.com/files/YCC Yahoo Bot Maker 2.4.0.zip or visit the YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker website at http://ycoderscookbook.com/code/YCC_Yahoo_Bot_Maker.html for more information.

It arrears that YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker is once again suffering from downtime. Preliminary analysis points to another change on the official Yahoo! registration page which is causing each name to be reported as made but showing an “unknown” error message. I will take a look at the code tonight to see if a quick fix can be issued. If the fix is not issued within the next 12 hours then you will have to wait till after the weekend because I am going out of town.

P.S. It looks like Yahoo! has been particularly active over the past few months. This is the third fix I have had to issue in as much time.

This is not a major release of YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker but you should still download and update your current version if you already have YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker. The biggest change is to the automatic update system which should work now. Since this is the fix, you will still have to manually download and install this version. The latest version can be found at http://ycoderscookbook.com/files/YCC Yahoo Bot Maker 2.3.1.zip

The latest version of YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker is now at version 2.3.0. The latest version fixes a problem where accounts were not being created due to a second security question added by Yahoo! Version 2.3.0 also updated the security questions, fixed a bug that prevented the alternate email from being sent, and made several internal changes. Apparently the improved update system introduced in version 2.2.2 isn’t quite working as it should (this is the first time it is being used) so you may have to manually download and install the latest version from .

Following a tip from the Yahoo! Coder’s Cookbook forums, it looks like YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker is currently not working. The symptom is that the security question and answer is invalid. I will review the code and hopefully have a patch out within in the next few days.

The highly popular Yahoo! Messenger site Viprasys is now back at http://www.viprasys.org

The latest version of YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker is now at 2.2.2. The latest version includes mostly internal updates to the code but also features a new “Download and Install Now” updater. The new updater will now automatically download any new release of YCC Yahoo! Bot Maker and install it (with the user’s permission of course). You will not be able to enjoy the new updater until the next update is published but rest assured it is ready and waiting for you.