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Here's to free, uh, statement . . . .

The word "medieval" (since it contains the javascript command "eval") is converted in Yahoo mail to "medireview". Google now shows over 640 sites (and 1,150 separate instances) of the word "medireview" being used as a synonym for medieval. University papers, bibliographies and book reviews, Indian newspaper columnists, and endless enthusiast sites drop it unseen into texts. People have begun to ask where it originally came from, and does it have a subtler meaning beyond "medieval"?

Why won't Yahoo let you say "mocha" in an HTML email?

originally posted by judlew

Posted by Adam on July 15, 2002 5:50 PM |

Comments

I was puzzled by the blocking of mocha as well. Best thing I could come up with is Starbucks refused to pay the product placement license.

Posted by: kellan | July 16, 2002 11:52 AM

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