My 3 sentence email had the word "manhood" in the version I sent. When I opened that email in the "sent folio" the word "manhood" was underlined and in blue: it was hyper-linked to two book sources. It seems that Yahoo searched my email and linked it to an advertiser, without my understanding or approval. Is this a new Yahoo policy or is it included in the procedures for accepting Yahoo as a service provider?

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