Ah that explains things. Get the frell off IE and on to Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org) because IE 5 or 6 does not block pop-ups. I think you'll experience gmail better too. IE and Microsoft do not like places that do not play nice with Direct X or Active X, such as Google's gmail.

I just hate Verizon's Yahoo page! So, just bag it and find your own startup page. I think you'll be happier.