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Yahoo
Groups for groups of individuals |
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People get together on the
Internet via email-only automatic mailing lists (one email address
reaches all members), and message boards (no email, messages posted and
archived on the Web). Yahoo Groups combine both features, and
offer even more. |
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A Yahoo
Group is like a timeshare
 Group
email. Via one email address, one member can send a message
to all -- but that's just one feature of a group.
Group
website. Group members also share a group website (the house).
Each member has a key to the house (his/her own Yahoo ID). At the house,
each member can manage his/her account, view and search archived
messages, upload and download files and photos, and more.
With one Yahoo ID, one can subscribe to any number
of Yahoo groups.
See the directory of Yahoo Groups.
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| Don't want a
Yahoo ID? |
If you don't want a Yahoo
ID, the group moderator can enter an email-only subscription for you;
but you can't enter the group website. |
| When
you enter the group website ... |
| Manage your
subscription |
You can chose your preferences. For email, you
can receive individual messages, or a daily digest, or opt for no email
at all and view messages at the website. |
| Search the
archives |
You can click on Messages to see all the old messages, and search for the ones
that interest you. |
| Use the Files
feature |
Yahoo provides 20 MB of
space for group files. Any subscriber can upload a file (a Word file, a
spreadsheet, a photo, whatever) for downloading by other
subscribers. |
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