Hi, there's a simple way. Take the group to Googlegroups. Cheers ~Dave -------------------------------------------------- From: "TONY CRETNEY" <rac@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:49 PM To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Problems with Yahoo Groups It is difficult to subscribe to Yahoogroups is you are unable to see the image verification. I am a moderator of one Yahoo group and we have serious problems when attempting to subscribe new members to our list. There are no ways of getting round this problem that I know of up to the present. Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Maule-Oatway" <c.maule@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 5:04 PM Subject: [access-uk] Problems with Yahoo Groups > Hello, > > I want to subscribe to a couple of Yahoo groups, but the e-mails that I > sent have got no response. So I logged on to the Yahoo groups website, > found a link to one of the groups I am interested in and clicked on the > "Join this Group" button. This took me to the page to sign up for a Yahoo > ID. > > Signing up for a Yahoo ID involves the dreaded captcha, but there is an > alternative for blind/VI users, which is to send a Help message to Yahoo. > I have done this, and the e-mail which I received in reply tells me to > phone a number in the U.S.A.! > > Has any of you without a Yahoo ID successfully subscribed to a Yahoo group > by sending an e-mail request during the last six months? If yes, then I > suspect that the problem is caused by my ISP Virgin Media, (formerly NTL). > If I have to set up a Yahoo ID, is there an alternative to phoning the > States? > > I am already a member of two Yahoo groups and can send and receive e-mails > to and from them. However, I cannot change settings by e-mail, such as > going nomail. This started happening about six months ago. Has anyone > else experienced this? > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Cheers, > > Christopher > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.11/1368 - > Release Date: 09/04/2008 16:20 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.11/1368 - Release Date: 09/04/2008 16:20 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq