Yahoo is horrid. Smartgroups seems to be a new place of choice, though I don't know much about it. ----- Original Message ----- From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 6:59 AM Subject: [bookport] Re: Getting rid of all that junk ... > I am totally against yahoo, because it is inaccessible when it comes to = > creating a new list. > > > >>> peter.rand@xxxxxxxxxxxx Friday, August 20, 2004 9:46:12 AM >>> > > The only thing we can do at APH to get rid of all that junk is to get a > > new email program or switch listserves. We already know we don't want > > topica.com, because they put ads at the top of every message. > > One other possibility would be to simply create a new group at Yahoo = > Groups=20 > (http://groups.yahoo.com/start). It works pretty well, plus it has the=20 > advantage of automatically creating an archive that can be searched by=20 > members, so APH wouldn't have to answer the same question several = > times.=20 > Members could elect to participate in a Yahoo Book Port list via email, = > like=20 > they do now, or via a web-interface. Membership can also be restricted = > or=20 > open to the world.=20 > > I don't know whether Yahoo places ads at the top of every message or not = > -=20 > but in any case, it would be a small price for a free service.=20 > > Peter=20 > > > > >