Evert,
I joined this group by writing an email to Doug von Gausig, or so I recall,
and Doug added my name to the naturerecordists list. I did not join via the
Yahoo web page. Hence I have no idea as to what name or ID I should be
typing in, in order to access my settings. Any suggestions?
Vicki Powys
Australia
on 21/3/04 11:00 AM, Evert Veldhuis at wrote:
> Vivky,
>
> According to the list of members, you ain't got no ID.
>
> You have to make one to edit your settings.
>
> Did you join this group by email (sending an email), or by website?
> I guess the first option, right?
>
> Regards, Evert
>
> --- In Vicki Powys <>
> wrote:
>> OK so I've just wasted half an hour of net time unsuccessfully
> trying to
>> "Edit my Marketing Preferences" on the Yahoo web page, as Walt has
> suggested
>> below.
>>
>> I went to the main page:
>> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naturerecordists/
>>
>> I clicked on "Sign In" at the top of the page.
>>
>> I was then asked to type in the following information:
>>
>> Yahoo! ID:
>> password:
>>
>> I tried typing in my name, but this was rejected.
>>
>> So just what name or ID am I supposed to type in here? And what
> the heck is
>> my password?
>>
>>
>> Vicki Powys
>> Australia
>>
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>> on 21/3/04 10:01 AM, Walter Knapp at wrote:
>>
>>
>>> At the top of the main group window you will find a welcome
> message and
>>> a link "My Account". Click on that and sign in. On the page that
> opens
>>> you will find a link "Edit my Marketing Preferences", click on
> that. Say
>>> no to absolutely everything, then save changes and you will find
> a lot
>>> of this stuff is cut way down. Though it does not get rid of all.
>>>
>>> Naturally, Yahoo does not make this too clear. And Doug is
> right, this
>>> is up to each person to set.
>>>
>>> Walt
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: Doug Von Gausig <>
>>>>
>>>> At 04:05 AM 3/19/2004, Syd wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> In just the last few days I have found that a number of
> naturerecordists
>>>>>> messages have had the effect that as soon as I open one from
> my inbox, it
>>>>>> causes the system to try to connect to the net, though there
> is nothing in
>>>>>> the message to indicate a reason for doing so.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This is also beyond the moderator's control. I have changed my
> e-mail
>>>> program's settings to disallow executables in html content.
> That stopped
>>>> the problem for me. I have also written to Yahoo Groups
> objecting to
>>>> advertisers that place such instructions in their ads.
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>
>
>
>
> "Microphones are not ears,
> Loudspeakers are not birds,
> A listening room is not nature."
> Klas Strandberg
> Yahoo! Groups Links
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