Susan (mother to 5 in Fla)

I just learned this on another list & wanted to pass it on. This could keep
you from being added to an unwanted group.

Warning!
Unless you follow the following information ANYONE can add you to ANY
mailing list or group if you are part of Yahoogroups.com! This will
protect you from someone adding you to an adult-oriented group, or a
SPAM group, or any other group you may find personally distasteful. On
the top right hand side of the menu there is a link called "My
Preferences" please click on this link. Or to go there straight away
follow this link http//groups.yahoo.com/myprefs

You will see two columns. "Subscriptions and Views" and "Email Accounts"
both with edit buttons.

On the left hand column "Subscriptions and Views" please note that there
is an option which says "Group Moderators can directly add me to their
groups."

Unless you change this anyone can add you to any type of group. So
please click on the edit button next to the "Subscription and Views"
heading.

Then click the box that says "Group moderators CANNOT directly subscribe
me to their groups."

Then scroll down and press the "save changes" button. This will stop
anyone from being able to add you to a group without your permission.

For more information about Yahoo groups visit
http://help.yahoo.com/help/groups/.

Sandi & Scott Spaeth

At 11:00 PM 2/6/01 -0500, you wrote:
>I just learned this on another list & wanted to pass it on. This could keep
>you from being added to an unwanted group.
>
>Warning!
>Unless you follow the following information ANYONE can add you to ANY
>mailing list or group if you are part of Yahoogroups.com!

It has ALWAYS been that way. If you have not had a problem with people
doing it before, you should not have a problem with it now. And people can
have their moderator rights taken away if they add people against their will.

I have to subscribe people to my list a lot, but only when asked. And in
my two years on onelist/egroups/yahoogroups I have only been subbed to a
group without me requesting it once.

Just thought I would pass that along!

Sandi
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Susan (mother to 5 in Fla)

Thanks Sandi,   It's late for me & when I saw this thought only of the negative aspects.  I didn't realize this was possible & had not encountered in before.
 
Sorry to sound the alarm.

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I have been subbed to 3 unknown (to me) groups in the last week or so since
changing to yahoogroups.  However, I went in and fixed my preferences and
have not had any more in the past 4 days.
Evelyn

Lynda

I had this happen on Tapico, SmartGroups and E-groups.  None so far (x fingers crosed <g>) on Yahoo.
 
Lynda
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 3:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] Warning about your Yahoo group membership IMPORTANT

I have been subbed to 3 unknown (to me) groups in the last week or so since
changing to yahoogroups.  However, I went in and fixed my preferences and
have not had any more in the past 4 days.
Evelyn

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