[peel] Yahoo Groups is a Norwegian Blue

[RobF]

It's not 100% clear - it says:

Here’s Yahoo’s list of what it will remove:

   - Files
   - Polls
   - Links
   - Photos
   - Folders
   - Calendar
   - Database
   - Attachments
   - Conversations
   - Email Updates
   - Message Digest
   - Message History

I know we have had a few bits and pieces in the Files section, but the rest
is unused apart from the archive of the mail conversations - which has been
quite useful when going back to try and remember what was said about some
obscure thing or other in 2007!

But yes for now it looks like the email functionality will continue

Question is whether people want to move to a web-based platform, There are
the Reddit groups, plus several Facebook groups, but I suspect a lot of us
are happy to just stay as we are. Setting up our own ListServ should be
fairly straightforward - I'll do some digging

On Thu, 17 Oct 2019 at 17:16, Dr Mango dr_mango2004@... [peel] <
peel@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

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> The article says:
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> "Once the old content is deleted, all you’ll be able to do on Yahoo Groups
> is browse the groups directory, request to be invited to one, and, if
> you’re in a group, email that group."
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> Doesn't this suggest that we can continue as we have been doing, sending
> emails to the group? Apart from the occasional upload to the files section,
> this group doesn't use the other functionality that it would appear is
> being withdrawn.
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> On Thursday, 17 October 2019, 15:47:15 BST, webbiewebbster@...
> [peel] <peel@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Going to have to find a new home for these messages, this is an ex-parrot
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> https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/16/20917710/yahoo-groups-deleting-all-content-upload-message-boards-email-communities
> <https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/16/20917710/yahoo-groups-deleting-all-content-upload-message-boards-email-communities?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=entry&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter>
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