Email and the Message Archive
Read and post messages by email and directly on the Group site.
Email Basics
- Why can't I subscribe to Yahoo! Groups with certain email addresses?
- How much Yahoo! Groups activity can I do via email, and how?
- How do I verify my email address?
- How do I add a new email address to my Yahoo! Groups account?
- How do I remove an email address from my Yahoo! Groups account?
- I get Group email, but I’m not in the Member list and I don’t see the Group when I sign into groups.yahoo.com — what’s up?
- I'm receiving email from a group, but when I try to visit the group's webpages, it says that I "need to enable web access".
- How could I join a group without getting access to its web features? How do I prevent this from occurring in the future?
- I received a notification to "complete my account?" What does this mean?
- Can I post messages from the web site?
- Can I post from more than one email address?
Message Attachments
- What is the "Attachments" link and the new "Attachment Storage" feature?
- What are the advantages of the new system? Are there any disadvantages?
- Why aren’t attachments sent to my group being distributed via email? Can I start having them distributed again?
- How do I share files and photos with my group using the new attachment storage feature?
- Are there limits on the attachments I can send or store?
- How do I actually access attachments using the new system?
- What is the difference between the "attachments" folder and the photos and files sections?
- Can I copy or move photos and files from the attachments section to the photo albums or the files section?
- What are the storage limits for files and photos?
- How do I delete attachments?
- Will attachment store photos and files appear in the "activity in the last 7 days"?
- Is there virus checking on stored attachments?
- Can I add an attachment to a message posted via the group website?
Posting & Formatting Issues
- How do I post a message to a group?
- How long does it take for messages to get delivered to the group?
- Why hasn't a message I sent to the group appeared on the web site?
- What’s the maximum size of messages that can be posted to a group?
- Are there types of attachments that aren’t allowed?
- I tried to post a message by replying to the daily digest, but the message was rejected. Why?
- Why does it say "Please do not reply to this message via email" in messages I receive from the group?"
- I replied to a message via email, but it didn’t appear in the correct topic. Why?
- I’m trying to start a new topic via email, but messages keep appearing in an existing topic. Why?
- Can I use HTML tags or CSS properties in my Yahoo! Groups messages?
Email Preferences
- How do I view or edit my email preferences?
- What are the options for reading group messages in email?
- What's different about the "fully featured" individual email format from the "traditional" format?
- I prefer the original, "traditional" email format. Can I still receive it?
- I’m receiving the "traditional" email format. How can I get the "fully featured" format?
- How can I put message delivery on hold while I'm away and unable to check email?
Reading Messages in the Web Archive
- Can I control how much information appears on the Messages page?
- Can I group Messages by topic? How?
- Can I change the sort order of messages?
- How do I switch back and forth between Group by Topic and listing chronologically?
- How are topics organized?
- How do I navigate within a topic on the web?
- When reading messages in topic mode, I see both "Next Topic" and "Next Message" links. What’s the difference?
- Can I re-sort messages within Group by Topic?
- How do I get a summary view of all the messages in a topic (similar to the summary mode in Message View)?
- Whenever I click into a topic in "Group by Topic" view, I see the first (oldest) message posted to the topic. How do I see the most recent message?
- How do I switch between a variable width and fixed width font?
- How do I "unwrap lines" or "view source" in topic view?
Message Search
Troubleshooting Delivery Issues & Stopping Unwanted Email
- Why did I stop receiving email from my group?
- I never signed up for Yahoo! Groups. Why am I receiving messages?
- I just received an email telling me I'm subscribed to a group, but I'm not interested in taking part. What do I do?
- How can I prevent moderators from adding me to their groups or sending me invitations?
- Why am I receiving duplicate postings from Yahoo groups?
Bouncing
Spam & Abuse
- How visible is my email address on Yahoo! Groups?
- What is the spam policy in Yahoo! Groups? How do I avoid spam?
- What is SpamGuard?
- Can I use SpamGuard if I read group messages via POP email?
- What is Yahoo! Groups' policy on spam?
- How can I get more general information on spam?
- What should I do if I find content which is illegal or violates the Yahoo! Terms of Service?
- What should I do if someone posted my unauthorized/copyrighted photo in a group?
- What do I do if I'm being harassed in a group?
Yahoo! Answers from fellow Groups users