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There is a problem that will affect some JavaScript list members. It is a
problem caused when eGroups was bought out by Yahoo! groups. <br><br>
On eGroups the JavaScript list was merely being "mirrored"
there, people could not join the JavaScript list via eGroups, they could
only view posts via a Web interface and also the archives. However, when
Yahoo Groups bought eGroups, they, without asking me, changed things so
that people could also "subscribe" via Yahoo, acted as if the
list was being hosted by Yahoo. It is not. Never has been. Since the list
is also being mirrored by Yahoo groups, people can post to the list and
it looks like they are subscribed to the list. But they aren't. Not
through the real list. They are subscribed to the mirroring. So when I
made it so non-members could no longer post, those who subscribe via
Yahoo are being blocked. <br><br>
I have tried for _years_ to get this corrected. It causes subscription
problems, makes it difficult for me to help some members, and is an area
of posting to the list that is not controlled or affected by any list
settings I make to the list. Yahoo does not have me as a list owner or
administrator for my own list via their mirroring (after they bought
eGroups and made changes to the list, I was no longer recognized by the
mirrored part of the list as the list's owner). I can not unsubscribe
people manually or otherwise help JavaScript list members who signed up
via Yahoo. Yahoo has ignored all my repeated attempts to correct
this.<br><br>
Right now, those who signed up via Yahoo groups will have to unsubscribe
and resubscribe to the list.<br><br>
For those who subscribed to the Javascript list via Yahoo Groups
(formally eGroups), here is how to unsubscribe:<br><br>
To unsubscribe via email:<br><br>
From your email program, send a blank message to:
javascript-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<br><br>
To unsubscribe via the Web:<br><br>
* Sign in to Yahoo! Groups and go to the My Groups page.<br>
* Click on the Edit Message Settings link at the top of the page.<br>
* Look for the group you wish to unsubscribe from, and select Unsubscribe
from the pull-down list on the right.<br>
* Click Update to save your changes. The group will no longer be listed
on the My Groups page, and you will no longer receive messages.<br><br>
Note: If you own a group, you must first give up your ownership in the
Members section of your group before you can unsubscribe on the My Groups
page.<br><br>
To then subscribe to the real list and not the mirroring part of it:
visit
<a href="https://lists.latech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>https://lists.LaTech.edu/mailman/listinfo/javascript</a></u></font>
or send a message with the word `help' in it to the request address, javascript-request@LaTech.edu, for further instructions.<br><br>
I apologize deeply and greatly for this. I am forced into preventing non-members from posting because of the JS-Jive fiasco, that was a _major_ problem for me to resolve, I was lucky that the other list owner was so willing to quickly work with me. I will once again try to convince Yahoo groups to fix the problem, to either be JUST a mirror (no signing up of people to the list as if the list is hosted by Yahoo), or to not mirror us at all. I didn't have this problem when it was owned by eGroups.<br><br>
TTFN,<br>
David<br>
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Director of Integrated Technology <br>
CATALyST<br>
Louisiana Tech University <br>
Carson Taylor Hall, Rm. 130<br>
Adams Street<br>
(PO Box 3179)<br>
Ruston, LA 71272 <br>
Tel: (318) 257-4772 <br>
Fax: (318) 257-3852<br>
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