Kirra, I've been a subscriber of both newsgroups and mailing lists for a
number of years, but I think "Yahoo Groups" is a hybrid.

I may be wrong, but as I recall, the last time I even *thought* about
joining a Yahoo Group, I was *really* put off by the invasive nature of the
process to sign up for one. (and I already had a well-used, long-time Yahoo
screen name for gaming purposes -- and if anyone here has ever played
WordRacer, you darned know well who I am!)

BTW, I understand Susan's point about being too busy to deal with mailing
lists -- and I also view Yahoo Groups as being more "mailing list"
[messages come to me whether I want them or not] than "newsgroup" [there for
me to visit, or not, the choice is mine].

Just my two-cents-worth,

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC

"Kirra" wrote in message
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Susan wrote:
BTW, Dan, thanks for the invite but I just can't join any mailing lists
at this time. My problem is that I simly do not have the time to be
involved with any more lists than I already am. With newsgroups, I can
drop in and out as I desire and don't quite feel the obligation to
contribute that I do with mailing lists.

Actually Susan, Yahoo groups do not have to be used as mailing lists. When
you sign up to a group you can select to only read the messages online
rather than have the emails sent to you. I do this with a couple of Yahoo
groups and it allows me to read/contribute as much or as little I like as
time allows. In fact, I don't think you even have to be a member of this
particular group to read the posts.

Cheers,

Kirra
Brisbane, Australia