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SUBSCRIPTION INFO and HELP

How to Subscribe/Unsubscribe or change your Delivery Options for "Thingos".

To SUBSCRIBE, send an email to: Thingos-subscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk
You will receive an email that you must reply to.

To UNSUBSCRIBE, send an email to: Thingos-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.co.uk
You will receive an email that you must reply to.

To go NO MAIL/HOLD, send an email to: Thingos-nomail@yahoogroups.co.uk

To receive INDIVIDUAL MESSAGES when resuming from No Mail, send an email to:
Thingos-normal@yahoogroups.co.uk

We do not suggest using DIGEST as an option, as all of our postings contain attachments or embedded items that will not show in Digests.

You can also do all of the above ONLINE at: "YahooGroups" IF you have a Yahoo ID (see below)

Please Note:
It can take a while for any changes made to one's subscription to take effect, ie switching to No Mail, back to Individual Messages, as well as when Subscribing or Unsubscribing. These changes may be immediate, or they may take a few hours or even a few days. We can only ask that you please bear with it, irritating and frustrating as these delays are.

The list moderators have no control over these mail problems... Yahoo is an automated computerised system with well over a million groups, and sometimes things like mail settings and delivery can take a little while to get through the Yahoo database.

Bouncing

If you stop receiving messages from your lists - or if ever you should ever receive a message from YahooGroups with a subject line "Please Re-Activate Your YahooGroups Account" - it means your email address is bouncing with YahooGroups. This means that all messages sent to you from all the mailing lists you are subscribed to at YahooGroups are being returned to Yahoo as undeliverable because either your mailbox is full (usually a "soft" bounce), or there is a temporary problem with your ISP (a "soft" or "hard" bounce). Yahoo does this to prevent any further problems with your mail server. Not only will you not receive messages from all your lists at YahooGroups, you will not be able to post to any of your groups.

If you are bouncing, you should eventually receive an email from YahooGroups called: "Please Re-activate your YahooGroups account". You will only receive this if your mailbox is not full. If you do get such a message, please Reply to that message by email (click "Reply"). Send that reply back to YahooGroups without changing anything.

Or you can unbounce yourself online if you have a Yahoo ID (see below):

• Go to the YahooGroups website at http://groups.yahoo.com/ and log in using your Yahoo ID and password.

• Then go to the "My Groups" link.

• Then go to the "Email Preferences" link; you will see a link: "Bounce History".

• Click on this link, in there will be a link to reset/unbounce your account, follow the instructions there.

YahooGroups' Autoresponder Status

Yahoo will put you in their "autoresponder status" if they think you've posted more than 50 posts within a 20 minute period, or could be 20 posts... Sometimes, Yahoo puts you there for no apparent reason... Once in Yahoo's autoresponder status, your YahooGroups account is disabled and you will not be able to receive mail from Groups or post to Groups.

What to do if you end up in YahooGroups' autoresponder status:

• The only way to try to get out of this hole is to go here:
  http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/groups/cgi_my

• In section 4, choose "How do I reset my auto-responder status".

• In the feedback box, type in whatever you think you should say (without being rude...).

• Take the tick out of section 6, or you will receive a variety of marketing emails from Yahoo...

• Click Send.

• Repeat this every day until you get a reply or you find you are starting to get mail again.

Registering for Yahoo ID

• If you want to be able to access the group online at Yahoo, you will need to register for a Yahoo ID. This will allow you to read the message archives online instead of by email if you prefer, as well as to post online, and handle other options. You can also change your subscription settings online too. But the signing-up process is a bit of a palaver...
  
  Click here to register and follow the on-screen instructions. Be aware that there are pop-up windows for some things. You will also be required to use a "Word Verification" feature, which means that you will need to read the text embedded in an image and then type it in another box in order to verify your actions. They do this to try to prevent spammers and spammer software from automatically signing up (which has helped).

• You do not need to sign up for the Yahoo email address they you offer you - it's just there, available for you if you want it. If you don't want it, remove the tick from the relevant box.

• Enter the address with which you are subscribed to lists (or with which you wish to subscribe to lists) in the box marked "Alternate Email".

• Tip - Change the "Language and Content" from the drop-down menu to "English - United Kingdom", there are far fewer attempts by Yahoo to send you a ton of so-called "Marketing/Special Offers". If you forget, you can always do it later via the "My Account" link at the top of most pages.

• Remove the tick from "Send me special offers, promotions, and research surveys from selected Yahoo! partners through Yahoo! Delivers" otherwise you will receive a ton of "marketing" emails.

• Enter the text you see in the Word Verification box.

• Follow the on-screen instructions after that.

• You will have to "verify" your email address, which means that Yahoo will send you an email. This is to prove that you are you, and to protect any malicious user from trying to falsely use your email address. Wait for the Verification email to arrive to you - this could take a few hours... Once it arrives, follow the instructions in that email.

Having done all of the above, you will now be able to access the group online.

If ever you want to change any of your account details or change your email address, you can do so via the "My Account" link at the top of most of the pages at Yahoo. If you check your Account, you will see that your email address is listed as an "Alternative Email (primary)" - this is quite normal; they assume a Yahoo address will be the main address.

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