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Yahoo Groups Changes

#1

Yahoo has made the decision to no longer allow users to
upload content to the Yahoo Groups site. Beginning October
21, you won't be able to upload any more content to the
site, and as of December 14 all previously posted content on
the site will be permanently removed. You'll have until that
date to save anything you've uploaded.

What features will go away?

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

What will happen to the site?

The Yahoo Groups site will continue to exist, however, all
public groups will be made private or restricted. Any new
group members will need to request an invite or be invited
by an admin. Admins will still be able to manage various
group settings, though some functionality will be limited.

What will happen on October 21st?

On October 21st, you will no longer be able to upload any
content to the site. To share info with members of your
groups, you'll continue to be able to do so via email.

How can I keep my Yahoo Groups content?

Photos and files can be saved right from the Yahoo Groups
site, or you can download your data from the Privacy
Dashboard.

Will I be able to use Yahoo Groups going forward?

You'll still be able to communicate with your groups via
email and search for private groups on the site. In
addition, admins will continue to have limited access to
group settings and administration tools.

#2

I should probably finish my second cup of coffee while absorbing this, but I think this means we won’t have access to the casino database and what’s new information? Will there be an alternate way to view this information somewhere?

#3

"I should probably finish my second cup of coffee while absorbing
this, but I think this means we won't have access to the casino
database and what's new information? Will there be an alternate way to
view this information somewhere?"

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jane.whitaker@att.net [vpFREE] wrote:

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The video poker database at vpfree2.com is a separate website and not part
of Yahoo Groups. So these Yahoo Group changes do not apply to vpfree2.com.

vpFREE Administrator

#4

If we are ‘losing’ the content, could a group be set up via Facebook?

#5

If someone might be interested in downloading the contents of what Yahoo stores for the groups, there is software to do it.

http://www.personalgroupware.com/pgoffline-index.htm has a free trial. I have not used it myself.

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On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 10:30 PM vpFREE3355 vpfree3…@…com [vpFREE] <vpF…@…com> wrote:

Yahoo has made the decision to no longer allow users to
upload content to the Yahoo Groups site. Beginning October
21, you won’t be able to upload any more content to the
site, and as of December 14 all previously posted content on
the site will be permanently removed. You’ll have until that
date to save anything you’ve uploaded.

What features will go away?

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

What will happen to the site?

The Yahoo Groups site will continue to exist, however, all
public groups will be made private or restricted. Any new
group members will need to request an invite or be invited
by an admin. Admins will still be able to manage various
group settings, though some functionality will be limited.

What will happen on October 21st?

On October 21st, you will no longer be able to upload any
content to the site. To share info with members of your
groups, you’ll continue to be able to do so via email.

How can I keep my Yahoo Groups content?

Photos and files can be saved right from the Yahoo Groups
site, or you can download your data from the Privacy
Dashboard.

Will I be able to use Yahoo Groups going forward?

You’ll still be able to communicate with your groups via
email and search for private groups on the site. In
addition, admins will continue to have limited access to
group settings and administration tools.

#6

A former Yahoo group I belong to switched to Groups.io It was rather seamless and we were able to keep all our databases, photo files, etc.