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Number   :  183
Date     :  2001-06-13
Author   :  Harsha Godavari
Subject  :  Re: New file uploaded to xxcopy
Size(KB) :  3


Kan:
All I know is that I receive postings from this list (and I have never
used either an elias or redirection, therfore I am subscribed to this list
on Yahoo) and when I tried to download the file, "OOPs you are not registerd
to Yahoo" message came up.

Regards
Harsha Godavari

Kan Yabumoto wrote:
> 
> Harsha,
> 
> What you said seemed reasonable from other mailing list services.
> But, I just tried to subscribe to the mailing list by following
> your suggestion. I sent an Email
> 
> To: xxcopy-subscribe@y...
> Subject: subscribe
> Reply to: my_name@e...
> 
> Unfortunately it did not work: Here's what Yahoo said:
> 
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> ... while talking to mx2.mail.yahoo.com.:
> >>> DATA <<< 554
> delivery error: dd This user doesn't have a yahoo.com account
> (xxcopy-subscribe@y...) - mta462.mail.yahoo.com
> 554 ... Service unavailable
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> After all, Yahoo never talks about the Email-only subscription.
> The fact you might have gotten away is probably the Email address
> you used to subscribe happen to have already been registered in
> Yahoo. Yes, I have seen the "how to unsubscribe" message but
> I could not locate how to subscribe by sending Email.
> 
> Can you (or anybody else) verify my observation?
> 
> I still don't see how you can subscribe to the XXCOPY group
> without becoming a Yahoo member. If this is possible, it is
> a very good thing for some people. But, knowing how Yahoo
> promotes their business, I can't see how they allow such hole
> in their business...
> 
> Kan yabumoto
> 
> =======================================================================
> At 2001-06-12 21:31, Harsha Godavari wrote:
> >Kan:
> > There are two ways to subscribe/unsubscribe from any list hosted by
> >Yahoo and others of that kind. First is as you suggested, go to he website,
> >join Yahoo and then choose the list. However if you send an empty email
> >message to  you bypass Yahoo registration and
> >join the list directly. Check the unsubscribe instructions at the end of
> >this message.
> >
> >As for "nobody forces you", true to a certain degree. [I joined this list
> >more to support the freeware idea. During the last year or so I have
> >actually used XXCOPY once or may be twice. I dont do that much of copying
> >of directories & drives. I transfer the odd file via sneakernet. These days
> >the bulk of th files are getting to be too big for floppy anyway]. Now if I
> >wanted to keep uptodate and download new version I have to join Yahoo.com or
> >ask someone on the list to send it to me. I don't feel justified asking
> >someone elase to get it for me when I have cable access and plenty of time.
> >
> >I do believe that the list owner can set it up so, that the files are
> >accessible to general public.
> >Regards
> >Harsha Godavari
> 
> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
> xxcopy-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
> 
> 
> 
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