In a message dated 12/7/00 10:34:37 PM Central Standard Time,
newsletter-admin@e... writes:
> Dear eGroups Moderator,
>
> We have exciting news to share with you. We want you to be among the
> first to know that eGroups and Yahoo! Clubs will be merging. The new
> service will be called Yahoo! Groups.
>
> WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH EGROUPS?
>
> eGroups will now be called Yahoo! Groups. Don't worry, all eGroups
> email and web addresses will continue to work, all data and event
> ownership will be maintained, and your entire group membership will
> carry over.
>
> Everything you love about eGroups will still be around. Yahoo! Groups
> will continue to be a free service, and all the main features you use
> now will continue to be a part of the new Groups service. We'll begin
> to internationalize Yahoo! Groups after we've launched the service in
> the United States. In the interim, you will be able to use the
> international versions of eGroups.
>
> WHAT'S NEW?
>
> Yahoo! Groups will have lots of new features and even better
> customization. Upon launch, you will be able to:
>
> * Chat with other group members using our improved Yahoo! Chat.
> * Add a splash of color to your group, or a main page photo, all
> without knowing HTML.
> * See when group members are online and communicate with group members
> in real time using Yahoo! Messenger.
> * Reach a larger audience. You will have the entire Yahoo! Network at
> your doorstep.
>
> And much, much more to come! The best part -- you won't have to do
> anything to your group to get it converted. This will all happen
> automatically. All you have to do to access this wide array of web
> functionality is merge your current eGroups account with a Yahoo! ID.
> For a detailed FAQ on this and other merger topics, please visit:
>
> http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/groups/info
>
> On behalf of everyone here at Yahoo Groups, thanks for being a
> moderator on our service.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> The Yahoo! Groups team
>
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