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Online discussion groups and mailing lists allow many people to participate in worldwide online discussions about a common interest (e.g. environmental protection).

With discussion groups (e.g. Usenet News) you participate online with a browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer). This is called the Web Interface. With mailing lists (e.g. Listserv or Majordomo) you participate using eMail. This is called the eMail Interface.

Advantage of Web Interface: you can see an archive (list) of old messages. Disadvantage: the server can be slow; you pay for the online connection all the time you are reading and writing.
Advantage of eMail Interface: you do not pay for the online connection all the time you are reading and writing; low cost of using eMail. Disadvantage: you do not see old messages which were written before you joined the list.

Modern technologies such as Yahoo Groups (which recently took over eGroups) support both Web Interface and eMail Interface, according to your requirements. For example you can configure the system to receive new messages by eMail and at the same time use a browser to read old messages which were written before you joined.

The Web Interface of Yahoo Groups / eGroups lets you choose the language you want to use for the navigation buttons (see groups.yahoo.com/info/international.html). You always see the same messages from the group members, regardless of which navigation language you choose.

There is also a File area for storing files of common interest (e.g. The ZERI Philosophy), a Calendar for important dates (e.g. the next ZERI Meeting) and a Links list with links to other sites of common interest.

Diskussionsforum African Action

Online forum from the association African Action e.V. to announce new events and for general discussion of topics related to African culture:

African Action eGroup with German navigation (i.e. buttons)
African Action Yahoo Group with English navigation (i.e. buttons)

You need to apply for membership (join the group) before you can read the messages and files (see below). Yahoo Groups and eGroups are free of charge both use the same servers (you see the same messages).

The messages are not moderated (i.e. if you are a member anything you write will be automatically published online).

Joining a group or a newsletter

Joining a group by email (eMail Interface)
Send an eMail to groupname-subscribe@egroups.de, e.g.
african-action-subscribe@egroups.de
You do not need to specify a Subject or Text for the eMail.

Joining a group using a browser (Web Interface)
Go to the group's homepage (click one of the links above) and click "Join This Group" and follow the instructions. If you want you can click "Delivery Options" to change your configuration for the delivery of messages.

Note: With the E-Missions group, it can take about a day until your membership has been activated.

With Yahoo Groups you normally need to apply for a Yahoo ID (i.e. a Yahoo eMail address, free of charge) to use the Web Interface. This limitation does not exist for eGroups - you can use any email address. It doesn't matter if you use Yahoo Groups or eGroups to join the group - you always see the same messages . Your choice simply affects the language of the navigation buttons and online help. For a list of all Yahoo Groups / eGroups see groups.yahoo.com/info/international.html.

Joining an eGroups group using a browser (Web Interface) if you already use the eMail Interface
If you have already joined by sending a subscribe eMail, you already have a user name for the group (your eMail address) but no password for the Web Interface.

Go to the group's homepage and click "Sign In". Then click "Forgotten your password?" and follow the instructions. You will be sent an Authorisation code by eMail. Check your eMail and then follow the instructions to specify a password of your choice for your Web Interface membership.

Joining a Yahoo group using a browser (Web Interface) if you already use the eMail Interface
Go to the group's homepage (click one of the links above) and click "Sign In". Then click "Click here to convert" and follow the instructions to get a Yahoo ID for Yahoo Groups (a Yahoo ID is the first half of a Yahoo eMail address, the part before the @yahoo.com). If you want, click My Preferences to specify an alternate eMail address for posting.

Cancelling your subscription
Use the Web Interface and click Unsubscribe or send an eMail to groupname-unsubscribe@egroups.de, e.g. african-action-unsubscribe@egroups.de
You do not need to specify a Subject or Text for the eMail.

You want to use another eMail address for your subscription
Cancel your subscription by sending an eMail with your old eMail address (see 'Cancelling your subscription'). Join the group again using your new eMail address (see 'Joining a group ...').

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