[Elecraft] [KX3] OT: Yahoo has changed how postings work
Phil Wheeler
w7ox at socal.rr.com
Sat May 10 20:46:00 EDT 2014
Same here.
Phil w7ox
On 5/10/14, 5:39 PM, Walter Underwood wrote:
> I have never found a way to make a Google Group send my a copy of my own post, which is a fatal flaw for me. Enjoy, but I won't be on that list.
>
> wunder
> K6WRU
>
> On May 10, 2014, at 5:15 PM, "Bill K9YEQ k9yeq at live.com [KX3]" <KX3 at yahoogroups.com> wrote:
>
>> Ray,
>>
>> I just started a new Google group titled KX3users. I too don't like the
>> Yahoo issues I have had over the years. Perhaps this one will help... or
>> maybe not. Let me know once you have tried.
>>
>> Bill
>> K9YEQ
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: KX3 at yahoogroups.com [mailto:KX3 at yahoogroups.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2014 4:52 PM
>> To: KX3 at yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: Re: [KX3] OT: Yahoo has changed how postings work
>>
>> Replying to self:
>>
>> Well, actually now, I did find a minor shortcut: If I simply "reply", I can
>> then copy the sender address from the posting... I use text only (no
>> HTML)... and then remove the list address and replace it with the copied
>> address, generating a direct reply. Of course, if I have the other person's
>> address already in my contacts list or if I have emailed before, the client
>> will find the address after typing a few characters.
>>
>> Anyway.... c'est la vie.
>>
>> 73 de Ray
>> K2ULR
>> KX3 #211
>>
>> On May 10, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Ray Sills raysills3 at verizon.net [KX3]
>> wrote:
>>
>>> HI Gang:
>>>
>>> Some of you may have noticed... especially if you use an email client
>>> to view postings as I do... that the sender's email address is now
>>> altered so that if you intend an off-list or direct reply, you cannot
>>> do that by clicking on the sender's address. That is because,
>>> although you can see that address, it has been readjusted to reply
>>> only to the group. You will have to manually type in a direct reply.
>>>
>>> I view that as a major inconvenience, and it appears that Yahoo has
>>> "fixed" something that was not broken.... again. At this point, it
>>> might be worth considering using some other service (yeah, this one is
>>> free) than Yahoo.
>>>
>>> 73 de Ray
>>> K2ULR
>>> KX3 #211
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