[ADMIN] News from the Merger Front

[Guest guest]

Hi Folks:

 

Forwarding materials sent to us regarding the /eGroups merger... hopefully

this will be an " easy " transition, as the one from ONElist to eGroups was. But

you

never know. We continue to stay as on top of this as information allows, and at

present it does not seem that it will affect our service in any major way.

 

{I am beginning to think that the infamous ID is becoming ubiquitous. They

have spread their skirts over almost every " free " service on the Net. If you

don't

have an ID, for heaven's sake, where have you been? Go get one before Big

Brother

comes after you.}

 

As always, if you experience problems with your emails from the list, let us

know,

and if your computer goes down, let us know that too, since you probably bounced

mail and have become persona non grata with the server. And please, please... if

you drop an email address, take a minute to send a blank email to the

 

address or visit eGroups and change your email address to avoid the kind of

aggravation we like to avoid. We thank you for your assistance in keeping things

" like butter " around here.

 

Your List Moderators

 

" We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we

created them. " Albert Einstein

 

Subject:

Important eGroups Moderator News

Date:

Fri, 08 Dec 2000 03:37:30 -0000

 

Dear eGroups Moderator,

 

We have exciting news to share with you. We want you to be among the

first to know that eGroups and Clubs will be merging. The new

service will be called .

 

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH EGROUPS?

 

eGroups will now be called . 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.

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 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?

 

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 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 Messenger.

* Reach a larger audience. You will have the entire 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 ID.

For a detailed FAQ on this and other merger topics, please visit:

 

http://help./help/us/groups/info

 

On behalf of everyone here at , thanks for being a

moderator on our service.

 

 

Sincerely,

 

The team