Sending Emails to members

[creativeway]

Wilson,

On the Yahoo individual message page ?From? line, you can click on the partial Email address of the person and send the person a message through Yahoo Mailer. I would like the same feature or a way to send members an Email---PGO links to Yahoo Mailer. Perhaps a (Reply to Person). Thanks.

Loren

[Wilson Logan]

Hi Loren,

I don't think thats possible unless you're a group owner or have access to everyone on the groups un-munged email addresses.

I know what you mean though & it might be possible, but is it desirable? In the wrong hands it could be a spammers dream feature.    

Cheers,

Wilson.

[creativeway]

>I don't think thats possible unless you're a group owner or have access to everyone on the groups un-munged email addresses.
I know what you mean though & it might be possible, but is it desirable? In the wrong hands it could be a spammers dream feature.  

I can go to the Members page and copy all three columns into Word or Excel and then click on an Email address and it will link to Yahoo Mailer so I can Email the person. I guess I will just remember the Message number and use the Yahoo browser.
Perhaps the "open in yahoo option" suggested by phazei would work.

Loren

[Wilson Logan]

Indeed. I supose so long as there's no automated feature to "Reply to All" something could be added along the lines you suggest.

Cheers,

Wilson.

[wundrbee]

Wilson,

May I suggest that if a feature such as this is implemented that it only be available if the members list is accessible from the yahoogroup from which the members are requested?

In other words if the moderator of the group has their group members public then PGO could access them, otherwise then PGO could not have access to them.

As a moderator, I am against just anyone having access to members email addresses. Yahoo has it set up so that you can go to the site and send an email to another member without divulging their email address (granted, once the person replies you'll have their email address.)

I was on an art group a while back and the moderator and I had a disagreement, so I started my own art group. The former moderator gained access to the members list - via a "spy" on my new list and then proceeded to harass me and any member on my list via email with insults and threats that were so vulgar that I would not let my worst enemy read (and I'm no prude, by a longshot!). So, I made the members list available only to me.  

And I do agree it would be a spammer's dream function.

Tammi Upshaw
P.S. did  you get my email about my email addy change?

[Wilson Logan]

Hi Tammi,

Even if the memberlist isn't accessible you can still mail people by clicking on the munged (ie hidden) link on the Yahoo group. If I implement a way to do this from PGO so long as it can't be automated (to spam every member, say) then I'm not offering anything you can't do in Yahoo.


I think !

Cheers,

Wilson.  

[wundrbee]

Errrrr.... I thought I'd suggested that, but in re-reading my initial response I appearantly had a momentary lapse of some sort. Between no coffee, lack of sleep and visions of the email jerk I encountered, I seemed to be rambling a bit like a lunatic! :D Sorry if I came across with a bad attitude.

I don't have a problem with what you are suggesting - or what the other guy suggested. My concern was that just anyone would have access to the emails. Yes, I know that if you are on individual email you would have access to the person's email anyway.  Logic does elude me from time to tome.

I'll send you another email with the addy change - I'm not sure I sent it!! Between trying to move,  going back to school and staying financially above water I don't know if I'm coming or going these days.......

Tammi

[Wilson Logan]

Tammi,

OK, no probs.

Cheers,

Wilson.