Fwd: [egroups-managers] eGroups Manager News, Issue #12, December 20, 1999

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The eGroups Manager News

Issue #12

December 20, 1999

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Happy holidays and welcome to Issue #12 of the eGroups Manager News.

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In this issue:

-Registration versus Subscription: Educating Your Members on the

Difference

-In the Spotlight: Winter Sports at eGroups

-Save 20% at RedEnvelope: Special Holiday Offer from eGroups Sponsor

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Registration versus Subscription: Educating Your Members on the

Difference

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Did you know that your group members need to be officially registered

with the eGroups service to be able to access our features? For

example, if any of your group members are subscribed to your group,

but are not registered with eGroups, they will not be able to access

the many valuable features such as the vault, calendar, chat room, and

database.

As you know, these features enhance and enrich the group communications

experience, so we want to make sure all of your members have full

access to them.

You may want to send a message to your group(s) asking members if they

have registered at the eGroups site. They might think that because they

are subscribed to your group, they are also automatically registered

with eGroups. You'll want to clarify that these two processes are

separate - they can be subscribed to a group without being registered

at eGroups.

For those members who are not registered, just let them know that they

can quickly and easily register at www.. They will need to

enter their email addresses and choose a password. This will enable

them to utilize the many useful features at eGroups.

IN SUMMARY:

1) Registration at eGroups and subscription to a group are two

different things.

2) Your members must be officially registered at eGroups to have

access to features and benefits.

3) When your members register at eGroups they will have acces to

features such as the calendar, the vault for file sharing and much

more located at the web site.

4) Check with your members today to find out if they have officially

registered at eGroups and let them know the benefits they gain

when they do register!

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In the Spotlight: Winter Sports at eGroups

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Did you know that eGroups boasts thousands and thousands of groups on

almost any topic imaginable? Seriously, there is a group for every

passion, every interest, every curiosity out there.

To make it easier to learn about additional groups that you might want

to join, we've decided to let the Gazette deliver them directly to

you!

Each issue we will " spotlight " one category or sub-category. Within

this category we will offer you a selection of groups to choose from.

For this issue, in honor of wintertime and those beloved snow sports,

we're pleased to present you with some of the winter sports related

groups that you can join at eGroups!

SKIING:

THE APRES SKI CLUB

This Bay Area singles club with around 700 members is a place to go to

discuss ideas on skiing venues and to organize trips. Mountain

biking, waterskiing and social activities around the Bay Area are

among the groups' other passions.

To join this group, click here:

list/apres/info.html

COCHRAN'S SKI AREA

For those in the Burlington, Vermont area, this group offers

information on this non-profit ski area, the only ski area in

northwestern Vermont that provides affordable skiing, snowboarding,

lessons and race training for kids and families.

To join this group, click here:

list/cochranskiarea/info.html

HOCKEY:

HOCKEYTALK

A discussion place for hockey fans around the world who want to talk

about hockey, the NHL, or the European hockey leagues.

To join this group, click here:

list/hockeytalk/info.html

ICE REFEREES

A discussion group for hockey officials throughout the world.

To join this group, click here:

list/icereferees/info.html

FANTASY HOCKEY

For fantasy sports fans, this group is a fantasy hockey league.

To join this group, click here:

hfnhl/info.html

SKATING:

FITNESS AND SPEED SKATING

Athletes world-wide talk about skating and training events in the

Mid-Atlantic region.

To join this group, click here:

masf/info.html

FIGURE SKATING

A group for anyone involved in the world of figure skating.

To join this group, click here:

figure_skating/info.html

Happy winter to all!

For a full listing of all sports groups, go to www. and

click on " sports " in the listing on the right side of page.

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As always, we thank you for your support of the eGroups service and we

welcome your suggestions and feedback. Also, we would love to hear the

many interesting ways you are using the eGroups service. If you have a

great story to tell, please send it to us at: egp-storiesegroups.

Please note that we may decide to feature your story in a future

issue of this newsletter. We may pass on to our Public Relations

Department as well.

From all of us at eGroups, we wish you a safe and joyous holiday, and

we look forward to serving you in 2000!

Sincerely,

The eGroups Team

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