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Over night has changed the way our reminders are formatted. In

order to not receive the spam that comes along with signing up for our

email you will have to get a ID and follow some simple

directions for resetting your marketing preferences. Once you get a

ID you can do this. I will put the directions for this at the

bottom of this email.

To do this you will have to get a ID. This will also help you

when we have members bouncing. Many of these members do

not have User IDs. We urge each one of you to obtain a

User ID so that you can easily see if you are bouncing and also take

the necessary steps to unbounce yourself. This is NOT the same as

obtaining a mailing address. You DO NOT have to have a

mailing address to have a User ID, but that is an option you can

choose. If you have a friend who is not receiving their list mail,

please pass this info on to him or her.

(The term " bouncing " means that your list mail from is

being returned to as undeliverable. This can be because

your box is full, because of spam filters, or because of technical

changes made by your Internet Service Provider.)

Obtaining a User Id is very easy. Go to

http://www. or http:// to register.

Once on that page, click on " Click Here to Register " which appears

under New Users. will walk you through the process step by

step. You will need to come up with a " handle. " Have several in

mind since their are thousands of users and your first

choice will probably be taken.

Once you have a User ID, go to http://privacy. and

click on Marketing Preferences. Check NO to everything on that page

and then click Save Changes at the bottom of the page.

Go back to http://privacy. and scroll down the text until

you see the link for Web Beacons. Click on that and scroll down the

text until you see the words Opt Out. Click on that to opt out of

the Web Beacons program.

Once you have a User ID, you can go to

myprefs to see if you have any bouncing

addresses linked to your ID. If you do, this page will give you

directions on how to reset your subscription so that you can receive

your mail again.

Another great feature about having a User ID is that you can

reset all your subscriptions to all your groups at the same time when

leaving on vacation. You can go to

mygroups , click on Email Preferences, click

on Edit my Groups and then with two clicks set all your groups to No

Mail. This is a great timesaver when you are rushing to leave for a

trip.

Having a User ID gives you access to the calendar at

, access to the group

files, photos, and also allows you to vote in our polls.

Have questions? has a very detailed help section. If

you have any questions about obtaining and using your ID, go to

http://www. or http:// and click on

HELP in the upper right corner. It will take you to this page,

http://help./help/groups and you will be able to search for

answers to your questions. Please use this service BEFORE contacting

the moderators.