Guide to Yahoo Groups
Author: Superdrewby
Date: 2002
So you have been on the web for a while searching for good
places to download images from. Most of the sites you've
found need you to have passwords, subscriptions or Age Checking
Systems. So what do you do if you don't have a credit card,
or just simply don't want to spend money on things like
that?
You go to Yahoo Groups and start joining gay and lesbian
groups. This guide is for those people who have not heard
of the groups or if you have to find out a little bit more
about them.
http://groups.yahoo.com
Getting Started with groups
It's really easy to get started with yahoo groups, all
you need to do is join and create your own free profile
with yahoo. If you already have a profile then just use
your existing yahoo details and log in. most if not all
adult groups will make sure that your profile states that
you are over the age of 18 before letting you join them.
As a general rule of thumb if your age is less than 18
then you will not be allowed to join a group where adult
images or topics are discussed.
Also if you are going to use Yahoo groups either get a
new e-mail address with a nickname or use something like
hotmail, yahoo etc. to have an anonymous e-mail address.
Don't use your work e-mail address or one with your full
name, it's just asking for trouble!
How it all works
Yahoo groups are like big e-mail lists where you can join
lists and share e-mails between other people on the lists.
You can also view the archives of messages sent in the last
few weeks online. The big thing about Yahoo groups is that
people use them to share images between each other over
e-mail and on the web.
It's not just about pornography though, there are also
e-mail lists on all sorts of topics.
You don't have to send e-mails to be a member of most
of the groups, although some groups do expect that you must
contribute a few pics to join or you will be deleted.
The other important thing about groups is that when you
send an e-mail to the group it goes to everyone! So never
send an e-mail to a group that is meant for only one person
or it can end up being very embarrassing indeed!
Some cool groups to join
OK so you have a yahoo group membership so now what? The
search function will no longer find gay groups, because
Yahoo is becoming a little testy about hosting porn and
adult content. So you will need to find some cool groups
on your own.
There are tens of thousands of groups that you can join,
with images of all sorts of things, from fetishes to, blonde
boys, hairy guys, feet etc. you name it and you can find
a yahoo group to suite you! Some really cool groups are:
You can find more groups in all sorts of
categories at the link:
http://www.gaygroups.info/
E-mail Issues
When you join a specific group you have the choice of
whether you receive e-mails from the group or you want to
read and see the images online. Many of the groups can be
very busy and if you opt for receiving e-mails then you
can end up being sent several MB of pictures every day.
This is fine if you have a fast high speed Internet connection.
But if you are using a free e-mail service like Hotmail
or Yahoo mail then you may find that these fill up your
e-mail inbox very quickly.
Different groups have different policies relating to bounced
message - which are caused by your e-mail inbox being full
and returning the e-mail. If you do it once or twice you
may be fine, but if you do it all the time your membership
to the group will be deleted.
It is often better to not receive all the e-mails, especially
if you don't want to be downloading hundreds of e-mails
every day containing large files!
http://groups.yahoo.com
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