How do I configure yahoo group to ensure that no illegal member is admitted.?

Question

People have been joining our group illegally and causing the group a lot of embarassment.

Answer 1

I assume that you're an owner or moderator of the Yahoo Group in question.  If so, then click on Management on the left-hand side of your Group's web page.  Then click on Membership on the right-hand side of the resulting page.  Then click on the Edit link next to Membership Type And Welcome Message.  Then make sure Membership type is not set to Open; if you need to, then change it, followed by clicking the Save Changes button.

Answer 2

set your group to restricted membership so you apporve them and set new members to moderated posts

left tabs on homepage click management- under group settings click messages- next page Posting and Archives (Edit) <-- click the edit- 3rd column Moderation check either new members OR Unmoderated - click save changes-

REMEMBER

this will only affect those who join after this setting change. members now prior to this remain on the previous setting that you had, lets say no moderation.

ALSO

these members stay moderated until you individually reset each one and here's how (this is also how you'd moderate a member who needs it)

locate said member is members list- click edit membership below their ID- Posting Messages: Override: This member's posts are always moderated (Edit) <-- click the edit

next page choose either

* Messages posted by this member are not moderated.

* Messages posted by this member are moderated.

click save changes