Want to join a yahoo group but do not want to open a yahoo mail account. Want to use gmail?

Question

Want to join a yahoo group but do not want to open a yahoo mail account. Want to use gmail?

Answer 1

This person is wrong who posted before me. I have alot of groups I have made for years and I use google mail in all of them. Now when you first join a group yes you have to make a yahoo account with there e-mail..but you can change it to googlemail right away and never have to use yahoo e-mail..I have used all the features in other groups with googlemail..with no troubles at all.  Your not limited to a yahoo e-mail to be in any group with any kind of a e-mail. People use Aol,Hotmail,Lycos,Gmail(Googlemail) and other feee e-mail or paid . Just cause you want to use another e-mail doens't stop you from enjoying any yahoo group. They don't make it that you have to use there e-mail only. When I was useing yahoo e-mail I was not getting any posting from my member or the group and then I use a few other e-mail and then I stayed with gmail now..and get all my e-mail with no troubles. So yes join a group with the yahoo e-mail and just change it to gmail.

Answer 2

you can join w/o a Yahoo account, however you'll be an e-mail member only meaning you wil not be able to access the groups web features like files and links, so on

How do I join a group?

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/...

***** no, I am not incorrect, as the 2nd answer offered "Now when you first join a group yes you have to make a yahoo account with there e-mail."  The asker asked and stated they did not want to open a yahoo account- without that acount you are an e-mail only member. **why do you think Yahoo accounts are deleted from non use??

How could I join a group without getting access to its web features? How do I prevent this from occurring in the future?

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/groups/...

to add an e-mail to an account

go to this link- http://groups.yahoo.com/myprefs click add email address on top left- follow steps and confirm address.

then go to this link http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups click edit my groups on the top left- locate group (if there's more than one) under the column Email Address click the arrow for the drop down box and select new address- click save changes