We would like to create a hierarchical group in yahoo groups.. how?

Question

We would like to create a hierarchical group. Much like what we can do with 'aliases' in windows and linux.

eg:

[e-mail] has

[e-mail] and [e-mail]

[e-mail] & [e-mail] has the email addresses of members of that group We need this to be able to broadcast messages at different levels. so members can send messages to their groups or to both groups by sending the message to [e-mail]

Please advise.

Answer 1

Sub-groups like that within a Yahoo Group are not possible, unfortunately.  The only way you could do this would be to create three different Groups, and try to make sure that everyone who is a member of group1 or group2 is also a member of supergroup.

Answer 2

Sub categories are not possible within a Yahoo Group but you can create a Yahoo Group for each different category. Here is how you can do that:

1. Go to Yahoo!s homepage, from the left hand side list choose "groups"

2. when the pages comes, there is box which says "Easy as 1-2-3. Start your group today." Click on it.

3. Then you enter to your Yahoo mail address.

4. You have 3 steps to create your yahoo group, which are: Categorize, Describe and Select Profile

And here is additional info from Yahoo!:

How do I start a new group?

It’s easy to start a group. Just click Start a Group on any Yahoo! Groups page. We'll walk you through a simple set-up process and presto, you’ll have a group!

It’ll get listed in the Yahoo! Groups directory within a few days, in the category that you select during the set-up process. Occasionally, our team of category editors comes across groups they feel have been miscategorized, and if this happens with your group, we’ll let you know.

And here is the link:

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

Answer 3

Easy as 1-2-3.

Start your group today.

http://groups.yahoo.com/start

think up a URL and group name to match your topic