Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
1. What is an Egroup?An eGroup is an emailing facility which requires membership, and where members belonging to a particular group can contact everyone in the group by emailing to a common email address. An email sent by a member to the group will be broadcast to all members belonging to that egroup. Therefore, it may be thought of as a bulletin board, that operates on the Internet. It may also be understood as a hybrid between a mailing list and a webforum since it comes with many more features than an ordinary mailing list. Some of the leading free eGroup services are Yahoo! groups, MSN communities, Googlegroups, etc. Back to Top2. What is KonkaniCatholics?KonkaniCatholics is a free eGroup registered with Yahoo! Groups. Back to Top3. Who may join KonkaniCatholics?Anyone who has Konkani for his mother tongue and is a practising Catholic may join KonkaniCatholics. This egroup is meant for all Konkani speaking Catholics of Goa, Mangalore, Udupi, Karwar, Mumbai, all the places in between and around, and those spread around the world, who would like to live and grow in the holy Catholic faith in obedience to the teachings of the Church. Back to Top4. How do I join KonkaniCatholics?Since KonkaniCatholic reserves its membership only to Konkani speaking practising Catholics, one is required to fill up a simple questionnaire to show that he is eligible to be part of KonkaniCatholics. After his submission is reviewed, he will be contacted at the email address submitted by him. The questionnaire may be found at : https://kcatholics.tripod.com/questionnaire.htm Back to Top5. Do I require a Yahoo! ID to be part of KonkaniCatholics?You may submit any email ID but only a Yahoo! email ID will give you access to all the features of the eGroup. A non-Yahoo! ID will only be subscribed to the group's email list. Back to Top6. What features does one get at Yahoo! Groups?Yahoo! Groups provides with a Message archive, direct web Posting, member Chatting, Files section, Photos section, Links section, Database section, Polls section, and a Calendar. It also gives its members various mailing options. Back to Top7. I'm subscribed on a non-Yahoo ID. Is there any way I can still access all the group's features?Yes. But you will still require a Yahoo! ID. You can use your Yahoo! ID to access the group's features and your non-Yahoo! ID to send and receive group mails. In order to do that simply login to your Yahoo! ID (Create one if you don't have one), and set the non-Yahoo! ID which is subscribed to the group as an alternate/secondary email ID and verify it. Then follow the instructions in Question 8. For help with verifying your email address, Click Here. Back to Top8. I'm receiving email from a group, but when I visit the group page, it says I'm not recognized as a member?To correct this and related problems Click Here. Back to Top9. What message delivery options does Yahoo! Groups provide?
Yahoo! Groups gives you the choice of four message delivery options
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Individual emails - Receive individual messages. The format of messages in KonkaniCatholics is plaintext which means you cannot see colours and graphics in your messages. Back to Top10. Whom do I contact for more help?For problems related to Yahoo! Groups, find more help at Yahoo! Groups help page. To Visit, click here. For problems specific to the KonkaniCatholics egroup, write to konkanicatholics (AT) gmail.com Back to Top |
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