Yahoo announced to close the Yahoo Groups service

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Yahoo announced that it will gradually shut down the Yahoo Groups website. From October 28th, users will no longer be able to post new content to this site; by December 14th, all previously published content will be permanently deleted. Yahoo said the Yahoo Groups website will continue to exist, but all public groups will be made private or restricted. Any new team member will need to apply to join or be invited by the administrator. Although some features are limited, administrators can still manage various group settings.

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What features will go away?

  • Files
  • Polls
  • Links
  • Photos
  • Folders
  • Calendar
  • Database
  • Attachments
  • Conversations
  • Email Updates
  • Message Digest
  • Message History

It is understood that the Yahoo group was launched in 2001, which is equivalent to a combination of a mailing list and an Internet forum platform. Individual groups can interact on the Yahoo Group website or interact via email.

Via: theverge

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