Also...

What have you got in "My Preferences" in your actual Yahoo Groups?

Check that as well to make sure it's set to plain text rather than HTML if your group will only allow plain text.

I just had a look around some Yahoo Groups places and some of the groups will accept HTML and others won't.

Okay, I shall give this a try.

And to Jo:

I USED to use Outlook Express. When I USED TO USE IT, all I had to do (to post a message on the yahoo groups), was to hit the reply button and the email would go directly to the group home.

I no longer use Outlook.

I now receive my mail using Verizon Webmail. I get messages via email, and I wanted to hit the reply button and respond that way (without having to sign into the group, etc. etc.

That's when I got the message "we can't support html, only text, (or some such thing).

I shall try and do what Lara suggests.

I could not find any option in any preferences in my verizon webmail that says what you indicated.

but then again, WHAT DO I KNOW!!!!!

lol

I must be brain dead. I just went to my sproutpeople message groups. there is no MY PREFERENCES.

There is an option to "edit membership", I clicked on that to see if here was any my preferences.

There was not.

I'm doomed!!

Melody

LOL sproutpeople.

Hang on I'll check more. I saw numerous references to My Preferences when I searched Yahoo Groups.

Not doomed. We'll find it.



EDITED TO ADD: click on the My Email Preferences link on the My Groups page.

OR even check your

DELIVERY OPTIONS.

You might need to be logged in to do this of course!

Hey, great group, Melody. I check out their www site actually.

OK now I'm here

Yahoo Groups Help -Email and Message Archive

Edited to add:

One example on that page is this... but do check the page because there's a whole list of other help features.

Of course, you know this might not be the problem at all but was worth checking.

I forgot I am in a yahoo group too LOL.
And just tried to join a horse group and had to have my daughter help me figure out the capcha letters.
the yahoo site seems slow to load...for me anyway.

on the page I joined on there are these settings for email-


[Step 2. Message Delivery

Yahoo! Groups lets you choose how you stay in touch.
Individual Email
The option to choose if you want to get each group message and special notice individually and immediately, as it is posted.

Daily Digest
The option to choose if you want to see all messages but limit the amount of email you receive. We'll compile an email of up to 25 messages and send daily (special notices too!).

Special Notices - Receive only important email notices from the group moderator.

Web Only - Don't get notified of the latest happenings. Read messages only on the web.

Step 3. Message Preference

Select a display format for any email messages you may receive:
Fully Featured New & Improved! Traditional]

so maybe it is one of those settings that you need to change???

so as soon as I get a message from the group I can be of more help so we can figure it out.

hmmnn I was thinking...

Many, many moons ago when I used to subscribe to newgroups which then was called UseNet, it was in my OE that I had the Mail or News option. That was the one I mentioned earlier ... Tools/Options/Send.

To send to usenet I had to make sure that my NEWS Options in my email programme (in my case back then it was outlook express) were set to Plain Text.

Now I know that Yahoo groups is different, but I'm still thinking that if the Yahoo Groups preferences are OK, then you need to check in your Verizon because there are two types of options in OE e.g, one for news and one for mail. Both have HTML or plain text options and advanced settings.

I would double check what Jo posted in post # 7
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post452791-7.html

AHA!!! the fully featured and improved thing.

That's exactly what I clicked on. I'll click on this again. But I think it's how I want to RECEIVE STUFF.

My problem is SENDING the stuff in a text format.

Going back there to check on this.

DOOMED DOOMED DOOMED DOOMED

Oh woe is me!!!!

lol lol

Well, I went into my groups, I changed the FULLY FEATURED to TRADITIONAL.

Now nowhere did I see anything that allowed me to select TEXT instead of HTML.

If you ever find this option, LET ME KNOW!!!

lol