Cat Email Lists are a great source of information. Through a group email list, cat breeders from all over the world can come together to share their knowledge, ideas and passion for their cats.

In the article titled Cat Email Lists we discussed the advantages and disadvantages of belonging to the cat lists - from learning to being swamped with a barrage of emails.

We also discussed the basic lists you may want to belong to - from breed and health lists to specific areas of interest such as line-chasing and support groups.

Yahoogroups.com

The premier provider of email lists on the internet is Yahoogroups.com. The company promotes itself as the easiest way for groups of people to communicate on the Internet.

How To Find The Right Cat Email List For You

If you don't know what lists are available, just go to http://groups.yahoo.com/ and put your areas of interest into the search feature. It should lead you to a variety of lists you can choose to join.

How To Join A List

Once you find a list that interest you, there will be directions to follow about how to join - or simply send a blank email to:

(List Name)-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Example: If you want to join the Fanciers Health List:
mailto:fanciershealth-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Managing Your Emails From A List

Once you join a Yahoogroup cat list, you can manage how your receive your emails in "preferences". The choices are individual emails, digest or webmail. Webmail means you receive no emails at all - but can go to read the emails anytime on the web.

How To Receive Emails In Digest Form

If you don't want your cat emails mixed in with other emails or if you belong to several lists and want to keep their emails separate from one another, you can receive your emails from each list in a digest form. Instead of receiving individual emails, your receive a digest of 25 emails at a time. This makes for less individual items in your mailbox and allows you to follow specific topics more easily.

To subscribe to digest form,
sign into Yahoogroups.com and change your email preferences
or send a blank email to:

(List Name)-digest@yahoogroups.com

Example: If you belong to the Fanciers Health List:
mailto:fanciershealth-digest@yahoogroups.com

How To Suspend Emails Temporarily

Going on holidays? Want to receive no emails while you are gone, but you don't want to unsubscribe from the list? You can request that you receive no mail temporarily.

To suspend receiving emails,
sign into Yahoogroups.com and change your email preferences
or send a blank email to:

(List Name)-nomail@yahoogroups.com

Example: If you belong to the Fanciers Health List:
mailto:fanciershealth-nomail@yahoogroups.com

How To Return To Receiving Emails

Once you return and wish to start receiving emails again,
sign into Yahoogroups.com and change your email preferences
or send a blank email to:

(List Name)-mail@yahoogroups.com

Example: If you belong to the Fanciers Health List:
mailto:fanciershealth-mail@yahoogroups.com

Contact The Email Administrator

Occasionally you may want to contact the administrator/owner/moderator of a particular list. Send a blank email to:

(List Name)-owner@yahoogroups.com

Example: If you belong to the Fanciers Health List:
mailto:fanciershealth-owner@yahoogroups.com

How To Unsubscribe From A List

If you decide to leave an email list, you can unsubscribe by sending a blank email to:

(List Name)-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

Example: If you belong to the Fanciers Health List:
mailto:fanciershealth-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

Create Your Own Group

Feeling adventurous? You can create your own Yahoo group to find others who share your own particular interest. Click on Start a group