Hello SFBAPG members,

For the last year or so, I have been the Email Coordinator for the SFBAPG and I have distributed the email announcements to members through my own private email accounts (marydeck, marydeck2, marydeck3, etc.). Now, I am trying to simplify and improve the Guild's email distribution system.

Starting at the end of April, SFBAPG notices will come to you from the following Yahoo group email address:

sfbapg yahoogroups dot com

If you have a spam filter, please add this new SFBAPG email address to your list of acceptable senders.

The advantages of creating this Yahoo group are: (1) the moderator can send a message to everyone through just one mailbox (instead of the eight I've been managing); and (2) it is easy for the Guild to change the person who is the moderator. It's just a matter of changing the settings on the account.

Our account will be set up as a kind of "newsletter only" account. Unlike most Yahoo groups, it will not be an open discussion forum. This means that if you reply to a message, your reply will go only to the SFBAPG Email Coordinator and not to the whole group. (Just like it's always been.)

Since I can only add 10 addresses per day to this account, it will take me about 12 days to completely set up the account. So, I figure it'll be ready about the end of April.

Feel free to contact me with any questions. In the meantime, if you have a spam filter, please add sfbapg@yahoogroups.com to your list of acceptable email senders so you don't miss out on any great puppet news!

Mary Decker