The Yahoo Group: Ranchos will be closing on 31 March 2005



After that time the message email distribution functionality for the
YAHOO group will be discontinued. In it's place is the beautiful site
that Arturo Ramos, our webmaster, has built: http://nuestrosranchos.org



If you haven't requested a password for the site go here and follow the
following instructions:



http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/13819

Please DO NOT create a
new account. Your account is already
set up with your YahooGroups userid but you will have to request a new
password in order to log in. The new password will be sent to the email
registerd on your YahooGroups account and once you receive your
password you can log and change it to whatever they like. In order to
do this:

1. From the main page, click on “Request New Password” just below
   the login area.
2. Enter your YahooGroups username or the email address registered
   on YahooGroups ranchos.
3. Click on e-mail new password.
4. You will receive an email with your new password.
5. Log on with your YahooGroups username and the password received
   in the email.
6. Click on “My account” (Second or third sidebar menu item)
7. Click on the “Edit” tab and enter new password (in both fields
   provided) and click submit.
8. Review other information in the Account Settings category.
   Change your language, time zone, etc. as necessary. Please do NOT
   change your email address. During the transition, the email addresses
   registered on this site and on YahooGroups must match or messages will
   be rejected by one site or another. This restriction will be lifted
   once the transition is complete.
9. Review the information in the Personal Information category.
   Enter your name, location and geographic areas and surnames of
   research.
10. Review the Mailing Lists settings, and subscribe to the mailing
    lists per the instructions below.
    This is very important. If you do not sign up for the mailing lists,
    any messages that you post will not get distributed to the group!

Instructions for signing up for the mailing lists is as
follows:

1. Click on the mailing lists menu option on the right hand menu or
   click on the mailing lists menu item when editing your account in step
   8 above.
2. Click on the type of subscription you would like for each of
   the three mailing lists. You must initially subscribe to receiving all
   email or daily digests. Once you have gone confirmed your subscription
   (next step) you can change back your settings to “No Email” which
   allows you to send messages to the list but not receive any messages
   from the list, i.e. you will be able to read messages only by going
   onto the website.
3. You will receive a message asking for confirmation of your
   email address for each of the mailing lists to which you subscribe. If
   you sign up for all three, you will receive three separate messages.
   Simply reply to each message to confirm your subscription.
4. Once you have registered for a list, the messages that you
   post will get distributed to the group. You can post in any of the
   three Forums or via email to any one of the three lists and the
   messages will automatically get posted to the website and get
   distributed to those signed up for the new Nuestros Ranchos list as
   well as the old YahooGroups list. The posting addresses are
   general@nuestrosranchos.org, research@nuestrosranchos.org, or
   announce@nuestrosranchos.org.

For instructions on navigating and posting content click here.