Sorry for the slight off-topic-ness of this post, but I'm trying to get Yahoo to
enable RSS
authentication so I can keep up with several yahoo groups (that don't allow
non-members
to view messages) via RSS instead of email. If you'd like to see Yahoo add this
feature,
please send them feedback like I did by going to this URL:
http://tinyurl.com/jzr7p

...or by taking the following steps:

Go to: http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/security/cgi_feedback

Fill in your Yahoo! ID, name & email address.
Select "Other" for the subject.
In the Feedback text field, enter this text (or write your own):
I can only view the RSS feeds of all yahoo groups that allow non-members to view
their
messages. Please enable RSS feed authentication. That will allow me to view
RSS feeds of
all yahoo groups I'm subscribed to, even if they don't allow non-members to view
their
messages.

I've created a link that will fill in that text for you:
http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/security/cgi_feedback?
select40=opt405&textarea50=I%20can%20only%20view%20the%20RSS%20feeds%20of%
20yahoo%20groups%20that%20allow%20non-members%20to%20view%20their%
20messages.%20Please%20enable%20RSS%20feed%20authentication.%20That%20will%
20allow%20me%20to%20view%20RSS%20feeds%20of%20all%20yahoo%20groups%20I'm%
20subscribed%20to,%20even%20if%20they%20don't%20allow%20non-members%20to%
20view%20their%20messages.

Here's a tinyurl version of that same link:
http://tinyurl.com/jzr7p

Thanks,
Simon

P.S.- Feel free to blog about this and spread the word so yahoo gets the message
that
many people would like this feature.