Re: Is there a way to automatically respond to people posting in my old yahoo group telling them to move to groups.io? #yahoo
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On Fri, Nov 15, 2019 at 10:31 AM, Adam Carlson wrote:
I've put my old yahoo group in full moderate mode so that if anyone tries posting there it won't go through and I will get a message asking me to moderate the post. Then I email them and tell them we've moved to groups.io.Your members will get an email when you are transferred. You can edit the Welcome message; otherwise a generic email will be sent.? In: ?/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Transfer-from-Yahoo-Groups#Y21group-after-the-transfer Step 1: Customize your group's Welcome Member Notice
Your group@'s Settings page has a tab for Member Notices. There is a stock Welcome notice which you can edit. If you leave this notice Active it will be sent to the email address of each member of Y!group copied to group@[1], but it won't be sent if you uncheck the Active checkbox. You'll probably want to keep most of the stock text, but you may wish to personalize it a bit so that it sounds like a message that comes from you and relates specifically to your Y!group.
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Additional things to tell your members in the Welcome message:
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If you simply wish to receive and post messages to the group by email then you're all set - no further action on your part is needed.
If you click onto the Groups.io web site and you want to access members-only areas of our group@ you will need to log in using your email address (the same address used in the group). There are multiple ways to log in at Groups.io, but the easy way to start is to click the link to Log In, and since you don't have a password yet, click the "Email me a link to log in" button.
The link in the email Groups.io sends you will log you in for 30 days. Any time you want you can request another log in email, so no worries if you log out, clear your browser cookies or let the 30 days expire. There's no need to ever set a password, unless you prefer to log in that way.
?Here are some example Welcome Member Notices that others have used (usually as a temporary version).
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Tell your group about the move to Groups.io
It may be a good idea to tell the members of Y!group about the upcoming move to group@ well in advance of the actual move, and let them know the reasons why, and what benefits you expect to have.
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Immediately before starting the transfer process it is a good idea to tell (or remind) the members of the Y!group about the move. This can head off some panic when they receive the You have been added ... notice from Groups.io, and/or your Welcome notice. You may also want to warn the members that their spam filter may block those notices or other emails from the new group. Suggest checking their spam folder, adding the new group email address to their address book, or add groups.io to their spam white list.
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Here are some example messages others have sent to their Y!Groups (usually as "Special Notices").
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And how to create a member notice:/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Member-Notices Frances ? -- FAQ on Moving from YahooGroups GMF Wiki: (unofficial) Help for members (and would-be members) and group managers |
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