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Does anyone know of a way to print a monthly calendar without seeing the event details such as repeat?
I've had to click the subscribe to this calendar, and paste the link into the group's home page (as our website link)? in order to get a printable calendar. But I can't reference it as the calendar, which makes it useless to my group. -- Norm |
Re: Two Groups Into One
Pam
Thank you so much for the information. This past week in Yahoo groups has proven yet again why we gotta get out of there, lol. And thanks to the group, in general. Many of these messages have gone over my head, haha, but the rest have been helpful for when I finally get this process started over the weekend. And never fear (as if all you generous people would), I will poke the list again if I have a question. Thanks again so much! Pam? :) On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 8:20 PM, Shal Farley <shals2nd@...> wrote: Pam, |
Re: Is there a way to force "via groups.io"?
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It would be very unusual if it did. And wrong, given that Groups.io's servers are not in any way under the control of the member's email service.That is correct regarding SPFs and that is why a server doing SPF checking is going to consider an email "from" domain X is invalid because it came from groups.io servers. My example has nothing to do with DMARC but shows how "spoofing" that an email is directly from someone is, in fact, a red flag to proper email handling.? Other mail lists do not do this type of spoofing and are therefore not blocked. The only services that should be having that kind of issue are those that have elected to use a "reject" policy in their DMARC records. Those services are incompatible with traditional mailing lists, but Groups.io (and Y!Groups and some others) have adapted to that. Most other lists I'm on simply don't support users of those services as members.There are servers that do not use DMARC records but still block email for internal domains that appear to originate from outside.? DMARC is a relatively recent addition to email processing and most private/enterprise servers do not rely on DMARC for protection.? Your statement "Most other lists I'm on simply don't support users of those services as members" is myopic at best. I found a number of examples in this forum of major services not allowing that type of spoofing and I am a member of a number of other list providers (beyond Y!Groups but including Y!Groups) who alter the "from" address so SPAM filtering algorithms that are based on sender domains do not block list messages.? By altering the "from" address to show the message was originated via the group (which it is) ensures proper delivery under all cases by allowing users to unblock groups.io at a level available to users (as most users cannot alter corporate or ISV rules regarding rogue email generation from outside). No, only in the case of a reject policy in their DMARC record, I think, and that's handled. Again, this statement is, at best, myopic and stating "if your email provider does this type of blocking and is not using DMARC, we won't support you." tells the millions of users out there that are using those type of services "Too, bad; we are going to remove a level of protection by spoofing your email address to appear to be generated from our servers instead of yours."? Worse, this is not explained anywhere in groups.io information on what would cause bouncing that was not occurring in groups that get transferred and we are stuck with the transfer and a large number of users who no longer can use the service. If their rule were that simple their users couldn't participate in mailing lists at all - at least not lists that have fellow users. That is, if both Alice and Bob use 's service, they'd not be able to see each other's posts.As Dave indicated, there are many organizations? that have this rule and have had no problem with mail lists -because- the email is properly denoted as having originated via the list, not from that organization.? This type of policy predates DMARC usage and most lists that predate DMARC alter the from address to indicate the message is from the list, not directly from the individual.? This simple indicator resolves SPF failures and internal domain blocking algorithms that have nothing to do with or predate DMARC. You indicated getting this option in "beta".? How do I do that and how do I get my groups set up to be part of that beta? Pete |
Re: Is there a way to force "via groups.io"?
#issue
¿ªÔÆÌåÓý>... or the user's server does not allow internal email addresses originated externally.? ? In several of the organizations I have worked in, we have had policies like the above. However, users were able to add rules to by-pass the block. These days I would expect such places to have DMARC block. ? Dave ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Shal Farley
Sent: 12 April 2018 09:02 To: GMF <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [GMF] Is there a way to force "via groups.io"? #issue ? Pete,
? No, I don't think so. You could ask for that feature in beta, but I don't think there's a point to it. ?
? It would be very unusual if it did. And wrong, given that Groups.io's servers are not in any way under the control of the member's email service.
? If their rule were that simple their users couldn't participate in mailing lists at all - at least not lists that have fellow users. That is, if both Alice and Bob use 's service, they'd not be able to see each other's posts.
? No, only in the case of a reject policy in their DMARC record, I think, and that's handled. Shal
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Re: Is there a way to force "via groups.io"?
#issue
Pete,
We have members who are not part of the "predefined" list of mail servers that require "via " address modification.? I think the "list" is discovered rather than defined. That is, Groups.io checks the sending service's DMARC records to determine if the modification is necessary (policy = reject). ? Is there a way to either force it for all members (similar to Yahoo) or at least for those who are having issues? No, I don't think so. You could ask for that feature in beta, but I don't think there's a point to it. ? I see 2 places where this is necessary: the user's server has an SPF record associated with it which does not include ... It would be very unusual if it did. And wrong, given that Groups.io's servers are not in any way under the control of the member's email service. ? ... or the user's server does not allow internal email addresses originated externally.? If their rule were that simple their users couldn't participate in mailing lists at all - at least not lists that have fellow users. That is, if both Alice and Bob use 's service, they'd not be able to see each other's posts. The only services that should be having that kind of issue are those that have elected to use a "reject" policy in their DMARC records. Those services are incompatible with traditional mailing lists, but Groups.io (and Y!Groups and some others) have adapted to that. Most other lists I'm on simply don't support users of those services as members. In both cases, it is extremely important to be able to "turn on" the "via " functionality. No, only in the case of a reject policy in their
DMARC
record, I think, and that's handled. ? Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
Re: groups and spam
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýIsn¡¯t this like closing the barn door after the horse has gotten out? ? Bob ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Bowman ? . _._,_._,_ |
Re: Name not spelled right
If you delete a group, that group name can't be reused for some indefinite time.? Best to just rename it on the Settings page.? You'll also need to correct it in the Welcome message.
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Re: Name not spelled right
RickGlaz
If you did not get too far, go get the name you want
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and forget or delete the one with the error. (OR)<?> You seem to be able to change it in Admin, Settings, General, but maybe not. What you want has to be available of course. Rick, I'm kinda new here... On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 04:54 am, dash wrote:
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Re: Name not spelled right
On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 04:54 am, dash wrote:
I misspelled the name of the group I am creating.? How do I fix that?The simplest thing to do, if you haven't gotten too far into the process, is to hit the "Delete Group" button at the bottom of the Settings page and start over. Otherwise, see?/g/GroupManagersForum/message/4029?and subsequent messages in the thread. Bruce |
Is there a way to force "via groups.io"?
#issue
We have members who are not part of the "predefined" list of mail servers that require "via group.io" address modification.? Is there a way to either force it for all members (similar to Yahoo) or at least for those who are having issues?? I see 2 places where this is necessary: the user's server has an SPF record associated with it which does not include groups.io or the user's server does not allow internal email addresses originated externally.? In both cases, it is extremely important to be able to "turn on" the "via groups.io" functionality.
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Re: Subscriptions- email content
RickGlaz
Re:?/g/GroupManagersForum/message/7208
This works too, (above), keeps quoting and the archives small, but is no good to people off line or reading in email program downloads. "leave a little" is the best answer, but hard to sell, and harder yet to get "everyone" to do... Rick |
Re: Subscriptions- email content
On 10 Apr 2018 at 9:42, Patrick 2E0ETF wrote:
i just had an issue with another groups.io group where we were having a numberIt is always better to include enough of the message you are replying to to show the context and clarify the meaning of your message. You may read messages on the web site, where the whole thread/topic is available, but many, including me, use an email client and rarely if ever visit the web site. That means the only context we have is what is shown on your message. I sometimes find replies sent with nothing quoted are completely meaningless to me for that reason. Jim Fisher -- - My thoughts on freedom (needs updating) - political snippets, especially economic policy - misc. snippets, some political, some not Forget Google! I search with which doesn't spy on you |
Re: Adding about 3100 members
Thanks everyone,
Obviously I haven't gotten to the point of trying to add a lot of members in my test group yet. I'm going off of what I see on the screens and in discussion. So I'm learning a whole lot from all of you. As far as bulk add, yep, I plan to get the transfer routine to set up the subgroups as far as it can. But I may need to add the main membership to a new subgroup every other month depending on how I end up having to organize subgroups - which is why I asked for a new feature allowing subgroups to have their own subgroups. It sounds like we may have work arounds for the add so I'll try them out when I get enough members in my test group. Thanks again Beth |
Re: What to do if your YGroup's transfer to Groups.io is incomplete? . . . . . . .
RickGlaz
Thanks Shal and Bruce,
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The missing messages ARE searchable. I looked/searched all the way back to 2001... And searched what "appeared" to be one of the the missing years (2014) during the reverse stepping I tried to describe. (Went right now, looked and...) I narrowed it down. The WEB site display at .IO seems to use multiple numbering segments (or bands of numbers) and when reversing inside different bands of sequences the results are VERY odd... Example, years going missing, messages assigned impossible numbers because we were not here when those number would have been assigned. In any event, this is an issue Group Owners can't solve on their own... Seems like a Yahoo export issue or a .IO import one... I think I need to get into a "beta test" group here... (The beta group does not test...)<??> Disclaimer: If something that seems impossible is happening, I seem to root it out very easily... Rick On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 09:01 am, Bruce Bowman wrote: On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 08:42 am, RickGlaz wrote: |
Re: What to do if your YGroup's transfer to Groups.io is incomplete? . . . . . . .
On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 08:42 am, RickGlaz wrote:
IF toggling the message view button in the upper right hand corner on theSeems to me that's an indication that:
Bruce |
Re: What to do if your YGroup's transfer to Groups.io is incomplete? . . . . . . .
Rick,
I'm assuming when the member count on the .IO specific-Group WEB Home page I'm not sure of the exact timing of when the member count might bump up, but when you receive the "You have been added" message and/or the group's Welcome member notice then it is complete. I know that the members are copied into the Groups.io group first, before the other content. So I don't know if the count is of itself a reliable indicator. IF toggling the message view button in the upper right hand corner on the Again, I don't know the details of how the content is copied in. When you first see old messages from the Y!Group appear then the copy has probably finished, at least for messages - I think that likely goes quickly if not at once. Disclaimer: I am looking as a normal MEMBER and have no elevated privileges Also, if you joined the Groups.io group before the transfer then your address won't be copied in during the transfer and you won't receive either notice. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
Re: Adding about 3100 members
Beth,
Interesting information about the per day limit; As far as I'm aware there is no limit to the number of email addresses you can Direct Add in one go. I've had no problem adding a few hundred at a time by copy/paste from a column in Excel to the Direct Add form. Or you could copy/paste from a text file, or upload the text file into the form. There may be a technical limit to the size that you can paste into the Direct Add form, but with modern computers and browsers that's probably enormous. One thing that will happen, with more than a few being Direct Added at a time, is that the addition will not take effect immediately. Large additions may be held pending review by Groups.io. That review usually doesn't take too long, a couple hours during the business day, and after the first one it seems to take much less time for subsequent Direct Adds. ? that one could be a problem for me as I'm hoping to heavily rely on subgroups when I bring numerous yahoo groups over and corral them into one main group with subgroups.? For Yahoo Groups it is better to let the transfer agent add the members to your Groups.io group or subgroup. That has no size limit and does not require being a Premium group. When transferring a Y!Group into a subgroup the transfer agent will take care of also adding the member to the primary group if needed (that is, if that address isn't already in the primary group). Also, the transfer agent will copy over each member's subscription info: Delivery, Posting Privileges, and Join Date. ? The 20 "at a time" limit is also a concern, and I was thinking about adding a beta request for a bulk add function for subgroups.?? That could be helpful. Doing them page at a time can be a pain. Note that there's an option on your account's Preferences page to change the number of Items Per Page so you can bump that number up to 100 or to Infinite Scroll if you wish. When using Direct Add in the primary group there are checkboxes for each subgroup so that you can simultaneously Direct Add that batch of addresses to any desired subgroups. Question - has any of this been addressed before with a resolution to stay as currently configured or is there room for added subgroup functionality? I think it was asked about once before in beta, but there's no reason you can't ask again. ? btw, where is the API documentation? I found it weeks ago, but not now when I was actually looking for it.? ? Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
Re: Adding about 3100 members
On Wed, Apr 11, 2018 at 04:54 am, Beth Weld wrote:
btw, where is the API documentation? I found it weeks ago, but not now when I was actually looking for it.?What I was referring to can be found at /api#direct-add?See the Notes section for the function. Bruce |
Re: What to do if your YGroup's transfer to Groups.io is incomplete? . . . . . . .
RickGlaz
I'm assuming when the member count on the .IO specific-Group WEB Home page
"jumps" and you also get a Welcome message from the Group, (to a spare test account), at that point the system "thinks" it is done. (Correct?) (After that.) IF toggling the message view button in the upper right hand corner on the Groups .IO WEB message reader page jumps 5 years suddenly going in reverse, would that be an indication the transfer is incomplete for messages, or an indexing and or a display problem? Welcome message went out around 6am today, should I wait and check tomorrow? (I last looked at 9-10am and ONLY at the messages and stopped...) Disclaimer: I am looking as a normal MEMBER and have no elevated privileges in that specific Group. Off group messages are OK... Rick On April 11, 2018 at 4:12 AM Shal Farley <shals2nd@...> wrote:Sent from my WEBmail. |