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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.
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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,

> Is it possible to integrate two Yahoo groups into one
> group here?

Yes. Just perform the transfer twice: once for each Yahoo Group, citing the same Groups.io group as the destination.

See also:
/yahootransfer and (the work-in-progress):
/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Transfer-from-Yahoo-Groups

> When the neo nonsense started, I found another yahoo platform that
> hadn't changed yet, and moved the group there. It ended up changing as
> well, of course, and now I'd like to have the messages from both
> groups moved into one here, if possible.

Memberships (email addresses) that appear in both Y!groups will be copied as part of the first transfer, then skipped on the second. That will leave the members with the delivery and moderation settings, and join date, they have in the first group.

Messages in the Groups.io group will generally be displayed in date order, so if messages were posted in the two Y!groups concurrently they will appear intermingled in the Groups.io group. But the message numbers will be assigned at the time the messages are copied, so all of the messages from the second group will have higher numbers than those from the first.

Both of the above mean you likely would prefer to transfer the original group first, and the "lifeboat" group second.

Shal


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Re: Is there a way to force "via groups.io"? #issue

 

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.

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.
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

 

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>... or the user's server does not allow internal email addresses originated externally.?

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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.

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Dave

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Shal Farley
Sent: 12 April 2018 09:02
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Subject: Re: [GMF] Is there a way to force "via groups.io"? #issue

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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).
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Is there a way to either force it for all members (similar to Yahoo) or at least for those who are having issues?

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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.

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I see 2 places where this is necessary: the user's server has an SPF record associated with it which does not include ...

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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.
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... or the user's server does not allow internal email addresses originated externally.?

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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.

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No, only in the case of a reject policy in their DMARC record, I think, and that's handled.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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... 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.
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Re: groups and spam

 

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Isn¡¯t this like closing the barn door after the horse has gotten out?

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Bob

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bruce Bowman
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 11:05 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [GMF] groups and spam

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If the problem persists, somehow the problem person got a list of group members, and may even be subscribed to your list under a different address. At that point I would shut down the member directory and under no circumstances would I make the member list visible to anybody who is not a trusted Moderator.

Bruce

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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
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:

I misspelled the name of the group I am creating.? How do I fix that?




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.


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 number
of replies to a Message. i responded to another member?s reply directed at me.
Now another member has complained that when I reply I should have quoted the
message that I replied to.

my response is that the message was part of a thread and expanding the message
shows all the messages. Several other members agreed.?
It 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.

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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,
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:
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?
Seems to me that's an indication that:

  • your group transfer is probably complete, and
  • your message archives span 5 years.
That sort-order button almost caught me on one occasion -- I believe it was right here in GMF -- when I didn't realize I had changed it and began to compose a reply to a message from 2014 or so.?Fortunately, I figured it out before hitting "send"...but I realized that if I could make that mistake, others could too. At that point I changed my own group settings so all topics are locked after 60 days.

Bruce


Re: Subscriptions- email content

Patrick 2E0ETF
 

It¡¯s horses for courses ... I see different people have different ways of reading these threads.?

I do do like the idea of just cutting and pasting a few lines to get the context.?


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 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?
Seems to me that's an indication that:

  • your group transfer is probably complete, and
  • your message archives span 5 years.
That sort-order button almost caught me on one occasion -- I believe it was right here in GMF -- when I didn't realize I had changed it and began to compose a reply to a message from 2014 or so.?Fortunately, I figured it out before hitting "send"...but I realized that if I could make that mistake, others could too. At that point I changed my own group settings so all topics are locked after 60 days.

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
"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?)

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
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?

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
in that specific Group.

The specific owner/moderator of the Groups.io group who initiated the transfer will also get a transfer complete notice from Groups.io. But for a member of the group there are only the two notices I mentioned, and both are optional. That is, the owner/mod could have chosen to send neither a "You've been added" nor a "Welcome" notice to the Y!Group members that were copied in.

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


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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.
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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.
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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.
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btw, where is the API documentation? I found it weeks ago, but not now when I was actually looking for it.?
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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:


Paul,

So, in such a case would we then have an opportunity to make a 2nd transfer
request asking that the things which had been 'left behnd' could be moved?


Or, is a 2nd attempt to transfer any 'left behind' things not something
that Groups.io is able to do?
Yes, you can.

If you go to the "In Process" page for the completed transfer there's a red
button at the bottom that will allow you to delete the old transfer status.
Then you initiate a new transfer from the same Y!Group to the Groups.io
group, selecting only the sections that were missing.

If a section was only partially copied (e.g. some files copied, some not) I
believe the automation will automatically skip any content that is already
present in the Groups.io group, but I haven't tested that (and haven't had
to, knock-on-wood).

The idea here is that some of Yahoo Groups' failures have been sporadic, so
it is possible that a second attempt may be able to copy some items that
hadn't been accessible the first time. If you can now access (using the
normal Yahoo Group web page) any of the items listed as not transferred,
then there's a good chance that the transfer agent will be able to now
also. If you can't, maybe wait in hope that you can later.

Also, if you can now it would likely be prudent to go ahead and download
them manually (if there aren't so many as to make that impractical), just
in case.

Shal
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