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Initiating a message to your group via email requires a destination email address
yourgroupname at(@) groups.io? The system typically "figleafs" email addresses to protect the owners in messages
which is why I separated the above the way I did.
/That doesn't seem like such a big deal to type to me.
Especially since most email systems have typeahead and anticipate frequently used addresses.

Lots of email based controls is available if you look at any group's Home page.


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Bob Bellizzi

It appears it is possible to get your group's data from Yahoo. I used the link here ?when the shutdown was announced. Got a notice today that my data was available. I downloaded the zip files and after a quick look, it appears that messages, files, pictures, attachments, links and other data is available to me.

I think I've answered my own question....seems my USD Amex card required a US zip code even though its registered with my home Canadian address. So I found that I can enter the Canadian postal code numbers followed by two zeros to fulfill the zip code entry field I.E.: a PC of "K2A 3P4" becomes a zip code of "23400". It worked and my premium upgrade succeeded.?

My database import seems to have stopped at 5,001 lines/records. Is this a limit, or is it coincidence, and I should try again?

I pushed the green button three days ago and the following notice appeared at the top:?We are in process of transferring your group. Depending on Yahoo and demand, this may take several days. You will be notified by email when the transfer is completed.

Since then, I have heard nothing. ?I see posts here quoting a message from .io giving them their place in the queue?? ?Would someone point me to the page where I can choose a button to show my status? ?

Gene

[Mod Note: Transfer status instructions can be found in?/g/GroupManagersForum/message/19948]

Hello Groups.io friends,
I've created a new groups.io group to replace our Yahoo group of almost 7500 members. We don't have the funds to pay the Premium subscription for a groups transfer. Is there any way to simply invite all our previous members to the new group (from our groups.io site? I successfully downloaded and sent 1000 invites from Yahoo, but Yahoo only allows me to download 1000 members into a database (and we have 7500). Any ideas on how to glean the emails from the Yahoo group for mass import to a groups.io site? We don't really need all our old files and photos.

Thanks!
Marie ([email protected])

Here’s my group’s timeline.? Just for context, we’re comparatively tiny:? 129 members (of whom 15 have already signed up directly at Groups.io rather than awaiting an invitation), fewer than 1,000 past messages though they’re valuable to us, a few dozen photos, just 3 (yes, 3!) small pdf files.

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Query:? How do I know my place in the queue?? Other people seem to figure that out.

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Bottom line is that everything so far seems to be going according to script, but is taking much longer than I expected. ?I have a note on my personal calendar to write a final message to my Yahoo group tomorrow warning that it looks like we’ll be in transfer limbo indefinitely.

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Oh, and [thinly-veiled swearing directed at Yahoo redacted by Moderator].

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 02:37 PM, margie wrote:

On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 09:19 PM, lady.dove@... wrote
into search ? type the name you want..?To ?make the member a mod, click on the name ?
Another window pops up?in that ?dropdown menu
It will have the name?under the name it will have?ROLE: ? where it will have member ?
Click to moderator.
Untick all moderator options

I followed those steps, clicked on ROLE and nothing happens.

In case there is still some misunderstanding, beside the word "Role", there should be a rectangular box that says "Member" and has a down arrow. Click on where it says "Member". Now that should show Member and Moderator. Now click on "Moderator".

If that doesn't work, check your own "Moderator Privileges" permissions as a Moderator. You must have "Invite and Add Members" and "Add, remove, and change moderator privileges". If not, that is why you are unable to perform this function.
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Gerald

I read Mark’s post about queue waiting times but it didn’t clarify my situation. Whatever day it was last week when Mark added the sub transfer statuses, I was at step 3 and 30-something in that queue. His change in how the queues are ordered put me back to 132 or thereabouts. Last I checked I was 111th. What I’m confused about is that on Mon 10/21st I gave the transfer go-ahead for my group. Yet I’m significantly behind someone who gave the transfer go-ahead on Tues 10/22. a day after I did. If Mark is taking groups in order of the transfer go-ahead date then I should be ahead of a group that did that the day after I did. There are people posting here with much more urgent concerns, I know, but if anyone can explain this I’d love to know. There’s got to be something more to how he’s ordering groups than just by date of transfer go-ahead.


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Deborah

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 12:51 PM, Diane wrote:

I should get an email saying it’s been accepted?

Diane -- Yes, when your invitation is accepted you will receive an email from groups.io saying so and providing further instructions.

To this point, accepting the invitation has been taking a day or two...but as of this morning Mark said that they had "accepted all invites up through last night," so hopefully any sent today will go more quickly ().

Bruce

Discourse is a BIG DEAL to only use for emails! Way overkill. It's a full-featured flat forum system. Check out Eve Online or World of Warcraft forums to see it in action.

Members can set their preferences here and only get emails, even though the system saves all of them for future reference, just like Yahoo Groups.

I can that’s not an issue.
[email protected]?never became a member the first time.

On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 09:19 PM, lady.dove@... wrote
into search ? type the name you want..?To ?make the member a mod, click on the name ?
Another window pops up?in that ?dropdown menu
It will have the name?under the name it will have?ROLE: ? where it will have member ?
Click to moderator.
Untick all moderator options

I followed those steps, clicked on ROLE and nothing happens.

P. S. I am listed as a moderator

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Other suggestions in this page from GMF wiki -?

/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Not-Receiving-Messages

Checked all these posts, thanks for the lead, none of these are an issue.

Your posts are showing up here! A puzzle.
Are you emailing or going from the GMF group homepage?

Both, and tried another email client as well.

The messages DO get through to some level, as for example messages that need moderation (non-members etc.) go into the pending section. But, I CAN'T approve them, they just untick themselves, when I hit APPROVE. Replying to the moderation request doesn't do anything either.

They just never make it to circulation, no matter what.

* Orest

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On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 05:47 PM, Orest Skrypuch wrote:

So clearly, there is something blocking message posts at a low system level. I wonder if an internal setting that is used to stop posts temporarily during the import process, got left on or something??

That would be an entirely logical conclusion. Time for an email to [email protected] I think.

Yes, I sent them an email yesterday, and bumped it again today. Haven't heard anything yet.

* Orest

Hi... we have an 1800 member YG group, low activity though, but existing since 2000, maybe 70,000 message or so. I've been looking around the messages here, some wiki articles, but lost the one that talks about how to use email (only) to send messages - post new topics and reply to a topic sent in an email (individual or digest).

What I remember seeing somewhere is that there was some "strange" email address to use, containing the group name, and bunches of numbers etc. - long email address. This is apparently the email integration feature. A lot of our members will want to continue to use email only so this is very important. I suppose if this receiving email address is long and strange it would still appear in one's email client to-field auto-fill easily enough, but if awkward we could perhaps create a more pleasant email address externally that forwards to the groups.io receiving address? E.g., external to groups.io, I could create an alias called messages@... and it would forward into groups.io for new topics. Not sure about responding to existing topics though.

Another person is pushing to have us move to a "fancy" system (Discourse) but using email only (etc.) is not clear from what I can see so far. (I know that's not your wheelhouse ;-))

On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 05:39 AM, Rich Janis wrote:

Is the Help info wrong

Mark has corrected the information on the Help page (but made a little typo while doing it.)? It's good enough to make it more clear.

Duane
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Help: /static/help
GMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki
Search button at the top of Messages list
A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions

I did try to reply to a message in the groups.io webview.

It said the reply was sent, but reply did not appear.

* Orest