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Re: GIO changes from Mark
Jim,
Is it too late to move a group from Yahoo?That depends on how much "prep" work you've done. It is too late to use the Easy Yahoo Group Transfer method, and it is too late to use PG Offline or similar tools to download the Yahoo Group content. You still have until Jan 31st to request a Get My Data download from Yahoo. If you already have a PG Offline download you're in pretty good shape with regard to Files and Photos. If you already have a Get My Data download you're in great shape with regard to Messages. See this wiki page for more details: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Moving-to-Groups.io I have a group and want to load stuff in two sub-groups but they willNote that the increase was only for groups on a Premium plan. Basic (free) groups still have a 1 GB limit. Since the space has increased, will sub-goups space used beI believe that the original intent was that the storage limit would apply to the sum of the storage in the primary and its subgroups. That hasn't been the case though, and each subgroup has been counting against its own limit. So the answer going forward is murky: I think of the current situation as a "bug" that's bound to get fixed one day. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: iOS Screen on Browser
Peter,
Any chance someone could pass this note onto Mark Fletcher?Yes - you can! Email to [email protected] and try to include as much detail as you can about the system where you don't see the Actions menu. Device type, iOS version, browser name and version. Plus anything else you can think of that might be relevant. GMF is a user-to-user forum, so none of us have an inside path. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: Group with same name
Lin,
On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 11:58 AM, Lin Duke wrote:Technically, 99% NO and 1% YES. First, by "group name" I take it you mean "email address prefix" really (which is what Groups.io uses for top-level group uniqueness), and not "group title"; the group title can be the same as anything else.? For example, I can create a top-level group, [email protected], and title it " My XYZ group", and you create another top-level group, [email protected], and you can also title it "My XYZ group" .? Groups,io uses the combination of the group email address and the title in the group directory, so in this example one would see "XYZ / My XYZ group" and "ABC / My XYZ group" if they were to search for "XYZ" in the group directory. So the 99% part of NO means, when one creates a group at the top-level (not a subgroup), the name (email address prefix) they choose has to be unique against all other top-level groups, aliases, etc., no way around this.? The group creation screen will tell you if you used an existing name/email address prefix; if I try to name my group ABC and [email protected] already exists, I will have to choose something else. The 1% YES means that you can indeed create a subgroup with the same name/email address prefix as a top-level group, or any other subgroup for that matter, as long as that subgroup's name is not already in your own top-level group as a subgroup (i.e. all your group's subgroups have to have different names / email address prefixes between them ala the top-level restriction mentioned above)? The reason this is allowed is because Groups.io incorporates the subgroup name with the main/top-level email address, so it is now unique.? For example, using the above, example: Top-level [email protected] and [email protected], XYZ group can create a subgroup named "ABC", because the resultant group name (full email address) becomes [email protected] and the URL is now XYZ.groups.io/g/ABC, which are different than the top-level [email protected] and groups.io/g/ABC. Cheers, Christos |
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iOS Screen on Browser
Hello,
Any chance someone could pass this note onto Mark Fletcher? i noticed while doing a little cleanup in the bounced members section that you cannot access the ¡°Action menu at the bottom of the screen. Not a big deal since I have access by computer but thought I¡¯d pass it on.? Thanks, Peter --
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Re: GIO changes from Mark
This is great news.? Raising the group space to 20GB.? ? Is it too late to move a group from Yahoo?
Since the space has increased, will sub-goups space used be accumulated into the parent group?? That would be great if it did.? I have a group and want to load stuff in two sub-groups but they will be reference only but both are over 1GB but will be for history and research only. Jim |
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Re: Some messages not displaying fully
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The Missing Messages all downloaded correctly via PGO,?
they all display correctly in Chrome,
and they are all visible correctly during Editing of the message containing them.
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But none of that means they don¡¯t contain bugs :-)
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What I¡¯ve done is delete all the Emailed Digests, and instead I¡¯ve Pasted them directly into Web Messages. It¡¯s a very similar process of course, but slightly easier, and after a bit I could do two a minute.
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When I¡¯ve got the site working, I¡¯ll go back and check how they display. ?
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Re: Group Addresses in Footer not showing as mailto links in emails
John,
But the ones in the middle which I can change from "post" down toThe text entry box for Message Footer addins in Settings page is plain text. Apparently Groups.io auto-linkifies http(s): URLs when the footer is inserted into a formatted email message, but does not do so with mailto: URLs. The email interface of the member receiving the message may also play a role in this. Gmail's web interface, for example, auto-linkified the email address (showing "mailto:" as plain text). When that same message was seen in Thunderbird (via IMAP from Gmail) it did not linkify the email address of the mailto: URL. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: Moving to Groups.io (without the Easy Yahoo Group transfer mechanism)
#howtoguide
On 12 Jan 2020, at 20:20, Alex <acensor@...> wrote: is there any way, our utility, for me to go directly into those inbox files and see the archives read them or search them or whatever?Yes, Alex, they¡¯re Mailboxes that you can simply insert / import / open in your Email Client. Bear in mind you need enough disk space ;-) David 1/2d |
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Re: oops! accidentally deleted group
On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 04:28 PM, Jim Wells wrote:
I just blew it! ?I deleted my group...Jim -- The delete dialog clearly states that the action cannot be undone, and forces you to type "I understand" to complete the deletion. If any help is forthcoming on this, it will have to come from support ([email protected]). Please let us know what kind of response you get, for future reference. Bruce |
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Re: Moving to Groups.io (without the Easy Yahoo Group transfer mechanism)
#howtoguide
On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 01:05 PM, Alex wrote:
# First , I noticed somewhere that groupsio does now offer an option for paid groups to import archives from MBOX files. So that basically raises my MAIN question is is it easier or better to (A) try importing the archives from the MBOX files or (B) the PG downloader files.Alex -- You have three options, only two of which are currently available: 1. Lena's Perl script. This is free, and you can do it right now. The main downside is it requires quite a lot of savvy on your part to get it set up, and the posting dates are not retained. You also cannot reattach any attachments, if that's important to you. 2. The groups.io mbox import service. This retains both message ownership and proper posting dates, but not attachments. You will have to pay for Premium Yearly on the destination group ($220) to get them to do it. See?/g/GroupManagersForum/message/27438 3. PGO2GIO software. Rumor has it that this will reattach your message attachments, but like Lena's script, suffers from being unable to reconstruct the message "ownership" or posting date. It costs $50 (minimum), but at this point remains in beta testing, with no clear release date. More information at?/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Moving-to-Groups.io#Uploading-a-message-archive?ff. # I was a bit confused when I got the downloaded-from-yahoo zip.The group names are at the end of each folder name within the large zip file. Locate the "IG" folder in your download and extract it. Within that extracted folder should be a "messages.zip" file containing all the mbox files. It's up to you to find the right ones and ensure they are operated on. mbox files can be opened in Notepad or any other plain-text editor, but there will be a lot of header information and html, which confuses some people. If you want to read it as emails, you can open it as a mail folder in Thunderbird with the importexporttools add-on, in Apple Mail, and probably some other email clients, too. As for importing, if you use Lena's Perl script, I suggest you practice on a subgroup first. That way you can just delete the subgroup and repeat until you get it working to your satisfaction. If you use groups.io's service, just make darn sure you tell Mark exactly which [sub]group is your intended destination, and provide the correct "messages.zip" file. Regards, Bruce |
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Re: Using GIFs as Cover Photos
Tommy,
There's no real downside as such, other than an animated GIF being somewhat larger than a static (single-frame) GIF. Whether an animated GIF plays is entirely a function of the player (so the web browser for instance); most players that don't support the animation will just show the first frame. On that basis, if the cover picture isn't intended to convey information per se you're covered (pun intentional!). If it does - for instance it has a logo - just make sure that at least the first frame in the GIF is an 'information' frame. Most (all?) modern browsers have supported GIF animation for some time. There are arguably better formats for animations, such as APNG, but they're less widely supported at the moment. |
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Re: Group with same name
On Sun, Jan 12, 2020 at 01:27 PM, Duane wrote:
Enterprise groups can apparently use other names as aliases though, preventing someone else from using them.This is also available at the Premium level. My primary group ias-indy has aliases of ias and indianaastronomicalsociety. Bruce |
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