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Re: How best to educate about the 'Removed for SPAM' problem
Duane,
I think it's rather ironic that Yahoo is one of the main enforcers ofI think that if there were still any development going on at Yahoo Groups then the Yahoo Mail team would by now have forced Groups to deal with Y!Mail's FBL. I can't be certain what Y!Groups would have done about it, but they'd have to do something or else continue with the status-quo: Y!Groups' messages landing in the Spam folder or being rejected. 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: How best to educate about the 'Removed for SPAM' problem
Bob,
They have no idea how to access their spam folder or successfully moveThen it behooves them to choose an email service with an exceptionally accurate spam filter. As Bill said, it is likely that they'll miss other important messages, not just those from your group, that went to their spam folder. They don¡¯t need to be a mechanic to drive their car.No, but they do need to know where the steering wheel, turn signals, parking brake, and other vital controls are. In email systems being aware of the Spam folder and its contents is vital - unless your use a service with a mythical "perfect" filter. Coming from years on Yahoo, this policy is a HUGE step backwards forAnd the flip side is that one of the most common complaints about Yahoo Groups is the delays and non-delivery of messages. That's probably not entirely a coincidence - even Yahoo Mail has been cited as frequently putting Yahoo Group messages into the spam folder. 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: iPhone App???
Milt
Don¡¯t know about an app but I find I can do Settings changes etc using my iPhone. I am using the latest iOS. Of course, moderating is simple -a reply email or if needed, go to the message on the homepage to edit. The only thing I wish for (or st least I can think of) is an easy way to put in hashtags through email. (Ie, accessing the list). Maybe that would be a feature with an app. Frances -- /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki ( /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki ) /static/help More help: use the search button at the top of the Messages list. |
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Re: Chat limits?
To the best of my knowledge, there is no limit (other than the number of members in a group ;>)? I'd do a test chat well in advance to see what, if any, problems you might run into before attempting to use it for a 'real' meeting.
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iPhone App???
I'm in the process of moving another group to Groups.io, and a few memebrs there have asked about an iPhone app for Groups.io.? I cannot find one at Apple's App Store. |
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Re: Question Please
On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 10:32 AM, Frances wrote:
I don't know what happens if you edit an old topic and add a hashtag with a limit, maybe nothing if the topic is already older than the specified limit.I just did a test in one of my groups.? I created a hashtag that was to delete the thread/topic after 1 hour, then added it to an old thread.? It didn't even take a full hour.? According to the Activity Log, 4 minutes later the thread was deleted due to an expired hashtag.? I think this is as close as we can get to the 'no archives' option.? The biggest concern I can see is that you'd need to make sure the hashtag is used on all threads.? Or you could go in and manually delete the threads any time. Duane -- 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 |
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Re: Question Please
Shal wrote this not long ago:
In most email list services there's a central store of all the prior message. Sometimes called an archive, the usual intent is to have a quasi-permanent repository of the past messages. So one option for you is to simply ignore the old messages, as they aren't counted against any quota for your group.
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If you feel that the messages are ephemeral and should be deleted there is a "Topic Duration" hashtag option that will let you set a limit after which the topic is automatically deleted. Two problems with that for your purpose:
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o It applies to whole topics, not individual messages.
o You have to get the hashtag onto every topic.
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You can go in and edit each new topic to add the hashtag. I don't know what happens if you edit an old topic and add a hashtag with a limit, maybe nothing if the topic is already older than the specified limit. Note that your message archive doesn't count against your?quota. In the Pricing page on the bottom of the page, it says: What Is Counted Towards The Storage Limits For My Group?The following are counted towards the storage limits for your group:
Messages themselves are not counted towards the storage limits, only any attachments. |
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Re: Question Please
There should be no messages on the group Home page, only the activity summary.? You may be a bit confused because when you choose one of your groups from the Your Groups list, it takes you to the Topics view of that group, not the home page.
Duane -- 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 |
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Re: How best to educate about the 'Removed for SPAM' problem
On Sun, Sep 30, 2018 at 09:34 AM, Bob Cook wrote:
Coming from years on Yahoo, this policy is a HUGE step backwards for my group.I think it's rather ironic that Yahoo is one of the main enforcers of the FBL policy when it comes to receiving emails, but don't seem to honor it when sending them.? Until the FBL goes away, if ever, sites like Groups.io will need to honor it or face blacklisting from email services.? It's also unnerving that Yahoo (and others) will decide that an email is spam, them use their seemingly arbitrary decision to send anything from that source to the spam folder.? The main alternatives for now are to get folks to check for (possibly mislabeled) spam or change email providers to one that doesn't use FBL.? Neither is a simple operation, but both work very well in most cases. Duane -- 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 |
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Chat limits?
Is there a maximum number of people that can be in the chat at once?
We have an event coming up next year and may use the chat function for some of our virtual gatherings.? Was wondering if there is a maximum number of people that can be in the chat function at the same time. Thanks! Janet Smith |
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Re: How best to educate about the 'Removed for SPAM' problem
Samuel,
The "Email when a member joins/leaves this group" checkbox is in the Notifications section on each mod/owner's Subscription page. Also their page you can access through the Members list.Moderators get a notice:Can you tell me where I can find those settings? 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: How best to educate about the 'Removed for SPAM' problem
On 2018/09/30 03:17 AM, Shal Farley wrote:
Moderators get a notice:Can you tell me where I can find those settings? I checked the "Admin" menu on the /settings page but can't seem to see it. Samuel |
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Re: Groups.io site updates
#changelog
NEW: New database column type 'HTML Paragraph'.Can anyone explain to me how the different types change a database? Don |
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Groups.io site updates
#changelog
Hi all,
This week's change log: Feel free to reply to this topic if you'd like to comment on the changes. Or better yet, if you expect a lot of discussion start a new topic (or rejoin an existing one) about a specific change. NEW/TESTING: You can define a Display Template to specify how databaseThis might be interesting. Anyone here in the limited test? Comments about these others are also welcome: NEW: Photo search. Please call out any you find significant. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
Shal Farley
Frances
Duane
Milt Baker
Janet Smith
Samuel Murray
Don Grass