Re: Sugar Lopez == [GMF] still looking for an answer
surely to change the name of a group you go to Admin > Settings and edit the email address and the title. I think then you have to wait awhile for the dns servers to catch up with the change
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Re: Is the invite working?
Alex, Delay very often isn't a function of groups.io but some specific email providers.? One in particular that seems to delay messages is Roadrunner ( xx@...)? For a time ALL messages to subscribers on Roadrunner were delayed until late at night and and then, a very limited time was given to pass the messages to them from groups.io. --
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Re: Is the invite working?
I sent out 40 invites today.? Several of the invites have been accepted.? ?So far it seems to be working fine.? However, I was unaware that there was a limit to the number of invitations I could send at a particular time.
Richard
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On December 18, 2018 at 9:32 PM Gerald Boutin <groupsio@...> wrote:
Check things like spam folders.?I just tested it on a free group for an invite to a gmail address and it took 6 seconds from when I clicked send for the invite to show up.
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Re: I thought as moderators we'd have an "Add a member" feature here at groups.io?
That feature is only available for paid groups.
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Subject: [GMF] I thought as moderators we'd have an "Add a member" feature here at groups.io?
? Most of us present or ex yahoo moderators lamented the loss of the "add members" feature at yahoogroups when Yahoo removed it. I thought when I decided to move one group here from yahoo that there was going to be a add-members feature here (not just "invite.") Am I remembering incorrectly? Or can someone tell me where to find it? Alex -- {This message was sent with 100% recycled electrons}
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Re: Is the invite working?
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 09:57 PM, Alex wrote:
I tested sending an invitation to one of my alternate email accounts.... to see how quickly it came and how user-friendly it would work.
As of about half an hour I don't see it yet. I expected it to be at most a matter of minutes.
And similar reports of failure to receive invitations?
Alex
P.S., As? for my earlier post asking where the "add members" feature is:
I figured that out. Mine is currently a free account. The Add feature comes with premium paid accounts.
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Check things like spam folders.?I just tested it on a free group for an invite to a gmail address and it took 6 seconds from when I clicked send for the invite to show up. ? -- Gerald
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Re: Is the invite working?
Hi I just tested it and it works fine for me. Did it actually send? Check Sent Invitations.? Or is it an address you have added in as an email alias? Of course, it could have been marked as spam. Frances --
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Re: Is the invite working?
I have to add: One invite didn't work. One other did. Still investigating.
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I tested sending an invitation to one of my alternate email accounts.... to see how quickly it came and how user-friendly it would work.
As of about half an hour I don't see it yet. I expected it to be at most a matter of minutes.
And similar reports of failure to receive invitations?
Alex
P.S., As? for my earlier post asking where the "add members" feature is:
I figured that out. Mine is currently a free account. The Add feature comes with premium paid accounts.
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Re: I thought as moderators we'd have an "Add a member" feature here at groups.io?
Hi, You mean direct add? That¡¯s a part of premium groups. Cheers, Joseph ?
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Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 5:19 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [GMF] I thought as moderators we'd have an "Add a member" feature here at groups.io? ? Most of us present or ex yahoo moderators lamented the loss of the "add members" feature at yahoogroups when Yahoo removed it.
I thought when I decided to move one group here from yahoo that there was going to be a add-members feature here (not just "invite.")
Am I remembering incorrectly? Or can someone tell me where to find it?
Alex
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Re: I thought as moderators we'd have an "Add a member" feature here at groups.io?
That's available only for paid groups.
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 6:20 PM Alex < acensor@...> wrote: Most of us present or ex yahoo moderators lamented the loss of the "add members" feature at yahoogroups when Yahoo removed it.
I thought when I decided to move one group here from yahoo that there was going to be a add-members feature here (not just "invite.")
Am I remembering incorrectly? Or can someone tell me where to find it?
Alex
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I thought as moderators we'd have an "Add a member" feature here at groups.io?
Most of us present or ex yahoo moderators lamented the loss of the "add members" feature at yahoogroups when Yahoo removed it.
I thought when I decided to move one group here from yahoo that there was going to be a add-members feature here (not just "invite.")
Am I remembering incorrectly? Or can someone tell me where to find it?
Alex
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Re: still looking for an answer
Thanks for the clarification.
See I am not computer savoy and interpreted it wrong.
Then why was Sugar originally told to be careful??
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Subject: Re: [GMF] still looking for an answer
? On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 05:34 PM, magicalkingdomgroups@... wrote:
But the IO pages say that your messages?will not be saved when it goes to a new URL Ilene/Sugar -- The above statement is not true. You can change your group name, and all the content (including the messages) will still be there. What happens is that LINKS that you may have created within the group email archive, or on the group home page, and so on, will no longer "connect up."? Please read the wiki entry again. /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Renaming-a-GroupIf you find this discussion confusing, it may well be that creating a new group and moving everyone there will be the most straightforward option. I just want to be sure that no one reads this thread a year from now and comes away thinking that changing their group name is invariably an unrecoverable disaster. It is not...but you DO have to know what you're doing. Regards, Bruce -- The system Help is your friend.?? /static/help
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Sugar Lopez == [GMF] still looking for an answer
Congrats Sugar?  ? Glad it¡¯s
all working for you. Ellen
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From: Sugar Lopez
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: Sugar Lopez == [GMF] still looking for an
answer
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Tanks. Ellen
I already changed the name and it
was not a huge deal as I thought it was.
Nothing changed, messages are
still there, members are still there.
All that changed was address and
URL
Which I saved and sent it out to
the members and posted? to the list
Smile
I appreciate that
Sugar
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Re: still looking for an answer
Thank you Bruce I get it now. After I went to General settings I changed old name¡±The-Diabetic-corner-With-Sugar¡± to new name¡± BlindDiabetics4Jesus¡± Then after the general name underneath there is subject edit field that I also changed to (BlindDiabetics4Jesus) TheURL was automatically changed and I got that as well. So far there is nothing that is updated to the file section and that part of settings is disabled for now. No pictures allowed either. I don¡¯t think uploading on the file section will occur but if there is a issue I will come back here. Thank you so much I appreciate all the advice and suggestions. Truly Sugar
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Bruce Bowman
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 3:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [GMF] still looking for an answer ? On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 05:50 PM, Sugar Lopez wrote: Thanks. I already changed the name, updated the group Before this I exported the data and members and archives. So I have that saved on another file Then I just renamed the group and sent that info out All is good now
Exporting the group before changing the name was a wise move!
There could be some problems that you haven't run into yet. I will give you an example...
When you upload a file, there's an opportunity to post a notice to the group. The notice subject will say something like "New file uploaded to [email protected]."?The message will contain other references to the group name, including a link to the file:
"You can access this file at the URL:
/g/groupname/files/filename.pdf (or whatever)"
Groups.io will not parse these messages and update "groupname" to "newgroupname." So the message Subject will still refer to the old group name, as will the link...if someone now clicks on it, they will get a "404 file not found" error.
Similarly, if you have manually inserted links to "groupname" content in a database, home page, or [especially] your wiki, you may find many of them to be broken. Links between items as accessed through the groups.io menu system, however, should still work.
Depending on how you use your group, such things may or may not be a big concern. Just be on the lookout for it.
Regards,
Bruce
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Re: still looking for an answer
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 05:50 PM, Sugar Lopez wrote:
Thanks. I already changed the name, updated the group
Before this I exported the data and members and archives.
So I have that saved on another file
Then I just renamed the group and sent that info out
All is good now
Exporting the group before changing the name was a wise move! There could be some problems that you haven't run into yet. I will give you an example... When you upload a file, there's an opportunity to post a notice to the group. The notice subject will say something like "New file uploaded to [email protected]."?The message will contain other references to the group name, including a link to the file: "You can access this file at the URL: /g/groupname/files/filename.pdf (or whatever)" Groups.io will not parse these messages and update "groupname" to "newgroupname." So the message Subject will still refer to the old group name, as will the link...if someone now clicks on it, they will get a "404 file not found" error. Similarly, if you have manually inserted links to "groupname" content in a database, home page, or [especially] your wiki, you may find many of them to be broken. Links between items as accessed through the groups.io menu system, however, should still work. Depending on how you use your group, such things may or may not be a big concern. Just be on the lookout for it. Regards, Bruce -- The system Help is your friend.?? /static/help
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Re: Logging In and Setting a password
I actually don't think that's true at all.? I'm pretty sure that even if you use a 'strange' computer, would still send an email to your registered email address.
On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 2:00 PM Bob Bellizzi < cdfexec@...> wrote: I'm with Shal.? I have accounts in other places where I don't need to use a password but am identified by other means.??
If you search for "login" you will find more than one dictionary definition that indicates, nothing about using a password but does say to enter your identity to be allowed to use a system.
In the case of Groups.io, when you ask to send you a link to log in, the system identifies you automatically and sends you the link.? If you were to? use a 'strange' computer where you had never used your subscription, you would not receive a response.
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Re: Sugar Lopez == [GMF] still looking for an answer
Tanks. Ellen
I already changed the name and it was not a huge deal as I thought it was.
Nothing changed, messages are still there, members are still there.
All that changed was address and URL
Which I saved and sent it out to the members and posted? to the list
Smile
I appreciate that
Sugar
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Re: still looking for an answer
Hi friend Thanks. I already changed the name, updated the group Before this I exported the data and members and archives. So I have that saved on another file Then I just renamed the group and sent that info out All is good now Thank you Sugar ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of magicalkingdomgroups@...
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2018 2:32 PM
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Subject: Re: [GMF] still looking for an answer ? I have no idea if you will get notification But the IO pages say that your messages?will not be saved when it goes to a new URL Why don't you just open up a New?Group with the name you want and then invite the other 3 people to join the NEW group.?Then keep the old group as a reference if you need to look up messages. [excess quote trimmed by Moderator] | |
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On Tue, Dec 18, 2018 at 05:34 PM, magicalkingdomgroups@... wrote:
But the IO pages say that your messages?will not be saved when it goes to a new URL
Ilene/Sugar -- The above statement is not true. You can change your group name, and all the content (including the messages) will still be there. What happens is that LINKS that you may have created within the group email archive, or on the group home page, and so on, will no longer "connect up."? Please read the wiki entry again. /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Renaming-a-GroupIf you find this discussion confusing, it may well be that creating a new group and moving everyone there will be the most straightforward option. I just want to be sure that no one reads this thread a year from now and comes away thinking that changing their group name is invariably an unrecoverable disaster. It is not...but you DO have to know what you're doing. Regards, Bruce -- The system Help is your friend.?? /static/help
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Re: still looking for an answer
I have no idea if you will get notification
I assume so
But the IO pages say that your messages?will not be saved when it goes to a new URL
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Why don't you just open up a New?Group with the name you want and then invite the other 3 people to join the NEW group.?Then keep the old group as a reference if you need to look up messages.
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Hugs Ilene?
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