Re: Selected "Group not listed in directory, private messages" but my group shows publicly
On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 03:38 PM, MdDS Foundation wrote:
My group?/g/mddssupport?is set for "Group not listed in directory, private messages" but the group's home page is publicly viewable.?What admin setting am I missing?
Holly -- There is no setting that will hide your home page from those who already have the URL. Regards, Bruce
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Selected "Group not listed in directory, private messages" but my group shows publicly
My group is set for "Group not listed in directory, private messages" but the group's home page is publicly viewable.?What admin setting am I missing?
Thank you,
Holly
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Re: My Welcome letter available to use as a template
Which one would Shal's message go in.
The two examples on that wiki page are different examples of the same thing: wording you might consider putting into a Member Notice of type Welcome just before the transfer starts (anytime before stage 4).
After the transfer completes you would probably want to change the text to be more appropriate for members joining the group under normal conditions, or just uncheck the Active box on that one, and make a second Welcome notice to be Active during normal times.
We are down to about 15 groups ahead of us. I've deleted all the test messages and wait with a worm on my tongue. (Old Compuserv saying)
Yup, baited (bated) breath.
But with so few remaining this reply will likely reach you too late.
Shal
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Attachments from Yahoo, Storage capacity
#yahoo
Dear Mods.
First of all, a big thank-you for the fantastic guidance and help on this forum which helped us gain a smooth transition to Groups.io from YahooG.
We were warned that "Attachments" would not be transferred from YG -
? - Is there a way to move those attachments manually either directly from YG to Groups.io, or from my PC to Groups.io ?
The following is a YG help question, but perhaps you would indulge ?
?- How can one see how much storage space one is using on YG ?
By going to "Billing" I have been able to see how much storage space we are using in Groups.io.
Thanks in advance
Alan D
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Re: Group Not Listed in Public Directory
They appear to be sorted in ASCII order.
Jonathan
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On 11/11/2019 3:47 AM, Chris Jones via Groups.Io wrote: On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 08:07 AM, I wrote:
It's slightly difficult to comment in detail without knowing the
name of your group
Ah; your group /is/ publicly listed; it is this one
</g/antiqueradios>, and is the second one in the search
return that I linked in my previous post.
However, this has revealed another bit of weirdness in the way the A - Z
list of groups is set out. By way of example the "A" list sets out all
the groups with an upper case A first, and once it has exhausted those
it starts again with a list starting with a /lower/ case a. It is not
truly alphabetical; this may be something for beta once the hue and cry
has subsided.
Chris
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Re: Best way to follow a topic?
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Re: My Welcome letter available to use as a template
Like many here, I'm a bit overwhelmed by boxes to fill in as templates. Which one would Shal's message go in. I like it very much but am afraid of using it as the wrong template and thus being a bit confusing when it appears in context to a new user..
We are down to about 15 groups ahead of us. I've deleted all the test messages and wait with a worm on my tongue. (Old Compuserv saying)
Eric Johnson NAIAandNAIATrustMembers
On Monday, November 11, 2019, 11:07:04 AM CST, Steve Bass <stevebass@...> wrote:
David,
Shal cleaned it up and put it in the Wiki:
On Monday 11/11/2019, [David Riecks] said:
________________________________
Steve:
I'd love to see this as well, and tried to email you, but when I
"copy email address" I only get
stevebass@... which isn't going to
work.? Can you add "anonymize" it and have it added to the
wiki?
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Re: Group Not Listed in Public Directory
Frances,
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The member moderation line was a carryover from Yahoo groups. You are right - removing it is a good idea.?The line about SCARS is there to promote membership in our radio club, not to join the forum. It can see how that may be confusing, though ...I'll work on it :)
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Thanks,
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RD
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Re: Group Not Listed in Public Directory
Chris,
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I didn't realize that upper case listings have priority.?Thanks for answering my question :)?
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RD
[Mod Note: This is just an artifact of the sorting algorithm, capital letters come before lower-case in the ASCII digital representation.]
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Re: New members trying to join by email: what did I not tell them?
On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 01:53 PM, Brian Jennings wrote:
That kind of is a fail for this platform, if the dude in the hospital at the center of the group I made cannot join!?
Brian -- Is there some reason you can't invite him?? Bruce
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Re: New members trying to join by email: what did I not tell them?
Hmmm.? You may be on to something Bruce.? I have no idea what "BT" mail is, but the messages I'm seeing are exactly like tha, at least for one person.?
That kind of is a fail for this platform, if the dude in the hospital at the center of the group I made cannot join!?
BJ
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It is a good idea to have multiple owners so that there is a back up if something happens to one of them. Not having a second or more owner is too risky.
Exactly.? Our owner went missing back in 2009.? All the settings were then locked int an auto-pilot mode.?? Our moderator for 11 years tried to ask Yahoo to turn the group over to him, but to no avail.? We believe the owner actually DIED.
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Now the story gets even worse!? Our groups is the 2nd largest tractor membership on Yahoo.? JD only beats us out.? But there are 4 other related groups as well, created by our SAME owner!? Thus, we are now transferring all 5 groups over into 1 larger one.
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Wild, eh?? PGOffline has been the useful tool getting all of this data to one place, reviewed, structured and then ready to upload into Groups.io.?
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We are very pleased with the PG4 folks.? It's helped a great deal.? To do the regular Groups.io transfer would have been crazy for all the groups into one and the cost burden too.? Then the complications with not just the transfer, but the merging too.?
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Other than our group over there, 2 of the others are on full auto-pilot because the mods left a long while back too.
SOOOOOOOO,? YES, it's good to have the ability to transfer ownership or allow a mod to step up and take over when the time for a change of guard happens.?
-Bret
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Re: Best way to follow a topic?
Hi, Frances,
A member wants to only get emails for threads that she follows.??
Is there ever a button or link displayed in the web interface for Messages that allows a user to follow to the thread? I haven't been able to find a combination of Subscription and Advanced Preferences that would allow that.
THANKS for your work here in the forum.
Tom
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IMPACT of changing Group Name
Just a reminder that if you change a group name, make sure you change the welcome letter to be consistent with the name change. It does not automatically repopulate.
Kathleen
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Re: single account / multiple email addresses?
On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 05:28 PM, JJ Krawczyk wrote:
...do I have to create a separate account for each email address?
If you want to receive posts by email to different addresses then yes. If you want to send from different addresses, but are happy to receive on only a single address then you can set up a single account but provide an email alias different from that address that is the "account holder" from which you can send. Chris
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Re: single account / multiple email addresses?
On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 12:28 PM, JJ Krawczyk wrote:
Am I able to do that with groups.io, or do I have to create a separate account for each email address?
JJ -- No. Each email address is its own account. Bruce
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On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 10:40 AM, CW Bill Rouse wrote:
I am assuming that you have recorded this "Photo Search then inability to Download Bug" as a bug to be addressed?
As has been stated many times here, this is a user-to-user group, no one from groups.io management monitors it.? For bugs, you report them to [email protected]Duane -- Help: /static/helpGMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wikiSearch button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions
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Re: New members trying to join by email: what did I not tell them?
On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 05:21 PM, Bruce Bowman wrote:
There is a known bug (not a groups.io bug) in the manner that BT Mail handles the +command email addresses
There was an update of sorts about this posted this morning: The email team has been in touch to confirm that they have investigated the issue and are now working on a solution.? Unfortunately this is more complex than they would have liked which means a solution is not likely to be available until early next year 2020.(Irrelevant material snipped) Chris
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single account / multiple email addresses?
This may have been answered but I was unable to find it in the archive.
Under Yahoo, most of my group subscriptions were under one main address. But for some, I used a different address. E.g., for genealogy work, I subscribed to genealogy lists using a separate email address. But I was able to manage it all under one Yahoo account.
Am I able to do that with groups.io, or do I have to create a separate account for each email address?
Thanks!
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Re: Which "custom Welcome notice" will the transfer agent use?
Samuel, 2. What other information is included in the message that is sent to
members who have been moved? Can I see an example of such a message
anywhere, please? I've just pasted one here: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/Added-Message-for-YG-transferThis was collected over a year and a half ago, so if anyone has a newer example with changed wording please update it, or send a copy to me off-list. Shal -- Help: /static/helpMore Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wikiEven More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list
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Bruce
MdDS Foundation
Shal Farley
Frances
Tom Field
KATHLEEN DESMAISONS
Duane