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Re: Special Notices. What "does" .. constitute (is that the right word?) a special notice?
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 01:48 PM, Anna wrote:
About using Special notices for calendar events... So those I would have to manually send from the site everyday, right?No. When you set up an event reminder, you select for each reminder whether it is sent as a regular message or a special notice.? You can also edit hashtags (system-generated or otherwise) so that posts using them are sent as a special notice. Etc... Bruce |
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Re: Private Groups - How Private?
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 01:10 PM, starbucksnetwork wrote:
I am running a private - restricted group of about 550 members.? We keep sensitive information on the site.? So far so good.? I notice when someone asks to be a member on the initial page - you can scroll down and see the main email address for the group.? Does anyone know,? if anyone in the public can email all the main members of the group?? It would seem like a flaw if they could,? but without unduly bothering everyone,? it's hard to test.? ?Does someone know if this process is guarded from a non-member?Douglas, a restricted group won't receive email from non-members of the group. Unless?you set your group to allow non-members to send an email to the group, but?if set, any email from non-members goes to moderation. And only then will any approved email be sent to the group. The non-member doesn't have access to the group archive or directory. And unless you have given permission in setup, no access to the wiki and calendar. Double-check your settings for calendar and wiki. And the non-member is not privy to any discussion or comment on his/her post. If you wish to share it with the non-member, you will have to send it to them yourself. If you have not set "allow non-members", the email is returned to the person with a note saying not subscribed. I normally allow non-members to send an email. And then I decide whether or not to allow the message to go to the members by moderation. It makes sense for my groups. But it probably might not for your group. Frances ? -- Moving to Groups.io (without easy transfer)
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Re: Private Groups - How Private?
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 01:10 PM, starbucksnetwork wrote:
Does anyone know, if anyone in the public can email all the main members of the group?Douglas -- By default, non-members cannot post to your group. You can override this by checking a box in your Settings (look for "Allow Non-Subscribers to Post" in the "Message Policies" block). Even then, such posts are always moderated. Bruce |
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Private Groups - How Private?
I am running a private - restricted group of about 550 members.? We keep sensitive information on the site.? So far so good.? I notice when someone asks to be a member on the initial page - you can scroll down and see the main email address for the group.? Does anyone know,? if anyone in the public can email all the main members of the group?? It would seem like a flaw if they could,? but without unduly bothering everyone,? it's hard to test.? ?Does someone know if this process is guarded from a non-member?
Thanks in Advance, Douglas |
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Re: Member Notices
#membernotices
Thank you All for being guiding lights.? Not sure what I was doing wrong the other day but I've been successful in creating new Member Notices.
Thanks, Peter |
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Re: Special Notices. What "does" .. constitute (is that the right word?) a special notice?
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 10:48 AM, Anna wrote:
I don't use them, but I'm curious about this. Thanks.?A Special Notice is sent to everyone in the group as an individual email, bypassing their chosen message delivery option. For example, those set up to receive a Digest or a Daily Summary will still get this particular message as an individual email. Associated topics/hashtags also cannot be muted. The only subscribers who do not receive Special Notices are those on No Email. For this reason I have No Email disabled in my group(s), as I want to retain the capability of contacting everyone if I need to. Special Notices should be sent infrequently, if at all. The only one I've ever sent was to update people on how our Yahoo transfer went. Some people choose to have their calendar reminders and related notifications sent as Special Notices. Otherwise the reminder could be delayed...waiting to accumulate enough additional messages to form a digest. As of about a week ago, Special Notices now have the string [Special] pre-pended to their subject line to clearly identify them. I could be missing some fine points but those are the main things as I understand them. Hope this helps, Bruce |
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Re: #Ban, desperate, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 10:48 AM, Anna wrote:
One of my other moderators let her in/approved her pending request, despite what I said about the emails. I don't want to have to ban umpteen email addresses - it just doesn't make sense to. But I don't want her to join, either.?Anna -- It sounds like you are already using the Restricted method of Spam Control, so I needn't go there. If you have a list of all her email addresses, you can pre-emptively ban them. Just go to?/g/GROUPNAME/members?p=,banned?and enter them. Those addresses will then show up in the Banned list. Premium groups can ban an entire domain. There is currently no function to ban an IP address. In groups.io, the email address identifies the person; and each email address is its own account. Display Name can be changed at will, so attempting to use that as a field for screening members will be ineffective. I sympathize with your situation with a nuisance subscriber -- been there, done that. If you have a clear idea of how you'd like groups.io to handle this, the beta group () is the place to send a proposal. Hope this helps, Bruce |
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Re: Ancestry #Rootsweb mailing list being twilighted
#rootsweb
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 09:51 AM, Frances wrote:
BTW, if you are hoping for people to find you, you should change your group preference so that you are listed in the directory of groups. I looked for your group there, thinking I could copy and paste the email addresses, but it wasn't retrievable.If it was just created, it may not be active or in the directory yet, but it's a good idea to check visibility. Duane -- GMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Help: /static/help Search button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions |
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Re: Ancestry #Rootsweb mailing list being twilighted
#rootsweb
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 10:38 AM, marsha moses wrote:
I have just set up a new genealogy list called HAWKINS on this site to replace the Rootsweb list that used to exist.? i am an idiot....I can not figure out how to send the first message so that others will be able to reply to my message.? Please help.? marsha in WV By email: BTW, if you are hoping for people to find you, you should change your group preference so that you are listed in the directory of groups. I looked for your group there, thinking I could copy and paste the email addresses, but it wasn't retrievable.
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Re: Membership scrolling
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 09:11 AM, Charles Roberts wrote:
On my computer I can only scroll about 20 rows at a time and have to switch to the next 20. ?Have I a setting that can control this?See /g/GroupManagersForum/message/27142 Duane -- GMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Help: /static/help Search button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions |
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Re: How do I add or change a DISPLAY NAME for an existing subgroup member?
You have to go to the members list of the main group then open the member account settings. There you can change the display name.
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