How does a manager delete a posted message from server? (sent emails would remain sent I gather)

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 08:30 PM, Mark Murphy wrote:

wonder if it would be worth a beta suggestion to remove these links for announcement-only groups.

To me this looks more like a bug than a suggestion; the code that generates the digest doesn't check for/doesn't respect that setting. ?But a suggestion would also work, either way, yes.

Cheers,
Christos

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Thanks, Bruce

I am yet to bulk invite members to this new group and I'm just testing it on myself and two other group members.
Yes, I am aware of the manual Search but searching on "footer" gives a way to insert a .jpg but not customise the automatic content.

The footer in GMF is very different to what I get as default (?) in my test message. As it was erased in my last message I've attached it here.

I would just like to know where I can configure it, please.
For example, we only want messages posted by email, although the view/reply online is a possible option.

Your further advice would be appreciated.

Why would there be Reply To Group, Reply To Sender, and New Topic links in the footer of messages from an announcement-only group? As expected, if I reply, a failure message is returned:


I couldn't find discussion of this in Beta or this forum and wonder if it would be worth a beta suggestion to remove these links for announcement-only groups.

I have never had an issue with this before but now all of a sudden one of my forums (that has set topics for members to reply to) is posting every single reply as a new topic. This won't work. I can't find any setting that says replies will stay under the topic they are replying to. Help...

On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 11:17 AM, Marina wrote:

I have a new pending member with a strange aol account, apparently from
Holland.
My group is restricted and prospective members must introduce themselves to be
approved, so I am not particularly worried, but I'll keep all info in case of
a new invasion of fake accounts

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Hello Marina (& All),

Our group is also restricted and we require an Intro Bio of a few sentences for why any new member applicant is interested in our group. That goes a long way towards winnowing out the bogus applications. We have been toying with making our group private but are unsure if that is the best thing to do since it is not revokable.

Likewise though, we have been receiving applications from the Netherlands (NL) and they do not reply to any request for an Intro Bio so we would delete them after a nudge email for the Intro. We noticed that when we deleted one NL applicant another application request is soon sent us in the next few days with a different name and email address but which also IDs from NL.

They just sit there unapproved with these pending memberships each set to receive 'single emails'. We are guessing that they are attempting to harvest email addresses from our members and trying to do so in 'low-key' fashion, so if they're from NL we just delete them right away now. BTW, none of these NL applicants has ever sent us the requested Intro Bio.

OK — HTH

Paul M.
CostaRicaLiving
https: //groups.io/g/CostaRicaLiving
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On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 04:23 PM, Duane wrote:

If this is a new group, you need to be aware that you can't upload files or photos on a Basic group.? If you allow attachments, you can still have those stored with the group messages.

To be fair, Google Groups doesn't have that feature either.

You can establish a link to a Google Drive or some such, but Google Groups itself provides no community storage.

Regards,
Bruce

My evaluation is that the features offered by groups.io are a superset of those that Google Groups offers. As importantly, there is this group and the beta group if you have problems. If you have problems with a Google Group, good luck getting a hold anyone there.

Best,

Glenn

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 04:23 PM, Duane wrote:

If this is a new group, you need to be aware that you can't upload files or photos on a Basic group.? If you allow attachments, you can still have those stored with the group messages.

To be fair, Google Groups doesn't have that feature either.

You can establish a link to a Google Drive or some such, but Google Groups itself provides no community storage.

Regards,
Bruce

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On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 04:05 PM, Green Gate Grove wrote:

Can I make a member of a sub group the owner of that group?

Yes. See?/helpcenter/ownersmanual/1/managing-moderators-and-additional-owners?for an overview and instructions.

Regards,
Bruce

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On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 02:24 PM, cathy casanga wrote:

google groups or ?

If this is a new group, you need to be aware that you can't upload files or photos on a Basic group.? If you allow attachments, you can still have those stored with the group messages.

I tried Google groups about 7 years ago and only stayed a few weeks.? I then moved to Big Tent for a couple of years before GIO became available.? (At that time, there were no files, photos, databases, etc.)? Since my Basic groups are almost 6 years old, they're grandfathered for files, photos, etc.? I'd more than likely still move to GIO, but with a Premium group.

Duane
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On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 03:05 PM, Green Gate Grove wrote:

But when I remove myself from the group; it will not let me leave.

You can't leave any group or subgroup if you are the only owner.? You could make someone else the owner, then leave.? If you're the owner of the main group, you still have implied ownership of all subgroups, but don't need to be a member.

Duane
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I had a Yahoo Group for 8 years and started having problems with it. I then tried Google Groups but it lacked some of the things I needed. I then tried goup.io Free version and really liked it. After a year I switched from free to a pay plan and love it. It allows me to add new members quickly and easily. It really is about what you need in the way of services. But I suggest trying the Free version of groups.io and see how it goes. They make it easy to transfer your group information and data.

Can I make a member of a sub group the owner of that group?

These groups are committees in which I am not a member. I do not wish to appear in any of them so I do not want to be a member.
But when I remove myself from the group; it will not let me leave.

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 03:22 PM, Green Gate Grove wrote:

As the owner of a group, I have added several Sub Groups. I was added to each of these groups. Is there a way to eliminate my name from these sub groups?

Are you wishing to stop being a member of the subgroups? Or change your display name in the subgroups?
Are there other owners??

Frances
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GMF wiki for help.?Search box at the top of each page.

Check out the?new groups.io Help Center??Use your browser to search or download?the PDF.

As the owner of a group, I have added several Sub Groups. I was added to each of these groups. Is there a way to eliminate my name from these sub groups?

On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 11:54 PM, Bruce W Fairhall wrote:

Now another question which I cannot find answered in the Manual, but the problem is knowing exactly what to search for!!

Bruce -- If you display the manual as a full page (e.g.: /helpcenter/ownersmanual?single=true), you can use the search function of your browser to scan for content.

For most browsers, control-F will bring up the search box.

At the bottom of a Test message posted to our group before we add members, there is a small print Links footnote:

If you pasted the footer here, it didn't come through. Groups.io strips any old, quoted footer before a message posts, replacing it with a new footer (and new links).?

Is it labeled "Groups.io links"? If so, that is the standard footer for individual emails.

However I would prefer to use something like the GMF has (below).?

Again, whatever you provided did not come through.

Where can this be defined, please?

You can put in additional information via group settings (see the Message Footer box under the Message Formatting tab). Other than that, the standard footers cannot be modified.?

See also?/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/5452?

Obviously (??) Mute This Topic is irrelevant - or is that so a user can opt NOT to receive a certain thread of messages?

Exactly.
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Regards,
Bruce

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On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 07:22 AM, Chris Klemmer wrote:

How does one check the IP address of a subscription requester?

You have to have a Restricted group (members require approval) and receive notifications when there are pending members.? The notification will include the IP and possibly location of the applicant.

Duane
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Pardon this ignorant question.
How does one check the IP address of a subscription requester?
Chris