I tried this with a trial group that I set up. Since I used an email address that is not a member, I got this back from groups.io, without it getting through to the owner (me):

510 5.1.1 Your email address,[...@gmail.com], is not subscribed to that group. To subscribe, send an email to?[...]+subscribe@groups.io, or visit?/g/[trialgroup]

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I did create an alias but haven’t tested it for non members. I guess I’m going incognito ? to try it.?

Oh, it does work.? If you created let's say an alias of Southenders@..., if someone sends email to that address it will be the same as if they send it to [email protected], or if they go to /g/Southenders they'll land in your current page.?

Cheers,
Christos

How about just using a URL shortening service? Like this one:



For your ad in the local paper? It will reduce the number of characters
prospective members have to type. I would include both the shortened and the
full URL in the ad.


Donald



On Wed, 09 Aug 2023 04:19:23 -0700, "Norman Pierson" <norman.pierson@...>
wrote:

I need to put my group name on an ad in a local paper to recruit new members to our social club and I’m trying to dumb down the url.

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On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 08:16 AM, Norman Pierson wrote:

Probably. I did create an alias but haven’t tested it for non members. I guess I’m going incognito ? to try it.?

I guess you read the help on group aliases.
/helpcenter/ownersmanual/1/creating-group-aliases?single=true

Frances

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Probably. I did create an alias but haven’t tested it for non members. I guess I’m going incognito ? to try it.?

Thanks. I’ve tried to file some of those old threads. I need to put my group name on an ad in a local paper to recruit new members to our social club and I’m trying to dumb down the url.?

Thanks. It’s a premium group.?

As the saying goes, 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'.
For any long and well established group, with more than a couple of members and 'real' messages, I would suggest a name change is more trouble than it's worth (unless it's really worth an awful lot!) - it will have a Pandora's box (its own!) of issues waiting to jump out and bite you.
And from memory of when I tried it, deleting the last subgroup, changing from a group with subgroups to one without, did reveal issues when I tried it - searching this group may reveal more, if I raised them at the time.

Jeremy

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Norman,

In short, not possible (per se) without messing up present members' saved group email address in their address books and any saved group site bookmarks they have, and it will also change your URL, the email address is the group name (not to be confused with the group title).? Plus you having subgroups does complicate things a bit more.

But you may be able to get around this by using one (or more if needed) group aliases but it depends on what type of group you have, free or premium/enterprise, so which one do you have?

Cheers,
Christos

On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 05:42 PM, Norman Pierson wrote:

I'd like to drop the Main (and remove the LakeNorman) so I can use:

[email protected]

as my email address for potential new members

From what I read I think that will work, so that present members won't notice anything.? Does that make sense?
Will that in anyway change my site's URL?

Main indicates you have subgroups. However the word doesn't matter when typing in the address of the group URL.

You can rename the group. See
/helpcenter/ownersmanual/1/renaming-groups?single=true

Be sure to read the considerations and notes.?
Lots of places to change things, including your group notices.

Frances
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It's been a while since I've been to this forum.?
I have a question regarding changing my group's email address, without changing the group name.
Long ago when I started my group, I used the email address:

[email protected]


I'd like to drop the Main (and remove the LakeNorman) so I can use:

[email protected]

as my email address for potential new members

From what I read I think that will work, so that present members won't notice anything.? Does that make sense?
Will that in anyway change my site's URL?

Thanks!
Norm

On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 04:01 PM, Jim Allen wrote:

When will Mark be back to assist me?

See

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When will Mark be back to assist me?

Jim Allen

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Oh, my message was meant for Arno.

Cheers,
Christos

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 10:24:24 -0700, "Christos Psarras" <christos@...>,
wrote:

On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 11:10 AM, Arno Martens wrote:

I was the ONLY owner in one group and, since the notification goes to the
registered owner (albeit to a non existing address), I cannot log in any
longer.

Have you tried logging into groups.io with the old address?? It may be non-existent anymore but unless if the groups.io account it was attached to was deleted, it's still there.
Cheers,
Christos

Yes, I have, see my reply to Frances just now.

Cheers,
Arno

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 09:40:33 -0700, "Frances" <frances@...>, wrote:

Arno, obviously your Rogers email address is going through okay with this group.
But to summarize, after changing ISP and email address, you have a group where you cannot log in as owner.
And you were the sole owner.

Correct.

Are you an owner or moderator of any other groups?

I am only an owner of the one group where I applied for membership with the new
Rogers address, made myself an Owner and then deleted the Sympatico address.
All other groups had disappeared and I applied for membership for those and got
it.

If you go online to Groups.io (any group including this one) and click on Groups.io or Your Groups in the blue nav bar, can you see the "lost group" as well as this group (GMF)?

No, the lost group does not show. GMF and all other subscribed groups are shown
and delivered to my Inbox, as available.
When I then clicked 'Login' it offered the original Sympatico and the gMail from
this mornings test. Entering the old Sympatico address it popped up the error
about bouncing. After un bouncing and trying again it come back as 'Your email
is incorrect'.

You mentioned a second email address. Did you mean that you have a second account that was a co-owner of your group?
Or just an Email Alias that allows you to send to the group?

No, no second account or alias.
This morning I attempted to change the Sympatico to my gMail address.

Have you tried the Email Me a link to log in?

Yes, but it then only shows me the groups to which I am subscribed.

Frances

On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 07:41 PM, Terry Ouimet wrote:

I forgot my password

Just use the 'Email me a link to login' option then click the link that is emailed to you. That will log you in you can reset your password from your Account screen.

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Andy

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On Mon, Aug 7, 2023 at 11:10 AM, Arno Martens wrote:

I was the ONLY owner in one group and, since the notification goes to the
registered owner (albeit to a non existing address), I cannot log in any longer.

Have you tried logging into groups.io with the old address?? It may be non-existent anymore but unless if the groups.io account it was attached to was deleted, it's still there.

Cheers,
Christos

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