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One of my group members sends messages to our group and each of her messages has two .png files attached to it. Those files, which are small in size, show up in our "emailed photos" album as a light blue solid square. Although they are very small size so they are not taking up a lot of our photo space, they are annoying in the group of emailed photos, so I keep removing them. The member is not actively attaching anything to her messages, and she is not tech savvy, so she has no idea what is adding those files. She sends her messages from Windows 10 Mail. Does anyone have any idea what these are and how she can eliminate them? When I try to open those attached files, each one opens in my Windows photo viewer as just a straight line, one slightly bigger than the other.
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Re: Inviting Members
Some of my groups are unrestricted for Dance and Performance announcements - anyone may join (anonymously if they wish). These groups are virtually all announcements by Moderators, with any Member posts moderated.
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Most of my groups are for amateur musicians who get together to play (often in various private homes), share sheet music (stored in the Files section), and for Dances and Performances - a different email List and related website for each group of musicians. These are restricted groups that welcome anybody, but we want to know who you are, so the only qualifications are: 1) Come and Play with us first. 2) Then Join with your Full Name. Perhaps my cautions are too ¡®Old School¡¯, but it makes members feel comfortable and has worked well for 18 years. These restricted groups post who's holding a session when (with a phone number to call if you don't know where the host's home is), detailed reports of what has been played, set lists for performances, pictures, other music opportunities, and sometimes the history of a tune, song, composer, musician or band is discussed. The idea is that we are friendly people with no need to hide behind a false name, and who don¡¯t want to be SPAMMED - unless someone¡¯s email account is hacked, having only known members accomplishes this. Occasionally someone may get off topic (not group or music-related), but a note to them and Moderation curbs that. I used to not want Full Names to go along with email addresses (to keep them from Yahoo), but with 10 Lists I can¡¯t remember which email address belongs to which member. It seems like an option so many would want to make this more convenient to accomplish, and could simplify Groups.io membership pages. I¡¯d love to have a message (instructions) I can write and a few designatable fill-in fields included in the Invite and Join processes. It would certain help with those people who usually manage to be able to respond to an email, but not initiate one... Victoria wrote: |
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Re: Problem with the way Groups.io sends group messages
On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 10:16 am, Chris V wrote:
I have just set up a group of some 300 and been hit by this 'feature'Groups.io needs some way to show who sent the message. Since there is no account identifier other than the email address, and given that some subscribers choose not to set a Display Name, I don't see an alternative. Because of this and the EU GDPR regulations I have had to close the group I just set up (lasted a couple of days)Note that Yahoo groups also puts the email address in the From field of the message header. So you won't be able to use that, either. I don't recall what Google Groups does. I hope you find an alternative that meets your needs. Regards, Bruce? -- The system Help is your friend.??/static/help |
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Re: pending membership
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?I believe it would show up in the pending member?'s Email Delivery History as either successful or Unsuccessful. The fact that they applied would show in the Activity log, but I don't think it has a separate entry for the fact of sending the Pending Subscription notice - that's automatic.
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--- There is no notification in the members Email Delivery history about the Pending Subscription notice as far as I could see Victoria |
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Re: Cannot Receive "Send Me a Sign In Link" Email to @ameritech.net
On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 07:17 am, Patty Sliney wrote:
We have a list member who is trying to set up her transfer account with a password.? She had an @ameritech.net email address with Yahoo Groups, but she cannot get Groups.io to send the "send me a sign in link" email to her inbox.? Or, her Spam/Junk folder.? I even had her add the [email protected] email to her Contacts list in hopes that would resolve the issue.?The most likely explanation is user error. Were you looking over her shoulder and watching her do it? Is her inbox full? Is the email account even active? Open her subscriber record and check to see if group emails are bouncing. I also couldn't help but notice that "noreply" is misspelled. Any suggestions??Once logged in, she should be able to change her email address without losing message history. See?/static/help#changeemail Hope this helps, Bruce -- The system Help is your friend.??/static/help |
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Re: #issue No mails delivered to any of the group except owner
#issue
On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 07:17 am, Daniel P?tzold wrote:
But whenever I send a mail to the group address, only the address which is owner of the group gets an e-mail notification - twice. I receive every post twice with the owner address, but none at all with all the others.I'm kinda guessing here, but I suspect you have the group set for "reply to sender" and have "copy self" turned on in your Account settings. Go to Admin->Settings->Message Policies. There is a "Reply To" pull-down menu. Make sure it says "Group," then click the blue "Update Group" button at the bottom of the page. Now click on your name (or email address) at upper right and select "Account." Click the Preferences tab at left. At the bottom of the page there is a checkbox that says "I always want copies of my own messages." Uncheck that, and click the "Update Preferences" button. ? Hoping this helps, Bruce -- The system Help is your friend.??/static/help |
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Re: #issue No mails delivered to any of the group except owner
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How were the accounts added?? Direct Add, Invite, web signup?? What's the name of the group (so we can look at the home page and see the group settings)?
Have the added addresses been confirmed (do not show NC in members list)? Thanks |
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Re: Files moved but are empty
On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 07:50 am, magicalkingdomgroups@... wrote:
if they are now member notices, what are the files good for? I am just curious before I delete them.Any files that you were only using as member notices, usually sent out at some interval, aren't needed any more once you've set up a current means of delivering them. Duane -- Help: /static/help GMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Search button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions |
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Re: pending membership
In general, a 2.xxx.yyy code means things are hunky dory, a 4.xxx.yyy means you may need to try later, and a 5.xxx.yyy means the messages aren't getting through.
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Re: Files moved but are empty
On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 07:16 am, magicalkingdomgroups@... wrote:
Files are just that - files.? What they're used for is up to the group owner.? On one of my groups, I upload all the club records so that others can check them out and offer corrections, if needed.? In order to read them online, there needs to be a 'handler' in the browser being used that recognizes the files.? I usually upload as PDF files because nearly everyone has the reader for those.? Once in awhile I'll upload a spreadsheet (.xls).? If the browser is set correctly, it will offer to open them in the proper program.? It's still outside the browser, but more convenient since the file doesn't have to be saved locally before it's opened. I use the Wiki or a database for things that need to be updated very often.? Those can be set to limit who can change them or add information.? For sending information to my groups on a regular schedule, I use the calendar and/or Member notices.? I also have the Group Guidelines notice sent out monthly.? There are lots of capabilities here that should be explored to decide what works best for each owner. Duane -- Help: /static/help GMF's Wiki: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Search button at the top of Messages list A few site FAQs: /static/pricing#frequently-asked-questions |
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