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Workaround due to absentee yahoo group owner?
I tried to reach yahoo customer support to ask to be a moderator with privileges to do an invite for our group with an absentee owner. It¡¯s simply not possible to reach yahoo anymore. (If someone knows how please tell me.) I¡¯ve formed a basic group with intent to manually transfer files and photos to it. I can¡¯t get at the yahoo membership list so I can¡¯t transfer membership email addresses.
Would someone explain in detail how I can transfer old messages to the basic group? They exist in the yahoo group webpage. I read there is a way to make them PDFs and upload as a file. But I understand I would be unable to search for particular messages. But, possible second option: I also personally have copies of all of them on my computer because they came to me as emails and I kept them. Can I send those as individual emails to the basic group? I realize they would all show up as being from me but if I forward them then each would also have the original sender name in the body of the mail. So could they be searched by the putting in the original poster¡¯s name? I think this would require the search engine to be able to search text inside the body of the email. Thank you. Susan B |
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Re: Should I be concerned?
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 11:26 AM, Karen Ivy wrote:
Should I resend the invite on the group that¡¯s reminding me?If the status box says "make sure you send an invite to..." then by all means you should return to that Yahoo group and try again. If it says "we have received your invite and will accept it soon...", then you should not. Bruce |
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Re: Bounced because of SPAM
#bouncedemails
#spam
One thing to keep in mind that a lot of people currently being migrated from Yahoo Groups no doubt "didn't get the message" and will be blindsided by notifications coming from groups.io stating that they've been transferred here. If a bunch of them start flagging such notices as spam then it stands to reason that might adversely affect the reputation of the service.
I'm not trying to downplay the impact such a thing can have, only to suggest that such glitches should probably be expected; and can similarly be expected to resolve themselves after this massive influx of newbies subsides. Hope this helps, Bruce |
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Re: Should I be concerned?
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 11:09 AM, Karen Ivy wrote:
The status page says I have 2 groups ¡°in process or completed,¡± but I haven¡¯t gotten the instructions to promote the transfer agent to moderator.Karen -- This is not the status page. In order to determine status, you have to select each group in turn (click on their names) by pulling down the Existing Transfers menu. The boxed message at the top of the resulting page will then tell you what's going on. The status of a given transfer cannot be determined until you select one. Hope this helps, Bruce |
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Should I be concerned?
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýYesterday afternoon around 2:30 PM PDT I set up 2 group transfers, including sending the invitations to [email protected].? The status page says I have 2 groups ¡°in process or completed,¡± but I haven¡¯t gotten the instructions to promote the transfer agent to moderator.? And the transfer agent is not on the member lists of either group as of this morning.? ? I do understand that this takes time, I just wondered if anyone has a feel for how long it¡¯s taking during what I¡¯m sure is a very chaotic week. ? Karen Ivy karenivy@... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>? "We have no means of learning what is really going on." -- W. H. Auden ? ? |
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Re: Notice of Pricing Change
so glad i moved all of my groups over a year ago and told all other group owners that i knew to do the same ..
most followed my advice and some didn't and now they have to pay more or just lose their archives and access to? group page. I feel bad as the group has been around since 2006 and used to be very active so it's hard to see that group just disappear like that. Mark deserves to get paid for his work ... groups IO has been an excellent alternative and while some of my groups are enterprise -- others are free and we've all worked extremely well.?? Rachel |
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Re: HOW TO CHECK TRANSFER STATUS (was: transfer problem)
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 10:44 AM, Margery Flax wrote:
I do not see where I can choose what to transfer from yahoogroups - please be more specific.Margery -- You have to start a transfer first. When you click on the green "Set Up New Transfer" button at bottom left of the Yahoo groups transfer page (/yahootransfer), a new page will come up where you can enter the source and destination group names. There is also a series of checkboxes for the various areas of the group to transfer (files, photos, members, messages, etc). Simply uncheck the ones you don't want before clicking the "Start New Transfer Process" button. If you've already started a transfer, return to the Yahoo groups transfer page (/yahootransfer), select the transfer you've already started from the "Existing Transfers" list (pull down the menu and click on its name). On the resulting page you will see the same series of checkboxes. Uncheck the ones you don't want and then click the "Update Transfer" button. I hope this helps, because I cannot get any more explicit than that. Regards, Bruce |
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Re: When should I be concerned?
#howlong
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 09:33 AM, rich hurd wrote:
this is uncharted territory for you guys.I think this is a good opportunity to mention this.? The GMF group is an unofficial support group for the site.? As far as we know, no one from Groups.io management monitors anything here.? We're a user-to-user group that has learned how things work, just like any new member should.? Some of us have been here since almost the beginning.? We've been able to learn things as they're added or changed, so it's been a gradual process for us.? For folks new to the site, things can seem a bit overwhelming with all the improvements that have been made and the options that are available. 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: Is IO charging a fee now
One thing to keep in mind: "There is no such thing as a free lunch". Groups.io is not ad-supported and your privacy is in no way impacted by your use of groups.io or your membership at groups.io. Unlike Yahoo, which is ad-supported and uses your personal information to pay for the services you receive(d) there.
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So, expecting Mark to pay for all of us to continue using this service (which is far superior to Yahoo Groups in my opinion), is not reasonable. The challenge is to come up with an equitable way to share the cost of the services. It appears to me that Mark is testing those waters now. I'm certainly prepared to support a reasonable cost for these services. Dave Rypma Owner and Moderator of several groups here and (soon to be the past) Yahoo.? On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 10:42 PM, Nina Banks wrote: Is IO going to charge a fee to use it's service??? Is it going the way of Yahoo groups?? |
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Re: Timeframe?
#transfer
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 10:32 AM, Jim Varrone wrote:
Hi, I paid for Enterprise service plan last week and sent an invite to [email protected] from my Yahoogroup. However, it's still not been accepted and as a result nothing shows up in pending transfers. How long should I wait to become concerned. I did re-send the invite a couple of times just to make sure.Jim -- "Last week" is a pretty broad range, thus it's hard for us to gauge if your wait time has been excessive. To check status, follow the instructions in this message:?/g/GroupManagersForum/message/19948. If the status box at the top of the page says your invitation has been received but not accepted yet, then you're probably fine...you just have to keep waiting. If it says something else, report back here and we'll try to give you further guidance. Regards, Bruce |
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Re: Timeframe?
#transfer
On Tue, Oct 22, 2019 at 09:32 AM, Jim Varrone wrote:
I paid for Enterprise service plan last week and sent an invite to [email protected] from my Yahoogroup. However, it's still not been accepted and as a result nothing shows up in pending transfers. How long should I wait to become concerned. I did re-send the invite a couple of times just to make sure.With all that's going on with the Yahoo transfers, I'm sure things are backed up a bit.? A few years ago there was a surge in transfers and the wait time got up to around 2 weeks.? Having said that, an Enterprise account should be the highest priority available.? Sending more than one invitation can actually slow things down.? Just check the status at the top of your transfer page to make sure the invitation was received at GIO, then wait (as patiently as you can.) 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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