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Re: New member: question about Group owner email address
Michael,
I'm owner and chief moderator for a 750-member group with a total of five moderators.? We draw up an annual schedule and each moderator takes a shift of two weeks or a month at a time--so we have a "duty moderator" and a backup on duty at all times.? That means each moderator has about 10 weeks on duty as moderator and another 10 as backup, not at all burdensome. To keep group management simple, we created a single Gmail account for all five moderators to use.? For example, if our group were named ABC the email address would be ABCmoderator@....? About 99% of our moderator work is done using that Gmail account, and that means any time there's a question about what was/was not done by another moderator, the duty moderator can look back at past emails and sort out exactly what happened with only occasional need to ask other moderators for help.? Having that Gmail?account for our multi-moderator group has simplified our?moderator lives and has been a godsend. KISS (keep it simple, stupid!) works great for us! Milt Baker P.S.? I added a group_management hashtag to this post hoping other moderators will pass along useful group management tips.? As this forum shows, there's a lot we moderators can learn from one another. |
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Re: Can members enlarge the font size of messages they view on the groups.io site?
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýOn a Mac, that is Flower-Shift-=, the same as Flower-+. Enlarge.
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Re: Transfer requirement
Anyone that can make [email protected] a moderator on the Yahoo group can do a transfer.? It looks like you need to be the group owner here, based on the instructions.
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: Default "reply to"
No changes needed if you just want to reply to an individual from time to time.?
On the group site - click to reply. Type your answer. Then click on Private - bottom right. Follow through. From your email, you likely have a reply to sender in the footer. Just to show you, I will email this first privately to you! Frances |
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Re: Default "reply to"
That would be on the group Settings page.? Scroll down to Message Policies, then change it in the Reply To box.
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: How long does the Yahoogroups conversion take
Have you received the notification that the invitation was received by groups.io?? If not, you should send it again.? If you have, just wait until you get the notice that 'transfer' is a member so you can make them a moderator on your Yahoo group.
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: Can members enlarge the font size of messages they view on the groups.io site?
Virginia,
Or a way that a member can have everything on the site in a larger font? They can certainly use their browser's zoom feature to enlarge the entire page. In many browsers holding down the Ctrl key while tapping the keypad + and - keys will zoom, and Ctrl plus the keypad digit 0 will restore the normal size. I don't think there's a separate feature in Groups.io specific to enlarging text. Also, Groups.io has been working closely with some group moderators who are reliant on screen readers, adapting the Groups.io HTML where feasible to make the audible presentation and control access clearer. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Can members enlarge the font size of messages they view on the groups.io site?
Hello - I am a new member of this group. I am a member of two groups that transferred over from Yahoo, and I am the administrator of a group on Yahoo that is considering moving over to Groups.io.
We have a couple of members who are vision impaired, and they have asked if there is a way that, when they view their messages from the Groups.io site, they can make the font size larger so that it is possible for them to read the message. Is there any way that the member can change the font size of the messages they are reading? Or a way that a member can have everything on the site in a larger font? |
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Re: Third Party Relay
Ginny,
I'm going to guess that Groups.io puts their subscribers on a shared IP, or several shared IPs. I think that is likely the case. There are over 6900 listed groups at Groups.io, a dedicated IP address for each group's outbound messages seems unlikely. ? This means that the poor sending habits of some groups will ruin the sender reputation of everyone else on that shared IP.? This affects the deliverability of everyone's mail.? This happened to us with Yahoo Groups. Mark is far more vigilant about deliverability than I think Yahoo Groups ever were, but absolute prevention is of course impossible. ? This may be something that would need to be answered by Mark as I don't see anything that allows configuration of the outbound mail. Ah, you mean to have all of the group's outbound messages directed through your server. I wasn't thinking in that direction. Something like that might be possible (or be made possible) with the custom branding capabilities of an Enterprise plan group. Or perhaps just a dedicated outbound IP address, if not routed through an external server. Shal? -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Re: Third Party Relay
Hi Bob,
I'm going to guess that Groups.io puts their subscribers on a shared IP, or several shared IPs.? This means that the poor sending habits of some groups will ruin the sender reputation of everyone else on that shared IP.? This affects the deliverability of everyone's mail.? This happened to us with Yahoo Groups.? The IPs tanked because of spammers residing on the same IP, hurting not only everyone's delivery, but also their own domain's sender reputation.?? By using our own dedicated IP through our email delivery partner, our sender reputation is our own.? We are responsible for keeping it in good shape and thereby getting good delivery of emails coming from our domain. I started a group to see if I could find a setting.? This may be something that would need to be answered by Mark as I don't see anything that allows configuration of the outbound mail. Thanks - Ginny |
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Re: New member: question about Group owner email address
Michael,
? No, they are not put into the group's Messages section, nor sent to ordinary members.But the content is sometimes available (to mods/owners) through a link in the Activity log. I've forgotten at the moment if there's a reason that is "sometimes" rather than always or never. Shal -- Help: /static/help More Help: /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki Even More Help: Search button at the top of Messages list |
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Duane
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