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Re: That Address is not valid

 

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Mark¡¯s latest change log said:

  • CHANGE: Reduce the max size of a group name to 32 characters to avoid potential DNS issues.
Frances

On Feb 27, 2018, at 1:21 PM, Stan Gorodenski <stanlep@...> wrote:

I am trying to create a subgroup. I have already created two, and this third one is giving me a problem. When I try enter a group email address for the subgroup, it comes back and says 'That Address is not Valid'. The address I am using is
Scientifically-Unaccepted-Theories
I have tried this a ?number of times and even logged off and went back in. What could be the problem?
Stan





Re: files recurring periodically in the group

 

How do i change guidelines?

Weird thing is I put the guidelines up there to start off, but now that i need to update them, I can't figure out how.'

Any ideas, anyone>?

Febe

ps. thanks heaps!


subscription proceedings - that questionnaire again

 

J,

As you explained to me I put our questionnaire in a member notice which is activated. The usual procedure is that someone wants to join and signs up to the group. He then must confirm the email adress. At this moment I get the usual mail saying:

"This is to notify you that .......has joined your group [email protected]."

When I look this up in my members list, I see that person?s mail adress and the NuM sign behind it. In this first test case I?m in private mail contact with that person, and she wrote me that she didn?t get the questionnaire. This was hours ago. I haven?t got any further notice from groups.io either. Must I unmoderate this person first, and then he gets the questionnaire? Or at what exact step is she supposed to take to receive it? Or which step must I take? Confusing....

Mustn?t she get the questionnaire before I unmoderate her?

At the moment for me that?s the most important question, for I must know beforehand who joins our group. We?ve always handled it like that in YG.

Quite concerned
Victoria


That Address is not valid

 

I am trying to create a subgroup. I have already created two, and this third one is giving me a problem. When I try enter a group email address for the subgroup, it comes back and says 'That Address is not Valid'. The address I am using is
Scientifically-Unaccepted-Theories
I have tried this a number of times and even logged off and went back in. What could be the problem?
Stan


Re: someone who unsubscribes then is able to resubscribe without my permission

 

Shal,
Thanks for the time in making the reply. I'm swamped right now with all the
little nuances that are popping up with the transfer of almost 2,000
members--I will spend more time reviewing your reply then get back to you if
I have more questions. YOU are one of the MAIN reasons I've moved from
Yahoo to Groups.io, so THANKS!!!!
Harlan
hsteinle@...

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Shal Farley
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 1:02 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [GMF] someone who unsubscribes then is able to resubscribe
without my permission

Harlan,

> For what it is worth. The canned message that goesto people AFTER the >
transfer makes it too easy-in my opinion-to 'unsubscribe'-I lost a LOT > of
subscribers who just didn't read the info I sent to them BEFORE the >
transfer.

There has been some speculation in another thread that some of this results
from members who wanted to unsubscribe from the Yahoo Group, but due to
glitches were unable to do so. Now, presented the opportunity afresh, they
took it.

> I added my OWN wording in the space I was allowed to add, but I >
couldn't change the 'canned groups.io' wording ...

I'm a little confused by this.

The Invite type of Member Notice has boilerplate, but it isn't used during a
transfer. The Welcome type of Member notice is used, if Active, but you
control the entirety of that message body. There is also, if you don't
uncheck it, a "You have been added to ..." message from Groups.io, but you
cannot provide any text to that -- unless that is a Premium feature?

> ... so I also had a lot of people go directly TO the groups.io page >
and things REALLY got confusing to them as they thought they had to >
subscribe again and misinterpreted the coverpage thinking they could > use
hashtags (I have that function unavailable to members right now) > wiki
(also disabled right now) etc and when they couldn't they sentme > one of
hundreds of emails I've gotten this morning.

Oh, you mean they went to the Groups.io home page first, and saw the feature
description for the product? Heh.

The groups I've transferred have all been fairly small (a few hundred
members) and had gone fairly dormant prior to the transfer. So I haven't had
a lot of experience yet with members confused by all the features of
Groups.io.

Shal


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Norton Has Stopped Blocking Groups.io

 

Hi All,
Late yesterday, Monday, I was finally able to access my Groups.io with the Norton Add-Ons/Extensions enabled on Firefox and Chrome. I'm not sure why it took them so long to fix the problem yet am glad they did.
Paul, Ohio, USA


Re: Contacting the Owner/Moderators OFF group - I'm Not Finding This ...

 

When reading online, you can go to the More menu below the post and select "Report This Message".? That opens a box where you can enter the reason, as well as choose whether it should go to the group moderators or the site management, before sending it.

Duane
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Re: Contacting the Owner/Moderators OFF group - I'm Not Finding This ...

 

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Hi,

The address would be:

[email protected]

Or, for groups that have subgroups:

[email protected]

For example, for Beta group:

[email protected] (Mark)

An example of subgroups (my Win10 forum):

[email protected] (Joseph Lee)

Cheers,

Joseph

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Betz
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:38 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [GMF] Contacting the Owner/Moderators OFF group - I'm Not Finding This ...

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Hi all,

? I'm not finding the groups.io equivalent to "send an email to the owner of the group".
I'm talking about the method of contacting the owners/moderators -without- making
it a post to the entire group.? For instance, in order to report a post/member who is
breaking the rules of the group.??

? Where is it?? How does a simple user know how to use it?
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Re: Contacting the Owner/Moderators OFF group - I'm Not Finding This ...

 

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There should be something in the footer. ?I see it ?even in this group. It says " contact group owner."

Take care

On Feb 27, 2018, at 9:38 AM, Jim Betz <jimbetz@...> wrote:

Hi all,

? I'm not finding the equivalent to "send an email to the owner of the group".
I'm talking about the method of contacting the owners/moderators -without- making
it a post to the entire group.? For instance, in order to report a post/member who is
breaking the rules of the group.??

? Where is it?? How does a simple user know how to use it?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - Jim B.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??


Contacting the Owner/Moderators OFF group - I'm Not Finding This ...

 

Hi all,

? I'm not finding the groups.io equivalent to "send an email to the owner of the group".
I'm talking about the method of contacting the owners/moderators -without- making
it a post to the entire group.? For instance, in order to report a post/member who is
breaking the rules of the group.??

? Where is it?? How does a simple user know how to use it?
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? - Jim B.
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Transferring yahoo.co.uk Yahoo Group to groups.io

 

Can I transfer a yahoo.co.uk group to groups.io?? If so what is the trick as it seems the transfer only except yahoo.com groups at this time?

TIA

Bruce Wilson
Barrie, Ontario


Re: Change/customize automatic calendar hashtag #hashtags #calendar

 

On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 11:43 am, Duane wrote:


Marina,

You're very welcome.? Sometimes those of us that have been here for 2 or 3
years don't realize how much information there is to absorb.? We got to learn
it a bit at a time, slowly, as the features were introduced.?
IO is a powerful platform but it is also very complex. Sometimes I feel like I am drowning in a sea of queries and instructions.
Speaking of learning slowly, I haven't been able to sort out this calendar thing, yet. I surely miss some essential information here. Or maybe this is not the appropriate ffeature for what I need.

When I was in my old YG group I used to send a reminder manually to the group to remind members of important deadlines concerning calls, applications, etc.

Now that I am on IO I'd like to use the calendar to have these reminders automatically sent to members. Something like "Remember that applications will no longer possible after day-month" or "Remember that subscriptions to workshop close on day-month".

I'd like to have just one reminder sent to the group. But all I get are two different messages: one with the actual reminder (hashtag #cal-reminder) and, on the deadline date, a second message with the same reminder (hashtag #cal-notice).

This happens even if I don't check the options Send Invite to Group and Sent Notice when Event happens.
Is there a way to have just one reminder sent to the group?

Marina


Re: Owner messages

Matthew King - AK4MK
 

I'm already on all owner emails, and the email never came to my spam folder.

It only went to him and not to me.

Thanks,

Matt

On Tue, Feb 27, 2018 at 7:55 AM, Lena <Lena@...> wrote:
On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 02:16 pm, Matthew King - AK4MK wrote:

> My moderator received the "Owner message" response
> to the "Pending Membership" email, but I never did.

On your group's website click Subscription on the left, scroll down to Owner Email, switch to All Emails, Save. If you already had All Emails selected then look in your Spam.





Re: New members in pendingmodus

 

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I have a restricted membership group.? When someone applies for membership I get a message that person has joined the group.? In actuality they are not members until either an owner or moderator approve them for membership.


Doug




From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Bruce Bowman <bruce.bowman@...>
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 8:07 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [GMF] New members in pendingmodus
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Go to Admin->Settings->Spam Control. Do you have the group set to "Restricted Membership?"?

The group must be "restricted" to keep members from subscribing without your approval. Moderation applies only to messages.

Bruce


Re: files recurring periodically in the group

 

Go to Admin->Settings and click on Member Notices at the top of the page. Create a Groups Guidelines notice. There should be a checkbox that will allow this notice to be sent once a month. I recommend that you do NOT send it as a Special Notice, so leave that unclicked unless you want to annoy some of your members.

You are only allowed to create on Group Guidelines notice, so make sure it says everything you want to say. I'm told it's also possible to send notices periodically based on the group calendar, but I haven't looked into that option yet.

Hope this helps,
Bruce


Re: New members in pendingmodus

 

Go to Admin->Settings->Spam Control. Do you have the group set to "Restricted Membership?"?

The group must be "restricted" to keep members from subscribing without your approval. Moderation applies only to messages.

Bruce


Re: Deleting folders #files

 

They should see it. There was a recent report where someone on a tablet didn't see them, but they were there, just not visible on the same line.
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I am on a laptop running Windows XP. I assume the trash can is alongside the notebook and pencil symbol (Edit?) and a pair of scissors (Move/Cut?)? I have refreshed the page and I have logged out and logged in again ... still don't see a trash can symbol. I am the owner of 2 groups and can't see a trash can on either when I view files on the Files sections.

Margaret P
UK

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Re: reset cover photo

 

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Yes, Duane, of course, that was clear.

Victoria

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So that it's clear, you have to edit the photos to combine them, you can't just add 2 photos.

Duane


Accessing Attachments

 

Hi Fellow Moderators, especially refugees from Yahoo! Groups,

So far, my members are very happy with Groups.io. They like the clean
interface and the fact that attachments always come through, no matter
how you attach them to the email. It was a big issue in Yahoo Groups
(Y!G) that some would appear and some would not for those using the
digest or the website (no email). I don't want to dwell on the Y!G
problem, but it was a major driver for our group to move to Groups.io.

There is one niggle though about the way digest users access
attachments. Email users get the full attachment (unless they have set
the Advanced Option to control attachments by size), website (no email)
users see a link and that works fine, as they already logged in. By the
way, in Y!G, we had the option set so that attachments were always
stored on the website and accessed via a link. This link was coded (I
believe) so that you did not require a logon to access the attachment.
Now, it seems that you do need to login before you can see the
attachment, which worries some of my members. Then they get into - do I
need to set a password? how do I do that? loop of questions.? Yes, I
know they can use the link to set up no password access for 30 days, but
that is also confusing for them as they do not understand how it works.

I am just wondering how other ex Y!G moderators feel and if they would
like to see the same kind of access as Y!G introduced to Groups.io, so
there is a coded link and they don't need a login?

Regards
John Russell


Re: reset cover photo

 

So that it's clear, you have to edit the photos to combine them, you can't just add 2 photos.

Duane
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