Do I need a Groups.io a ccount? A subscriber asked....
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Just on board with Groups.io from YahooGroups. A couple of what might seem like obvious questions, at least based on years at YahooGroups, but I wanted to double check.
Can y'all can read what I was asked -- and how I answered -- and tell me if I was correct? One subscriber asked: "Let me see if I have this right. I don't have to do anything to get on the site, or read all the mail just as before. Just respond when I want to, to anything I want to. I have already added [email protected] to my address book. That's it???? Just sounds too simple. I must have missed something.. " I said: Like YahooGroups, the only reason you'd want to create an IO account is if you want to * make changes to your account settings * customize how you get messages * search through the messages * view messages via the Web site Did I get that right? --Steve |
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I'd say you were correct, but incomplete.
When the group was transferred from Yahoo, each person had an account created for them that is their email address.? (The exception would be anyone that previously used that email address to open an account here.? In that case, they were added to your group.)? They can change their message delivery via email using the addresses as shown at /static/help#emailcommands. If they'd like to use the group online, they could use the information at /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/How-to-Set-a-Personal-Password-and-Profile%3B-Changing-Email-Address to check it out.? Note that they never need to set a password if they don't want to, they can just use the "Email me a link to log in" when they want to access the group online.? Once they've logged in, they will stay logged in for 30 days on each device unless they intentionally log out.? The links I gave are to publicly viewable pages, so you can include them in emails when answering questions. Having an account here is so much easier than Y! that it often confuses people! ;>) 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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For sure everything on groups.io is easier than Yahoogroups.
It's such a pleasure not having to try (and unsuccessfully) explain how
to log into YG.
________________________________ I'd say you were correct, but incomplete. When the group was transferred from Yahoo, each person had an account created for them that is their email address.? (The exception would be anyone that previously used that email address to open an account here.? In that case, they were added to your group.)? They can change their message delivery via email using the addresses as shown at /static/help#emailcommands. If they'd like to use the group online, they could use the information at /g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/How-to-Set-a-Personal-Password-and-Profile%3B-Changing-Email-Address to check it out.? Note that they never need to set a password if they don't want to, they can just use the "Email me a link to log in" when they want to access the group online.? Once they've logged in, they will stay logged in for 30 days on each device unless they intentionally log out.? The links I gave are to publicly viewable pages, so you can include them in emails when answering questions. Having an account here is so much easier than Y! that it often confuses people! ;>) Duane |
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On Thu, Sep 20, 2018 at 01:31 PM, Robert Schechter wrote:
What about for calendars, polls, and such?There is no "account", per se, other than the person's email address. With the likely exception of group owners, I suspect most subscribers in groups.io took no action to "create an account" to get started. It was automatically created when their email address was direct-added to a group, transferred into a group from Yahoo, etc. That said, groups.io cannot determine whether someone attempting to do something is actually authorized to do so unless they somehow confirm that they own the corresponding email address. This is possible by using the "email me a link to login" function at /login. Whether a subscriber subsequently sets up a password so as to bypass this mild annoyance is entirely their choice...but they are no more or less of a member of groups.io for having done so. As for what can be done without logging in -- it is possible for a group owner to make the calendar, wiki and/or message archive *visible*?to "the world outside" via group settings. But that's about all.?To post a message online, edit a calendar or wiki entry, respond to a poll, change your preferences, update your profile, participate in chats, access files, photos and databases, etc...all of these functions require that the subscriber be logged in. ? Hope this helps, Bruce -- The system Help is your friend.??/static/help |
Steve Bass
Duane
Robert Schechter
Bruce