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We have a group that I have requested to be transferred over from Yahoo to Groups.io. Still waiting for the transfer agent to accept the invite, but meanwhile, I have a quick question:

Do we need to stop posting messages to our old Yahoo group before the migration to Groups.io starts? Will messages posted there after the start of the transfer still be brought over?

Suchi

On Sat, Nov 3, 2018 at 03:20 PM, <randsjmj@...> wrote:

Do we need to stop posting messages to our old Yahoo group before the migration to Groups.io starts? Will messages posted there after the start of the transfer still be brought over?

There could be a few hours between the time that the agent begins to move your messages and the "notice of completion" gets sent out to group members. If anyone posts to the Yahoo group after the transfer agent is done, those messages will be orphaned in the Yahoo group.

At some point you should consider putting the Yahoo group on moderation so you retain some control over things like this. Whether to do so before or after the transfer is up to you.?

Hope this helps,
Bruce?
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Thanks! So messages posted to Yahoo during the transfer will be migrated over?

Yes, good point re: moderation.

Thanks! So messages posted to Yahoo during the transfer will be migrated over?

Yes, good point re: moderation.

Anything posted after the transfer begins might be left behind. Just put you Y group on full moderation until the end of the transfer.

Another problem is that posts to your groups.io group will be mixed into the old messages in the order they are received by the group if they are sent while the transfer is taking place. (The announcement used to be posted *before* the transfer took place.) Again, the best thing to do is put your groups.io group on full moderation until the transfer is completed.

Dano
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Suchi,

Do we need to stop posting messages to our old Yahoo group before the
migration to Groups.io starts?

It is not a technical requirement.

Will messages posted there after the start of the transfer still be
brought over?

After the transfer agent has accepted the invite, and you've promoted the agent to moderator status, you will be asked to click a button on the transfer page to give the final go-ahead for the transfer.

Messages posted to the Yahoo Group after that point may or may not be transferred - it depends upon just exactly when they post versus when the agent actually copies the Y!Group's messages.

If you want to be sure that all messages make it to the Groups.io group you should moderate or otherwise restrict posting in the Yahoo Group just before pushing that button. If you do this there will be some period of time (perhaps a few days) where members can't post at all (they have not yet been added to the Groups.io group, and you've restricted the Y!Group).

On the other hand, if having messages and replies post promptly is more important than having the messages "on the record" in the Groups.io group then you can leave posting open in the Yahoo Group as long as you want. You could, for example wait until you receive the notice that the transfer is complete before you restrict the Yahoo Group. If you do this there will be some later posts in the Yahoo Group that aren't copied to the Groups.io group.

There's no perfect recipe; you have to judge for yourself which trade-off is better, given the nature of your group.

Shal


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Thank you all. That's very helpful -- gives me the information I need to make the right decisions for our group.