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This request came from YGOG but it and the reply below may be of general interest here.

Larry


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Subject: Re: [YGOG] Instructions on how to transfer memberlist< maybe this will help>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 23:28:44 -0700
From: Larry McDavid <lmcdavid@...>
To: yahoo_group_of_groups@...

I have not yet done this myself but I believe I understand how to do it.

You did the correct thing by using the Yahoo Groups Export members in CVS. Note that only Owners and Moderators can do this.

Now, take that saved file and import it into Excel. The file will have a csv file extension in the file name. Use the Excel Open function and first change the File Type to All Files. Find the membership.csv file where you saved it, select that file name and Open it in Excel. That will open a new worksheet and enter all the columns and rows you exported from Yahoo. For clarity, widen the columns so you can see all the complete email addresses.

That will get you a worksheet with multiple columns, one for each data field and a row for each member.

Select (highlight) the *data* in the email address column and Copy it to the clipboard. Don't copy the column header if there is one.

Open Notepad, or some other text-only editor, and paste in the copied column.

You might need to manually format it so that each email address is on just one line.

Save that Notepad file. This will ensure there are no formatting characters in the saved file, which will be a .txt file. Highlight the entire document now consisting of only email addresses and Save it to the clipboard. I believe you can paste that into the Invite box of your Group at groups.io.

I'm not sure of the maximum number of invites you can have per day at groups.io so it may be necessary to break up the saved Notepad file into smaller separate files to meet the groups.io limitation.

I have successfully done all this except actually pasting the copied Notepad data into the groups.io invite form.

Gosh, I hope this is all correct! I believe it is...

Larry

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Larry McDavid W6FUB
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On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 06:10 AM, Larry McDavid wrote:

I'm not sure of the maximum number of invites you can have per day at groups.io so it may be necessary to break up the saved Notepad file into smaller separate files to meet the groups.io limitation.

You'll run into a "limit" after 20 invitations (or direct adds on a paid group) per day.? The best thing to do is send them all at once.? There will be a delay until it's approved, but then all should be done at once.

Duane
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I have done this with a group of 250+ members to a paid group. Not sure if there is a limit per day.

MKR

On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 07:53 AM, M K Ramadoss wrote:

I have done this with a group of 250+ members to a paid group. Not sure if there is a limit per day.

There is no actual "limit." There is a delay for approval.

See?/g/GroupManagersForum/wiki/20-Invitations-Limit

Regards,
Bruce

On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 12:55 PM, Bruce Bowman wrote:

There is a delay for approval.

Given the probable influx of new groups (as evidenced by the significant increase in subscribers to this group!) and the global reach of Groups.io it might be worth pointing out that all such approvals, and responses to queries to [email protected], take place on Standard Pacific Time, which can manifest itself as what seems to be a long delay before things happen.

Chris

The other thing to be aware of is that admins are proposing to transfer EU subscribers in an illegal manner. At least one one admin is proposing to transfer his whole membership however specific permission is needed to transfer personal information such as an email address from Yahoo to groups.io.

In my opinion groups.io should not be allowing such a transfer from Yahoo.

Roger

On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 08:02 AM, Roger Taylor wrote:

admins are proposing to transfer EU subscribers in an illegal manner

The GDPR has been hashed, rehashed, and studied by the lawyers for groups.io.? You can go back and read the discussions here and on the beta group.? There wouldn't any transfers happening if it were illegal.

Duane
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On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 09:02 AM, Roger Taylor wrote:

The other thing to be aware of is that admins are proposing to transfer EU subscribers in an illegal manner. At least one one admin is proposing to transfer his whole membership however specific permission is needed to transfer personal information such as an email address from Yahoo to groups.io.

In my opinion groups.io should not be allowing such a transfer from Yahoo.

Roger -- Groups.io provides some relevant tools. There is an option on the transfer page to enter the email addresses of those who opt out of the transfer. Such subscribers are not transferred, nor is any of their content. Those who object afterward may also have all their content deleted, simply by clicking on a link.?

I believe these recent features were added at the request of groups.io legal counsel. See also?/static/compliance

Having said all that, I am not an attorney...I was not consulted on this, nor were those discussions shared with anyone outside of groups.io's inner circle. GMF is a technical support forum and we need to get back to providing that support to those who need our assistance.?

Hope this helps,
Bruce