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Group Settings

 

I just had a quick glance at the Group settings and noticed the following :

?Subscriptions to this group do not require approval from the moderators.

I suspect that the group owner will want to change this to require that new subscribers to the group do require approval, in the interest of keeping out spammers ??

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB?
David J Taylor
 

I just had a quick glance at the Group settings and noticed the following :

Subscriptions to this group do not require approval from the moderators.

I suspect that the group owner will want to change this to require that new subscribers to the group do require approval, in the interest of keeping out spammers ?

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB
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I find the best setting for that is "Member's first post is moderated."

73,
David GM8ARV
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SatSignal Software - Quality software for you
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Email: david-taylor@...
Twitter: @gm8arv
 

I went to .io group, requested to join and was immidiately approved.? I thought maybe it was because I was already member of this group.

73, ron, n9ee/r

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Spring Hill, Florida
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On Thursday, November 7, 2019, 6:29:30 AM EST, David J Taylor via Groups.Io <gm8arv@...> wrote:


I just had a quick glance at the Group settings and noticed the following :

Subscriptions to this group do not require approval from the moderators.

I suspect that the group owner will want to change this to require that new
subscribers to the group do require approval, in the interest of keeping out
spammers ?

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB
================================

I find the best setting for that is "Member's first post is moderated."

73,
David GM8ARV
--
SatSignal Software - Quality software for you
Web:
Email: david-taylor@...
Twitter: @gm8arv




 

On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 06:29 AM, David J Taylor wrote:
I find the best setting for that is "Member's first post is moderated."

73,
David GM8ARV
I agree that moderating the first new member post is good option to avoid spamming,
however, most groups that I am a member of also scrutinize subscription requests as well.

Note that anyone who is "invited" to join a group doesn't go through this process by default. This is what happens?
during the migration from Yahoo.

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB
 

Excuse?my ignorance, but did this group move away from yahoo into some other service? Apologies in advance, just gathering my bearings now...

_N4JOO

Manny?

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 10:50 PM Michael Babineau <mbabineau.ve3wmb@...> wrote:
I just had a quick glance at the Group settings and noticed the following :

?Subscriptions to this group do not require approval from the moderators.

I suspect that the group owner will want to change this to require that new subscribers to the group do require approval, in the interest of keeping out spammers ??

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB?

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Manny Rodriguez
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Mike Olbrisch
 

Yes - sir.? For the past few years some of us knew Yahoo was "changing" and Yahoo Groups would be going away.? Some of us urged group owners to make the move to here (groups.io).? some did, and some didn't.? Back then, there was a FREE option.

A couple of weeks ago it was announced that within several weeks Yahoo Groups would be shut down.? So now it is a major scramble for owners still in Yahoo Groups to make the move.? And Groups.IO is swamped with requests.? I understand that now there is a "FEE" of something around $100 to make the move.

This group made it under the wire.? For the FEE I guess.

From this day forward, you'll be sending E-mail to this group as [email protected].? NOT at yahoo groups anymore.

Vy73 -- Mike -- KD5KC.

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From: "Manny Rodriguez"
To: [email protected]
Cc:
Sent: Thursday November 7 2019 9:27:40AM
Subject: Re: [ft817] Group Settings

Excuse?my ignorance, but did this group move away from yahoo into some other service? Apologies in advance, just gathering my bearings now...

_N4JOO

Manny?

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 10:50 PM Michael Babineau <mbabineau.ve3wmb@...> wrote:
I just had a quick glance at the Group settings and noticed the following :

?Subscriptions to this group do not require approval from the moderators.

I suspect that the group owner will want to change this to require that new subscribers to the group do require approval, in the interest of keeping out spammers ??

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB?

--
Manny Rodriguez
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Thank you very much for the summary! Just what the doctor ordered.


On Thu, Nov 7, 2019 at 1:06 PM Mike Olbrisch <mike-2020@...> wrote:
Yes - sir.? For the past few years some of us knew Yahoo was "changing" and Yahoo Groups would be going away.? Some of us urged group owners to make the move to here ().? some did, and some didn't.? Back then, there was a FREE option.

A couple of weeks ago it was announced that within several weeks Yahoo Groups would be shut down.? So now it is a major scramble for owners still in Yahoo Groups to make the move.? And Groups.IO is swamped with requests.? I understand that now there is a "FEE" of something around $100 to make the move.

This group made it under the wire.? For the FEE I guess.

From this day forward, you'll be sending E-mail to this group as [email protected].? NOT at yahoo groups anymore.

Vy73 -- Mike -- KD5KC.

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From: "Manny Rodriguez"
To: [email protected]
Cc:
Sent: Thursday November 7 2019 9:27:40AM
Subject: Re: [ft817] Group Settings

Excuse?my ignorance, but did this group move away from yahoo into some other service? Apologies in advance, just gathering my bearings now...

_N4JOO

Manny?

On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 10:50 PM Michael Babineau <mbabineau.ve3wmb@...> wrote:
I just had a quick glance at the Group settings and noticed the following :

?Subscriptions to this group do not require approval from the moderators.

I suspect that the group owner will want to change this to require that new subscribers to the group do require approval, in the interest of keeping out spammers ??

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB?

--
Manny Rodriguez
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--
Manny Rodriguez
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Edited

The settings for the group still include the one that allows anyone to join, without moderator approval. ?This is generally not a good idea as it means spammers can join the group and get their messages out to all group members freely. ?

Mark, this is worth changing. ?

73 Andrew VK1DA/VK2UH
 

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The first post is moderated by default for all groups.io groups.? Spammers will generally be caught at the first post.

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  • Bob W7OV

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Andrew VK1DA
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 7:31 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ft817] Group Settings

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The settings fro the group still include the one that allows anyone to join, without moderator approval. ?This is generally not a good idea as it means spammers can join the group and get their messages out to all group members freely. ?

Mark, this is worth changing. ?

73 Andrew VK1DA/VK2UH?

 

Yes, but I prefer to triage the newcomers first without having them join the group and able to copy email addresses and other stuff from existing posts.

It’s a matter of policy for the group manager I guess. ?I pointed it out as it might have been overlooked.

73 Andrew VK1DA/VK2UH ?
 

I would suggest leaving it open for a couple of weeks. I, as many, already have a group.io account and it made it easy for me to register under my preferred account rather than a yahoo email address that I will most likely abandon once yahoo.groups is gone.

Jay
WB2QQJ
 

Good point Andrew, not thought about that.?
I've done as you recommend and set the group so new users must be approved.

Regards, Mark.
M0NOM
David J Taylor
 

Good point Andrew, not thought about that.
I've done as you recommend and set the group so new users must be approved.

Regards, Mark.
M0NOM
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Your choice, Mark, but compared to using just First Post Moderated I feel you're creating unnecessary work for the moderators.

73,
David Gm8ARV
--
SatSignal Software - Quality software for you
Web:
Email: david-taylor@...
Twitter: @gm8arv
 

After the first subscriber approval I've processed I've got back to first post moderation.
There is no way for me to tell if a subscriber is a spammer or not until they post for the first time.
There may be a way for subscribers to include additional information in the request, but for now this approach makes the most sense to me.
The end result is that list members won't be bombarded with spam. If a spammer attempts to post I'll just remove them.

Mark.

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of David J Taylor via Groups.Io
Sent: 12 November 2019 17:31
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [ft817] Group Settings

Good point Andrew, not thought about that.
I've done as you recommend and set the group so new users must be approved.

Regards, Mark.
M0NOM
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Your choice, Mark, but compared to using just First Post Moderated I feel you're creating unnecessary work for the moderators.

73,
David Gm8ARV
--
SatSignal Software - Quality software for you
Web:
Email: david-taylor@...
Twitter: @gm8arv

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