Updates to the Groups.io service.
March 26, 2021
- BUGFIX: In some instances, clicking on a link to a File in the Feed or in the Files Search results page, when the File was a link, would not work.
- BUGFIX: The Download button when viewing a photo would not work correctly if the photo had spaces in its name. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/problem_with_photo_albums/81641215?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,81641215
- BUGFIX: With infinite scroll enabled, you could not click on a member in the Members page past member 60.[Discussion](https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/member_display_issue_when/81637461?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,81637461)
March 25, 2021
- BUGFIX: Locked groups could not be upgraded.
- CHANGE: Added List-Subscribe and List-Help email headers and changed List-Unsubscribe to a mailto: instead of pointing to the website. These changes were made to get rspamd, a popular anti-spam system, to recognize our messages as mailing list messages.
- BUGFIX: Include proper References/In-Reply-To headers for edited messages for threading. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/edit_message_followed_by_save/81589513?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81589513
- BUGFIX: Muted hashtags were ignored when sending edited messages. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/edit_message_followed_by_save/81589513?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81589513
March 24, 2021
- CHANGE: Improved text explaining why a basic group has been locked automatically (because it's over the 100 member limit or because it's a subgroup).
- NEW: Member Notification checkboxes to receive notifications for new group messages and new chat messages. The notifications themselves will be enabled on Monday, March 29th.
- CHANGE: Ended trial of Spamhaus for filtering incoming messages.
- DATABASE: Changed all subscriptions that had `Message Selection` set to `Follow Only` or `Follow Only And First Message` with email delivery of `No Email` or `Special` to have `Message Selection` set to `All`. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/81187661#28705
- BUGFIX: Switching subscriptions to `No Email` or `Special` should force Message Selection to All. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/28696?p=,,,100,0,0,0::Created,,a+couple+more,100,2,0,81191446
March 23, 2021
- INTERNAL: Made the search processing pipeline more efficient by bulk-processing sub, group and activity changes.
March 19, 2021
- DOCS: Updates from Nina.
- NEW: You can now specify an event either on the last day of a month, or the last `day of week` of the month. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/allow_repeating_events_on/81455706?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81455706
- CHANGE: In the Create/Edit hashtag page, indent `Lock Topic` under `Topic Duration` and disable it when duration is `Forever`. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/on_hashtag_definition_screen/81255408?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81255408
- CHANGE: When parsing hashtags from subject lines, include punctuation (except .?!) when parsing them. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/stricter_treatment_of_invalid/81268418?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81268418
March 18, 2021
- INTERNAL: Work on internal tools for identifying, monitoring, and disabling spammers.
March 17, 2021
- BUGFIX: Publicly was misspelled in the create subgroup page. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/a_couple_of_subgroup_bugs/81394197?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81394197
March 16, 2021
- BUGFIX: For hashtags that are set as moderated as well as `Use by Mods Only`, the `Use by Mods Only` setting now takes precedent over the moderated setting. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/member_can_still_post_a/81363955?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81363955
- CHANGE: For groups that allow reposting, if the #repost hashtag is set to `Use by Mods Only`, do not give the user an option to repost if they are not a moderator. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/repost_error_with_restricted/81363906?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81363906
- NEW: Include a count of waitlisted people when viewing an event summary. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/show_waitlist_count_on_rsvp/81377497?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81377497
March 12, 2021
- DOCS: Updates from Nina.
- CHANGE: Tweak the text describing the various `Email Delivery` options, from Nina.
- CHANGE: We now block emails from servers that present an invalid HELO response, as a spam prevention measure.
March 11, 2021
- INTERNAL: Upgrade and harden the DNS servers against attacks. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/ddos_against_our_dns_servers/81264460?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81264460
March 10, 2021
- BUGFIX: Use the unencoded message subject for activity log entries. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/weird_message_title_in_group/81218564?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,100,2,0,81218564
March 9, 2021
- INTERNAL: Much improved monitoring of anti-spam RBLs. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/spamcop_net_blocking/81167271?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,50,2,0,81167271
March 5, 2021
- BUGFIX: Updated the invite and join group pages to reflect recent changes in the subscription settings. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/advanced_preferences_panel/81104378?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,50,2,0,81104378
March 3, 2021
- CHANGE: Changed the color of the Owner link in the header of the photo album page to be white.
- BUGFIX: Fixed pricing displays for legacy groups in the Change Plan/Upgrade page. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/view_change_plan/81054822?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,50,2,0,81054822
- NEW: Clicking on an Unsubscribe link for an email sent to an account that has been banned by Groups.io now displays a message saying the account has been disabled and explaining how the person may have received the unwanted email.
March 2, 2021
- CHANGE: In the Group Activity and Member Activity pages, changed the `Today` date range to `Past 24 Hours`, `Within 7 Days` to `Past 7 Days`, and `Within 30 Days` to `Past 30 Days`. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/80681206#28512
- CHANGE: Recognize `Réf:` as a subject reply indicator. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/28527?p=,,,50,0,0,0::Created,,french+reply,50,2,0,80782391
- BUGFIX: Don't use the word `Update` when viewing an event RSVP if the event doesn't allow additional guests. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/28528?p=,,,50,0,0,0::Created,,clarify+text,50,2,0,80782404
- BUGFIX: Button formatting fix. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/28529?p=,,,50,0,0,0::Created,,buttons+not+aligned,50,2,0,80782409
- CHANGE: Changed wording of email delivery and post status activity log entries. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/add_seach_term_changed_email/80945609?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,50,2,0,80945609
- BUGFIX: Don't convert parentheses to underscores in the preview slug in the uploader dialog. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/display_bug_parenthesis_to/80889578?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,50,2,0,80889578
- CHANGE: Don't include the `via Support` tag in `Banned by system` activity messages. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/28586
- CHANGE: Include the group subject tag in +owner subject lines. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/messages_to_group_owner/81027888?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,50,2,0,81027888
March 1, 2021
- CHANGE: In the edit photo album page, sort the members by email address.
- BUGFIX: Removed async/await references in Javascript so that older browsers will work again.
February 27, 2021
- BUGFIX: Fix some styling issues with the chat screen.
- CHANGE: Reverted the text field font size to standard Bootstrap sizes, removing a workaround for iOS mobile automatic text field zooming.
February 26, 2021
- DOCS: Updates from Nina.
- APP: Support for adding attachments/photos from the device (the new app is not yet ready for general testing).
February 25, 2021
- CHANGE: Updated the list of timezones that we use and added a list of aliased timezones, to address ICS file errors. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/invalid_entries_in_ics_file/80879222?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80879222
February 24, 2021
- NEW: Filtering incoming messages using the Spamhaus blocklists. We're trialing the service to see if it makes much of a difference.
- BUGFIX: In ICS files, for modified instances of repeating events, we were not using a unique UID. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/invalid_entries_in_ics_file/80879222?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80879222
- BUGFIX: In ICS files, for repeating events specified in UTC, we were not using the correct format for the DTSTART/DTEND lines. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/invalid_entries_in_ics_file/80879222?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80879222