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Sharing Folders with Groups in Google Apps

I'm using Google Apps and trying to share a nested folder structure with many files with a google group. Example Group test@example.com Group Members user1@example.com user2@example.com etc. ...
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Google Groups replies

I have changed the settings of my Google Group, now my members are able to reply/reply all from emails as well. However, when members reply to my posts they get an error. A self replied message as ...
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How to re-enable a disabled google groups member

I have a google group with a bunch of users-- everything is great until today one of my users tells me she was trying to post something and got a bounce back from the google group. In the ...
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Can I See the TEXT of an Email Invite I Sent for a Google Group?

I've just set up a Google Group for a class I'm teaching this summer. I sent my students email invitations and would like to keep a copy of that invitation's text for my records (as an example for ...
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Allowing non-domain members to view domain-based Google group

We have a domain registered with Google, and I've created a google group within the domain. We have added several non-domain members to the group. Now, these folks can receive emails from the group ...
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In GoogleGroups, how do you set the default Email Delivery option?

When folks join my Google Group, they are defaulting to "no email". I can't see how to change that default to "all email" or at least give them the choice.
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How do I count the number of members in my group under the new groups settings

I used to be able to see how many members were in our google groups account under the old system. I cannot under the new format. Does anyone have any ideas - google searches for an answer have drawn ...
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Removing email from google group

Is there any way I can close topic that I created within a group in google group? Or can I at least remove my email address from the part says "On march posted on google group" I believe it is called ...
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Is it possible to browse groups by category in the new Google Groups?

In the old interface version of Google Groups there seems to be no way to browse groups by category. It is only possible to browse all groups at once. And they call that browsing... I call it showing ...
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How to share a calendar with a group of users that are added after the initial share day?

Using Google Apps Enterprise. I have a group of users in my org: office1.users - in this group, I have all users from office1 as members. I have created a shared calendars, and gave edit permissions ...
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How can I subscribe to a Google mailing list with a non-Google e-mail address? (v.2)

I have found on StackExchange exactly the same question. All my attempts to subscribe to Google Groups without entering my Gmail account simply fail. When I send an email to ...
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The new Google Groups interface—where is the pending members' answer to custom question

In Google Groups, if you allow people to request membership, you can have them answer a custom question (in the new Google Groups interface it's called a "New Member Question"). But the old Google ...
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Reply only to message author on Google Groups

Prologue I created dozen of groups on Google Groups that functions as below (P.M. = personal messages; G.G. = messages sent to Google Groups group): ---- -------------------- |Boss| ...
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In a Google Group collaborative inbox, is it possible to set the default “reply-as” to reply on behalf of the group?

I have set up a collaborative inbox. This is to use as a customer support inbox. The "members" are all customer support personnel, but anyone can post to the inbox. When members of the group reply to ...
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How do I accept an invitation to Google Groups sent to my other email address?

The information in this question Choose which Google Account when accessing Google Groups? is no longer current I am signed into Google and in Gmail click a link to an invitation made to another of ...
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How to get Google Search to index a Google Group? [duplicate]

We've migrated from a Nabble-index mailinglist to Google Groups last March. Unfortunately Google Search (and Bing) doesn't seem to index our group*, are there any settings I can check that might be ...
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In Google Groups, is it possible to see the content of my posts that are held in moderation?

I stupidly didn't save the content of a well-crafted post anywhere before I submitted it to a Google Group, but it's being held in moderation. I want to send the question to someone else, but I don't ...
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Change public website for a Google Group

I want to change the "public website" displayed in the "about" page of a Google Group, like here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!aboutgroup/editorconfig But I can't find any interface to update ...
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Google Groups Tags

Is it possible to tag email post in Google Groups? I am able to tag new post that I create but am not seeing the tag option on topics that came in from email.
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Google Groups thinks a member I want to add is already a member

I've just started a new Google Group to replace an old email list that proved unreliable. An email address I'd like to add as a member is being rejected because Google Groups thinks it's already a ...
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Google Groups: Enable posting by email

I am participating in a Google Group, and it is not possible to post by email: Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently: foo@googlegroups.com Technical details of permanent ...
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Is it possible to search over multiple Google Forums from one search box?

I've embedded several Google forums in our website, found at: http://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/forums.html, following the general guidelines found at: ...
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Google Groups replies via email: link to discussion?

When receiving replies made in a Google Groups discussion that I subscribe to, I wonder if there's a way to actually get a link to the discussion... Right now, the only links are the following: ...
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How to Re-Invite Someone to a Google Group?

Is there a way to re-invite someone to a Google Group? As the owner of the group, I used the invitation feature to send an invite to a friend of mine. He claims he never received the email (checked ...
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Sending Mail with the From Address as the Google Group Name of which I am owner

How do I send Mail with the "From" Address as the Google Group Name of which I am owner?
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How can I setup an online email contact group? [closed]

I would like to set-up an email address like AllStarsFootballTeam@Whatever.com, so that all the members of the All Stars Football team can use that email address instead of the individual players' ...
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How to Set Custom Question for People Wishing to Join Groups in New Google Groups?

In the old Google groups, I enjoyed the feature for asking a custom question to the people wishing to join a group. This worked as an entry level security check, however weak. However, in the new ...
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How to send to a Google Group with a Gmail 'Send mail as' address?

I regularly send announcement emails from within Gmail to a Google Group that I manage, using a 'send mail as' address rather than my primary account address. When group users reply to a message, they ...
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Response notification vs. news subscription

I tried to ask question in google groups. But it sux. It is better ask in different places, like SO, because forums notify you only your appropriate events rather than all unrelated discussions. Or, I ...
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How to receive my own Google Groups posts by e-mail?

I'm setting up a Google Group for use as an open-source mailing-list. In Mailman, as a user I can choose to receive copies of all messages by email (even ones that I send and ones that are cc:ed to ...
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How do I follow a Google Group using an RSS reader?

I am the owner of a Google Group. I am using the new interface. The group is a public group and is available at https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=&nomobile=true#!forum/sr-api. I cannot ...
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Can I restrict a Google Groups search to just Usenet?

When doing date-range searches on Google Groups I find many wrong answers from non-Usenet sources. Is there a way to only search Usenet on Google Groups?
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Is it possible to exclude a recipient when sending to a Google/Gmail group?

We use Google Apps, and we have many groups of recipients. Is it possible to send an email to a group, and exclude a certain recipient from that group? There is such an option in Outlook; is it ...
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Alternatives to Google Groups with more features?

The development efforts on Google Groups is glacial. They still aren't integrated with Google Calendar or Picasa. Subgroups are still only available for Google's own groups. What alternatives are ...
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“An error occurred while communicating with the server. Reload” error in new Google Groups

When accessing Google Groups I get the following error: An error occurred while communicating with the server. Reload The error happens only when I'm logged in and when the new interface is ...
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Setting up a Google Group with collaborative inbox

We're using Google Apps to handle our email (me@example.com), and according to Google you could set up a collaborative inbox for your business email through Google Groups (link). But when I sign in ...
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Google Groups new UI: See all my posts

In the new user interface of Google Groups, how do I see all the posts to the various groups made by me.
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Migrating ZenDesk to Google Groups

We currently use ZenDesk for our community forum, but we would like to migrate to Google Groups. I was wondering if there is any easy way to export existing threads & users from ZenDesk and ...
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Allow users to email Google Apps group but not be members

I have various groups set up for my organization to facilitate easier sending of emails to their members. Everyone is a member, except that I am an owner of these groups. Several others need access to ...
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Member's posting permission in google group stick to 'none'

When I select a member in the list, press 'actions' in the menu and choose any posting option (e.g. override to allow posting) it has no effect. Setting any permission falls back immediately to ...
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Mailman, Gmail, Google Group inter-import

Anyone know a method to import G Group/Mailman archives into Gmail? I really need to use the search function inside Gmail. Thanks!
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Google Groups: Tool for a moderation team to monitor which threads have been solved?

We are 7 people answering questions on a 20 messages/day Google Group. We try to resolve all problems. How to make sure no question is left behind? Also, if it could allow us to focus on ...
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Google Groups: “Unable to load pending messages for moderation”. Where to report this bug?

Since 3 days, every time I open the message moderation page of the Google Group I administrate, I can see this message: Unable to load pending messages for moderation Usually this page would list ...
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How to redirect mail from Gmail account to Google group mail

Is it possible to redirect mail from one Gmail account to Google group mail id. If possible then how? I had seen these type of problem but all I found are unsolved: Automatic Forwarding: Gmail to ...
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Stopped receiving e-mails from google groups

I was receiving e-mails from a google group for the last 4-5 months. But all of a sudden, I stopped receiving e-mails. I don't know the root cause of the problem. I didn't unsubscribe from the group, ...
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How do I change the interface language in Google Groups?

Today I logged into Google Groups and, to my horror, that the interface language changed to Hebrew, probably because I'm accessing the site from Israel. (I speak Hebrew, but rather not use it on the ...
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How to change maximum size of Google Group file attachments?

I looked for this over the net and on support.google.com but found nothing. I've got a Google group and if I send a mail with a size more than 8MB I'll receive a failure message due to max size ...
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How can I set up e-mail notifications for all of my topics on Google Groups?

I want to receive email notifications for every topic that I post on Google Groups (by default). Is there any way to make this the default setting for all of my groups (so that "email updates to me" ...
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Why doesn't my Google group show up in Google Search?

I created a group three days ago. It is a private group (meaning people need permission to become members) but everyone can ask to join. I specifically marked "List this group in the directory", and ...
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Problem Embedding a Google Group in a Web Page

I am attempting to embed a Google Group forum into a web page as described here: http://support.google.com/groups/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1191206. Everything works great as long as you are ...

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