11
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How to set the display name for group members in Google Groups?
If you need to edit the "Display Name" of a user there is a easy work around for the Group Manager.
Make a note of the members details i.e. email address
Remove them from the group.
Directly add them ...
10
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"From:" address is sometimes the Google Group list email
This masking happens as Google Groups forward incoming messages: In case the sender has strict email delivery settings, Google needs to show that it redirected the message (and thereby became the new ...
8
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Enable posting by email
Post by Email or by Web
Information > General information > Posting options > Allow posting by email
Information > General information > Posting options > Allow users to post to the ...
6
votes
How can I subscribe to a Google mailing list with a non-Google e-mail address?
If you ever involve a web browser in the process (that is logged in to your Google account) then Google will ignore the address that you chose to sign up with and sign up your Google account instead. ...
6
votes
Do a user's access permissions to a document change if they are removed from the Google Group?
I tested the following using 2 unique Gmail accounts:
User Alice created a Google Group and invited User Bob to join.
Alice created a Google Doc and wrote text.
Alice shared the Google Doc with the ...
6
votes
Remove all footers from Google Group listserv
Found the answer with help from @Yisroel Tech
Business (not regular) users have that checkbox option to uncheck "Include Default Groups Footer" and that will remove all footers when sent to ...
5
votes
Emails to Google Groups email address aren't working
In case it helps someone, if you don't see the "Who can post -> Anyone on the web"
You need to enable emails outside of the organization in
Apps>Google Workspace>Groups for Business&...
4
votes
Is it possible to exclude a recipient when sending to a Google/Gmail group?
The short answer is Yes :)
You can create a Content Compliance rule to prevent emails getting to certain Group members. In this example, I added the rule to the OU which has all users you do not want ...
4
votes
How to change maximum size of Google Group file attachments?
Maximum size for attachment is 25MB. Exceeding the limit will bounce back with an error to the sender and fails to send to the group.
For attachments exceeding 25MB,
Google Drive is the best as ...
4
votes
Where can I change the photo for posting to Google Groups?
Check your Gmail settings. I know it sounds weird, but it worked for me:
Gmail -> Settings -> General -> My Picture.
4
votes
Whitelist email address for a Google Group
This is a frustrating limitation in Google Groups. There is no explicit whitelist. Only once a user has a post marked as spam, inevitable because of the awful false positive rate and no ability to ...
4
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Is it possible to have a custom email address for a Google Group?
No, I'm afraid not. You'll need a G Suite paid plan to do that.
I suppose you could set up an autoforward mailbox from your domain that would automatically send all messages on to the Google Groups ...
4
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Composing a plain text email in Google Groups
By default , it is just plain text, until you change certain formatting options.
(or paste in something with rich content, with ctrl+V rather than ctrl+shift+V)
As an owner of a group, you could ...
4
votes
G Suite - Allow public to send mails to a group alias
For G Suite, you can configure a group to accept emails from anyone, but you can't do it at groups.google.com (where you configure most group settings). Instead:
Visit admin.google.com, sign in
Click ...
4
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How can I send email from the google-group email address?
You can send email from the Google Groups address using its web page (see the steps below; they're harder to find after the recent UI changes), but you're correct that Gmail won't accept a group as a &...
4
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Emails to Google Groups email address aren't working
Emails to the group email address are inserted as and considered "posts" into the group thread.
If people outside the organization need to be able to send emails, you'll need to grant public ...
4
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How to set a profile picture for the Google Groups Email Address in Google Workspace, so recipients can see the profile picture in their Gmail inbox
From answer by LMcKin51- G-Suite-Product Expert, Diamond Product Expert, to Set avatar or profile picture for G Suite Google Group
Groups avator not supported
3
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Google Groups: Outbox?
Google Groups doesn't have an "outbox" but there is a "Manage messages". For further details go to the related help article: Moderate pending posts - Google Groups Help
If you are not a moderator ...
3
votes
Allow users to email Google Apps group but not be members
As of 2018, the interface has been updated.
Manage Group -> Permissions -> Posting Permissions -> Post -> [Allow Public]
3
votes
Mailman, Gmail, Google Group inter-import
I'm years late, but I believe you can:
Export mbox files from mailman.
Import them into Thunderbird
Use an IMAP connection to move the messages from your local Thunderbird set up to your gmail ...
3
votes
Gmail business collaborative inbox
You can create a Google Group (e.g., [email protected]) from your Google Apps and set it up as a Collaborative inbox. Instructions from Google Support.
To be able to reply as sales@ form your Inbox ...
3
votes
See all my posts across all Google Groups
You can see all the topics started by you and even the ones for what you have replied by going to filters and selecting the appropriate filter type.
3
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How to allow to post in Google groups without moderation after first approved post?
When approving incoming posts from new members, there's a box to always allow future messages from that member.
3
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Lost access to my Google Group
Add the non-Gmail address as as the primary or secondary email address of a Google account.
To add it as a primary email address you might create a new Google account non including Gmail. To add it as ...
3
votes
Invite workspace group email as optional?
You cannot mark the entire group as optional. Although you can "Expand" the group, which makes them all individual invitees. Then you can mark them as optional, or even remove individual ...
2
votes
Gmail not grouping messages with the same subject from Google Groups
Google does not currently offer any way to improve their conversation groups/breaks. https://support.google.com/mail/answer/5900 implies only subject is utilized in making this decision, but both you ...
2
votes
See all my posts across all Google Groups
There is no direct option to get this information, By default you can see (Group->About Group);
Most Active Posters
This month
________________________________
Most Active Posters
All time
However ...
2
votes
Why doesn't my Google group show up in Google Search?
Another option is to use the Google submit URL. Don't spam it, but add that page, it has always worked well for me. I think you might be limited to 30 or so submissions per day, so if I knew that I ...
2
votes
Allowing non-domain members to view domain-based Google group
The solution is similar to bgmCoder's answer.
As of August 2019, you can now specify this per group.
In Google Admin (admin.google.com): Apps > G Suite > Groups for Business > Advanced settings
Set ...
2
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Google Groups thinks a member I want to add is already a member
Go to Google Groups Settings > Pending Requests. The person you sent to the request to probably never answered the invitation. Delete it and resend a new one. This just happened to me.
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