FW: Changes to Welcome Message, Pages and Files in Google Groups

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Michael Hausenblas

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Oct 22, 2010, 3:51:40 AM10/22/10

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All,

This effects us IMO and we should think about how to proceed.

Cheers,
Michael

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Date: 21 Oct 2010 22:17:49 +0100
To: Michael Hausenblas <michael.h...@deri.org>
Subject: Changes to Welcome Message, Pages and Files in Google Groups

Hello,

Since you are an owner of at least one Google Groups group that uses the
customized welcome message, pages or files, we are writing to inform you
that we will no longer be supporting these features starting February 2011.
We made this decision so that we can focus on improving the core
functionalities of Google Groups -- mailing lists and forum discussions.
Instead of these features, we encourage you to use products that are
designed specifically for file storage and page creation, such as Google
Docs and Google Sites.

For example, you can easily create your pages on Google Sites and share the
site (http://www.google.com/support/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=174623)
with the members of your group. You can also store your files on the site by
attaching files to pages
(http://www.google.com/support/sites/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=90563) on
the site. If you¹re just looking for a place to upload your files so that
your group members can download them, we suggest you try Google Docs. You
can upload files
(http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=50092) and share
access with either a group
(http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=66343) or an
individual
(http://docs.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=86152), assigning
either edit or download only access to the files.

You are the owner of the following group(s) that use(s) a welcome message,
pages or files:
Dataset Dynamics

Starting in January 2011, Groups will no longer allow the creation or
editing of welcome messages, files and pages; the content will only be
available for viewing and only existing files will be downloadable. If you
would like to keep the content currently on the pages and files sections of
your group, we highly encourage you to export and migrate it to another
product. In February 2011, we will turn off these features, and you will no
longer be able to access that content.

To make this move easier for you, we have enabled a one-click method for
downloading a ZIP file containing your welcome message and all pages and
files. Download these ZIP files by clicking "Download all pages" or
"Download all files" on the pages and files homepages of your groups.

Thanks for taking the time to read this email and for using Google Groups.

Yours sincerely,
The Google Groups Team

Google
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

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