Updates to the Groups.io service.
September 23, 2024
- NEW: In new Deleted event activity log entries, include the date of the event that was deleted.
- BUGFIX: When parsing a calendar delete event notice emailed from Outlook to the group, we were not updating the repeat event object correctly.
- BUGFIX: When making minor changes to a repeating event (like name/desc/location), we were deleting and re-creating the underlying single events, which caused any existing RSVPs to be deleted. We now maintain all existing RSVPs.
September 20, 2024
- CHANGE: Improved the formatting of the Upcoming Events email.
- CHANGE: Improved our sanitizing of CSS styles when displaying emails to allow more styles to be included and hopefully better display of complicated HTML email.
September 18, 2024
- CHANGE: Rolled back change that enforced a group's attachment settings on emails to the +owner address. Once again, all attachments are sent through the +owner address.
- BUGFIX: When viewing +owner messages on the website, attachments were not displayed properly.
September 16, 2024
- CHANGE: For Enterprise groups, use their custom logo graphic for oembed images.
August 30, 2024
- CHANGE: Rotated the DKIM signature and set a timeout. Investigated implementing an automatic rotation system to thwart a recent spamming issue.
- CHANGE: Changed the wording of the new Files upload widget to "Drag and drop files here, or click to choose files". https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38704
August 28, 2024
- CHANGE: Now we lazy load images when viewing the archives. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38697
- INTERNAL: Increased our rate limiting settings, which were getting tripped by loading lots of images. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38697
- BUGFIX: Fixed several small HTML issues in various message archive pages.
- BUGFIX: When navigating between pages on the website, we were inadvertently re-fetching all images from the previous page.
August 27, 2024
- INTERNAL: We now handle large file uploads in the Files section better, and the previous 100MB file size limit has been increased to 2GB.
- CHANGE: I have changed the file picker widget in the Files section. It now includes a progress bar during uploads.
August 23, 2024
- BUGFIX: Fix modal footer button vertical alignment when buttons wrap on narrow screens. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38691
- CHANGE: When banning a domain that's already been banned, display a notice saying as such. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38671
- BUGFIX: When viewing a Past Member, the breadcrumbs led to broken URLs. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38667
- BUGFIX: Deleted account activity log messages now longer link to the user (which was broken). https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38666
- NEW: When unsubscribing from a group via the new, now pop up a dialog box where the member can enter a reason why they're leaving. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38666
- CHANGE: A group's handle attachments setting now applies to +owner messages as well. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38661
August 22, 2024
- INTERNAL: I was not limiting the resource usage of ImageMagick when resizing/converting images. An SVG file in a message with massive dimensions was causing ImageMagick to exhaust memory and disk space on various machines.
August 20, 2024
- BUGFIX: Fix styling of Open/Closed chat dropdown. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38681
- BUGFIX: Be smarter about displaying the sender in "Non-member attempted to send message" activity log entries. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38665
August 5, 2024
- BUGFIX: In some instances when a member was viewing a database table, the 'View Row' button would not appear.
August 2, 2024
- BUGFIX: Muted/Followed Hashtags entries weren't included the mobile More menu.
- BUGFIX: Various group rename user interface issues. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38639
- BUGFIX: Don't modify wiki page link targets. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38638
- BUGFIX: Don't send a #cal-invite notice when editing a repeating event unless specifically asked. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38614
July 31, 2024
- INTERNAL: Added a cache for attachment images to speed up delivery.
- CHANGE: Images shown in the /topics page are now delivered properly reduced in size to speed up delivery.
July 29, 2024
- CHANGE: Changed Responder to Respondent in several parts of the website for clarity.
July 23, 2024
- BUGFIX: In message search, the Collapse Threads setting would not be used with infinite scroll. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/107469740#msg38596
- BUGFIX: Removed the unnecessary timezone display next to the group member Joined date. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38593
- CHANGE: Changed the text for the hamburger icon in the narrow window nav bar from More to Menu.
- BUGFIX: When viewing hashtags in the grid format, if a hashtag was muted but also had notifications enabled, we'd unnecessarily display the bell icon.
- BUGFIX: Do not create a past member record when a pending member expires or is rejected. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38617
July 21, 2024
- BUGFIX: In some instances, the RSVP link in #cal-invite notifications would lead back to the group calendar instead of the event.
July 19, 2024
- BUGFIX: In the narrow user Groups page, strip formatting from group descriptions. https://beta.groups.io/g/app/topic/107420728#msg950
July 18, 2024
- CHANGE: Changed Date link colors to be more consistent. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38584
July 17, 2024
- NEW: There is a new Email database column type. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/38565
- CHANGE: Database change notification emails now link to the relevant database.
July 16, 2024
- BUGFIX: The font 'Courier New' was misspelled in the editor, leading to possible font mismatch problems.