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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

February 23, 2021

• BUGFIX: We were not properly escaping HTML elements in the topic summary lines in the /topics page.
• CHANGE: If you click on an Unsubscribe link that's already been used to leave a group, we now display an error message.

February 22, 2021

• INTERNAL: Work on monitoring tools to help prevent abuse of the site.
• CHANGE: If a message is emailed to a non-existent group, we no longer return a list of groups you are subscribed to in the error response. As has been pointed out, that is a security breach.
• CHANGE: We are now less forgiving of incorrectly formatted SMTP commands from incoming email servers.

February 19, 2021

• BUGFIX: Modal buttons on the edit wiki page were the incorrect colors. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/wiki_editpage_the/80748613?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80748613
• BUGFIX: The RSS feeds for groups without titles now have the title set to the URL of the group.
• INTERNAL: Some HTML cleanup.

February 18, 2021

• BUGFIX: The Subgroups tab under Admin in the group sidebar would not display as active when clicked on.
• INTERNAL: Second pass at bundling CSS and JS files.
• BUGFIX: In some cases event times in the Feed view were not displayed in the correct timezone. Also, the user's date formatting was not observed. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/bug_event_times_in_feed_are/78664686?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,78664686

February 17, 2021

• INTERNAL: First pass at bundling CSS and JS files. This will speed up web page rendering but more importantly is needed to support the app.

February 15, 2021

• CHANGE: On the edit subscription, group member and group default subscription pages, made it so that incompatible changes to `Email Delivery` and `Message Selection` are changed immediately on the page, instead of when the changes are saved. An example: setting `Email Delivery` to `No Email` and then `Message Selection` to `Following Only` will immediately change the `Email Delivery` radio button to `Individual Messages`. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/28453

February 12, 2021

• DOCS: Updates from Nina to the Owners Manual and Members Manual.
• CHANGE: On the edit subscription and group member pages, under Advanced Preferences, `Auto Follow Replies` has been moved under `Following Only`. When `Following Only` is not checked, both `First Message Also` and `Auto Follow Replies` are now disabled and unchecked. When `Following Only` is checked, `Auto Follow Replies` is now automatically checked. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/28442

February 11, 2021

• CHANGE: When editing your subscription or a member's subscription, if Email Delivery is set to `Special` or `No Email` and the Message Selection is changed from `All Messages`, force Email Delivery to `Individual Messages`. Conversely, if Email Delivery is changed to `Special` or `No Email`, force Message Selection to `All` and uncheck Auto Follow Replies. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/disallow_concurrent_special/80015827?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80015827
• BUGFIX: When displaying a text-only message, if a link ended in a < or >, we would improperly include that in the link.

February 8, 2021

• BUGFIX: If a pending message rejection member notice had quotes in it, they would display as escaped when editing the message in the pending message screen. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/rejection_message/80434416?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80434416
• CHANGE: New groups are now subject to per-member pricing. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/pricing_changes/79024735?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,80,79024735
• CHANGE: Premium groups now have 30GB of storage.
• CHANGE: The Member count on group home pages and search results now no longer includes Not Confirmed members.

February 5, 2021

• DOCS: Updates from Nina to the Owners Manual, Members Manual, and Getting Started Guide.
• CHANGE: Changed hover title for `P` badge to `Posting Always Allowed` and hover title for `NP` badge to `Not Allowed To Post`.

February 4, 2021

• BUGFIX: For Enterprise groups with `Disable Signups` checked, don't display the link to register on the `/login` page.
• BUGFIX: Fixed missing `Moderator changed moderator permissions` activity log entry description in the dropdown. [Discussion.] (https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/activity_log_event_filter/80383042?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80383042)
• BUGFIX: Use the message's unprocessed subject for the sent message activity log entry. Previously the cooked subject line, with end hashtags removed, was used.

February 3, 2021

• NEW: New activity log entries for when someone reports a message, file or photo. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/report_file_content/80020516?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,20,80020516
• CHANGE: Display a photo album's owner when viewing the album, not on the /photos page. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/clarify_photo_album_owner/80325520?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80325520
• CHANGE: We're now including a member's Display Name in notifications if available. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/add_displayname_in_the/80359940?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80359940
• SECURITY: You can no longer change the email address of a member who is a moderator of a group. [Discussion.] (https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/changing_email_address/80358292?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80358292)

February 2, 2021

• BUGFIX: We were not returning SMTP error codes for some errors. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/wrong_error_bounce_message/80201503?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80201503
• BUGFIX: Fix confirmation email subject line example to agree with the actual email subject line. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/a_minor_textual_discrepency/80218008?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80218008
• BUGFIX: Include the sender in the activity log entry for non-member sending a message requiring approval. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/inconsistent_activity_log/80266820?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80266820
• BUGFIX: There were inconsistent tooltips on the Members page. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/minor_member_list_actions/80297609?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80297609
• CHANGE: In the Pending Message page, the `NM` badge is now red, and when viewing an individual pending message, the `Non Member` badge is red. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/non_member_posts/80133580?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80133580
• BUGFIX: Drafts now remember if you have toggled the `Private` button in message replies. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/private_setting_not/80252842?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80252842
• NEW: Activity log entries for adding/removing group aliases. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/limit_number_of_group_aliases/80222760?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,80222760

January 29, 2021

• DOCS: Updates from Nina.
• CHANGE: New, better favicon.
• NEW: Group sponsorships can now be paid using Paypal.
• BUGFIX: In the members page, if you did a new search while on the second or later page of an existing search, the pagination was messed up.
• BUGFIX: Changed Elasticsearch sub search mapping to fix partial searches.
• NEW: Prioritize 2factor authentication support requests to ensure they don't get lost.
• BUGFIX: In some cases, people on banned domains were allowed to subscribe to a group.
• BUGFIX: A banned user, going to a group page, would get endlessly redirected, resulting in a browser error.
• BUGFIX: After adding an attachment when composing a message or reply, delay updating the attachment list for 3 seconds to allow S3 to propagate.
• BUGFIX: Fix date display for 20th century dates for people with date formats not MM/DD/YY.
• NEW: Add a link to the help center to the /static/welcome page, the default group welcome message, and the confirming confirmation email message.

January 22, 2021

• APP: More work on the new version of the app.
• INTERNAL: More work on converting templates to quicktemplate.
• DOCS: Updates from Nina.
• NEW: Added RES: to the list of subject reply indicators.
• CHANGE: In the Group Settings Page, move the Subject Tag setting to the General panel from the Message Formatting panel.
• BUGFIX: When replying to an +owner message, fill out the subject line.
• BUGFIX: In the activity log, for +owner messages without a subject, display (No Subject).
• BUGFIX: On the +Owner Msgs page, display (No Subject) for messages without a subject.
• CHANGE: Only mods can change the ownership of photos.
• NEW: Added Generic link type to files.
• CHANGE: Help center links now open in a new browser tab.
• BUGFIX: Fix scrolling in /album views for people with infinite scroll set to true (infinite scroll is not supported on that page yet).
• BUGFIX: The help text for group names in the Group Settings page said no periods allowed for subgroup names, when in fact they are allowed.

January 15, 2021

• INTERNAL: Work on stopping spam accounts and spam groups as well as deletion of many existing spam accounts and groups.
• DOCS: Updates from Nina.
• CHANGE: Ensure that if a message is sent from a banned member, it's logged as such. Also don't display badges in the banned member page.
• CHANGE: Changed `special message` to `special notice` in the activity logs for consistency.
• BUGFIX: Fix timezone offset issue with event times on the /feed page?
• NEW: Groups can now allow people to sponsor their hosting fees.
• CHANGE: Mobile reformatting: iPad widths now use the bottom navbar like phone widths. The More menu in the bottom navbars is now a drawer that slides in from the left. Several little mobile formatting tweaks.
• BUGFIX: It's no longer possible to input a negative reminder time before an event.
• CHANGE: Formatting changes to the add event page for adding reminders.