Groups.io: Changelog

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March 8, 2019

  • NEW: When viewing topics/searching by hashtag, show the hashtag description at the top of the page.
  • NEW: Added subgroupnames parameter to the /directadd API endpoint, to compliment the subgroupids parameter.
  • BUGFIX: When using the /directadd API endpoint, the wrong domain was used when composing the direct add notification emails.

March 1, 2019

  • API: Updated the /getmessages api.
  • SYSADMIN: Increased security of internal systems.
  • SYSADMIN: Added an additional web server.
  • CHANGE: Wording change in the pending group approval message. Thanks Shal and J.
  • NEW: We use the DNS MX domains when sending email to determine if a person's email is hosted by Gmail or by Outlook 365. If such, we re-write the From header, if appropriate.
  • NEW: In the account prefs page, we display if we are re-writing the From line of messages sent to you because your email is hosted by Gmail or Exchange.
  • NEW: We now have two internal lists of domains: domains hosted by Gmail and domains hosted by Exchange. For gmail hosted domains, we re-write the From line for messages we send back to the sender. For Exchange hosted domains, we re-write the From lines for all messages.
  • NEW: Internal infrastructure to substitute email headers in group messages more easily.
  • CHANGE: Updated API docs with latest version, generated using the new automated tools.
  • SYSADMIN: Moved disaster recovery backups off the main database server to a replica to reduce load.
  • CHANGE: We were virus scanning files that are uploaded to the files section, but we weren't blocking them when they tested positive. We now block and log them.

February 22, 2019

  • CHANGE: Made group icons clickable in the mobile home page.
  • CHANGE: Added a switch to summary button when unsubscribing from the Edit Subscription page.
  • CHANGE: Increased the write timeout of the api server to partially fix an issue where archive downloads were taking a long time to generate.
  • CHANGE: When setting up a hashtag alias, make the explanatory text more clear.

February 15, 2019

  • BUGFIX: When a member sent a message via the group directory, they were offered the ability to use one of the group messages as a template. Now, we limit that to mods/owners only.
  • NEW: For premium groups, when viewing a pending message from a non-member, new 'Approve & Add Sender' button for owners/mods with appropriate privileges.