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October 24, 2022

• INTERNAL: Add inbox.ru, list.ru, bk.ru, internet.ru to the list of domains to re-write the From line for all messages sent to them. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/mail_ru_dmarc_other_domains/94541162?p=,,,100,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,100,2,0,94541162,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1659710118282574008&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1659710118282574008
• BUGFIX: If there is an overdue invoice and the group now has sufficient sponsorship reserves, allow the payment of of the invoice without needing a credit card on file. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/annual_fee_re_billing/94502850?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,94502850,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1663580111244134813&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1663580111244134813

October 22, 2022

• INTERNAL: Completed transition to the new database cluster.

October 19, 2022

• BUGFIX: Ignore `charset` declarations in `Content-Type` fields for images, audio and video. An image was being sent with an erroneous `charset` declaration which was causing the image to be garbled. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/bug_picture_attachments/94286773?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,94286773,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1662730076558966352&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1662730076558966352
• BUGFIX: For Outlook formatted emails, number ordered lists properly. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/formatting_differences/94418416?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,94418416,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1662730076558966352&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1662730076558966352

October 18, 2022

• INTERNAL: Switch all database replica requests to the new database cluster.

October 17, 2022

• BUGFIX: On the `/members` page, the `[Map]` links in Address extra member data columns would go to the individual member page, instead of Google Maps. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/map_link_on_extra_member_data/94051567?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,94051567,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1661695813220354232&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1661695813220354232
• NEW: Added additional information to file exports. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/add_attribute_property_data/94371416?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,94371416,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1661695813220354232&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1661695813220354232

October 13, 2022

• CHANGE: Revamped the [Pricing](https://groups.io/static/pricing) page to explain the different plans better.
• BUGFIX: If the account of the person who has claimed a pending message has been deleted, clear the claim record from the database.
• BUGFIX: If an enterprise group has a DMARC record with p=reject on the parent domain, there were cases where we would defang the message's From: address twice.
• DOCS: Updates from Nina. [Owners Manual Revision History](https://groups.io/helpcenter/ownersmanual/1/revision-history), [Members Manual Revision History](https://groups.io/helpcenter/membersmanual/1/revision-history).

October 12, 2022

• CHANGE: Right justify `Number`, `Date`, and `Time` extra data fields. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/33557
• BUGFIX: If we can't read a photo (because it's invalid), return an error message instead of a blank page. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/uploading_a_bad_misnamed/94273345?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,94273345,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1661402227197205055&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1661402227197205055
• CHANGE: Reformatted and re-wrote the Pricing page to make the pricing structure more clear.
• NEW: Include the `Allow Sponsorships` checkbox on the `/creategroup` page for new trial premium groups.

October 7, 2022

• BUGFIX: After changing your password, you are required to log in again. The message displayed on the login screen was confusing. It now says `Your password has been set. Please log in with it now.`
• NEW: In the `New Topic` page, set focus to the Subject field. In the `/posttosub` pages, set focus to the Subject field. When replying to a message, set focus to the editor, and keep focus in the editor when toggling `Private`. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/auto_set_the_focus_to_the/94168403?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,94168403,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1661266396049529337&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1661266396049529337

October 5, 2022

• BUGFIX: An owner of a parent group could not approve or reject pending messages from a subgroup where they were not a member.

October 1, 2022

• CHANGE: Added `an edit of` to the pending message approval activity log entry for approvals of edited messages. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/attribute_edited_messages_to/94022654?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,94022654,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1660398232308613480&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1660398232308613480

September 30, 2022

• BUGFIX: Improved the activity log entries around editing an existing message. If the editor was moderated, an edited message activity log entry was never generated. Also, there are now new subactions `and sent it to the group` and `and sent it to the group but it requires moderation because the editor is moderated`. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/attribute_edited_messages_to/94022654?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,94022654,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1660398232308613480&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1660398232308613480
• CHANGE: Added clarifying single quotes to the account change notification email. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/add_quotes_to_notification/93939553?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,93939553,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1660358877432986461&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1660358877432986461
• CHANGE: Exporting the member list as a csv download, if the user has a date preference of `DD.MM.YYYY`, change the periods to slashes for the joined column. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/use_instead_of_in_member/93950795?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,93950795,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1660358877432986461&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1660358877432986461
• BUGFIX: Changing RSVP confirmation dialog button alignment issue. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/button_alignment_issue_when/93981351?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,93981351,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1660358877432986461&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1660358877432986461
• CHANGE: Strip `:` from the end of hashtags. Previously a colon at the end of a hashtag would cause the hashtag to be ignored.

September 29, 2022

• INTERNAL: Switch all database replica requests to the new database cluster.

September 27, 2022

• CHANGE: Hardcode re-write bigpond.com email addresses as if DMARC was set, to fix deliverability issues.

September 23, 2022

• API: Preliminary support for setting extra member data information via the `/updatemember` endpoint.

September 22, 2022

• BUGFIX: Fix Trello integration, which broke when Atlassian added a new Origin requirement to the API.
• BUGFIX: Direct adding someone who had been banned from a parent group to a subgroup should fail, but wasn't.
• BUGFIX: In some scenarios, banning a member would not create an activity log entry.
• BUGFIX: The `/subgroupmembers` page was displaying members that were banned or were pending.

September 20, 2022

• API CHANGE: Improved the documentation for all of the database objects.
• API CHANGE: Fixed some issues with exporting of `extra_member_data_columns` in group objects and `extra_member_data` in member objects.

September 16, 2022

• INTERNAL: Switch the other half of database replica/read-only requests to use the new database cluster.
• BUGFIX: Direct adding someone to a subgroup would not copy the correct subscriber color. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/member_colour_not_always_set/93654952?p=,,,20,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,20,2,0,93654952,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1661540701758911605&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1661540701758911605

September 15, 2022

• INTERNAL: Changed the database queries for the muted and followed topics pages to reduce the load on the database.

September 14, 2022

• INTERNAL: Switch half of database replica/read-only requests to use the new database cluster.
• CHANGE: Clicking the `View/Reply Online` link in digests no longer brings up the reply box by default. https://beta.groups.io/g/main/topic/view_reply_online_link/93307240?p=,,,50,0,0,0::recentpostdate/sticky,,,50,2,0,93307240,previd%3D9223372036854775807,nextid%3D1659710944680589077&previd=9223372036854775807&nextid=1659710944680589077

September 13, 2022

• BUGFIX: Fix broken HTML after export group submit.
• BUGFIX: Sometimes with broken mailers, we will get bounce reason strings that contain invalid UTF-8. Sanitize the strings so we don't get errors in the database.