Overview
On the Google Groups web interface, the icon in the upper left corner of the webpage will denote the current view; the Google logo is for the Public View/Domain and the UT logo is for the UTK View/Domain. If you are in the Public View, you can click on the switch organization view link to view your UTK groups list. The UTK list will include any groups created in the utk.edu organization, including any email-enabled AD groups that you own or belong to as a member. You can create groups in either the public view or the UTK view.
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Public Google Groups
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UTK Google Groups
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| Posting Messages
Messages can be posted directly to the wall
Message can be posted to the wall via emailing the Group email address
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Posting Messages
Messages must be posted directly to the Group wall online
Messages cannot be emailed to the Group email address.
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Changes to the Group are instant
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Changes to any UTK AD email-enabled groups are effective after an overnight sync with the UTK AD
Changes to UTK Groups are instant on Google Groups site
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Restricted to default Google limits
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Granted increased Groups limits
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Members can be added from all domains
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Members can only be added within the UTK domain
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Anyone can create a group
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UTK Faculty/Staff/Students can create groups
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The Group owner can set permissions for each member and allow edit privileges
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The Group owner can set permissions for each member and allow edit privileges
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Google imposes hard-set limits for Groups in both the Public domain and the UTK domain. Groups created in the UTK view have increased limits compared to the limits for the Public view. When a limit is met, the restriction usually lasts for one hour, but can last up to 24 hours. UT group limits are described below:
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Limit type
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Description
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Value
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Joins per day
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Maximum number of groups a single user can join within a day
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30 per day
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Creations per week
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Maximum number of groups a single user can create within a week
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5 per week
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External member additions per day, per group
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Maximum number of users outside your domain that can be added to a single group within a day
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100 per day, per group
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External member invitations per day, per group
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Maximum number of users outside your domain that can be invited to a single group within a day
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500 per day, per group
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Direct membership
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Maximum number of groups a user can be a direct member of
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2,000
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Combined direct and indirect* membership
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Maximum number of groups a user can be a direct or indirect member of
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5,000
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*Indirect Membership - A user is an indirect member of a group if they belong to a different group that is nested in the group.
If you are an owner or a manager of a group, it counts as two memberships.
Example:
- You can be the owner or manager of at most 1,000 groups.
- You can be an indirect member of 3,500 groups and a direct member of 1,500 groups.
- You can be a manager of 500 groups and a direct member of 1,000 groups.
- You can be an owner of 500 groups and an indirect member of 3,000 groups.
- You can be an owner of 1,000 groups and an indirect member of 3,000 groups.