Cowboy Caleb the liberal arts, grown-up stuff & random mischief

Google Groups Responds

The Google team has responded to an email I sent them about how we were going the move the Cowboy Bar from Google groups to Yahoo groups after our posts started getting rejected. Sigh, they still refuse to disclose the limits of how many posts per hour.

Click on the more link below to read it.

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Hi Cowboy Caleb,

Thank you for your note. Yes, there are a few ways in which posting frequency is limited. One limits the number of messages posted to a single group within a short period of time. If that limit is reached, posting to that group will be frozen temporarily and you’ll be instructed to post again later.

Another limits the number of messages a single user can post via email in a short period of time. If that limit is reached, your posting account
will be disabled. If your account has been disabled, you can click the “contact us” link below and request that your account be reactivated. We’ll review your request, and let you know what we decide.

We may also limit the number of messages a single user or computer can post via our website in a short period of time. If that limit is reached, posting will be frozen temporarily and you’ll be instructed to post again later.

Please note, we are unable to provide the exact numbers that trigger these posting limits as the limits are subject to change.

These limits are to protect the users of our service and their email accounts, our groups, and the Usenet community from poorly configured auto-responders, spammers, robots, and trolls.

Regards,
The Google Team

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