Updates to the Groups.io service.

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December 2, 2017

• NEW: For enterprise groups that do not allow signups, disable the email +subscribe command.
• CHANGE: When viewing a database table, open links in new window.
• CHANGE: On the website, do not pull hashtags out from the middle of a subject anymore, but duplicate them at the end instead.
• CHANGE: For event notifications and reminders, made hashtag handling in the event name consistent with how we handle hashtags elsewhere.
• NEW: Bounce any messages with subject lines that begin with 'Private:'.
• NEW: Can specify the width of database columns.
• INTERNAL: Ability to specify max number of outbound SMTP connections per domain.

November 18, 2017

• BUGFIX: Fixed email subscription process for some Enterprise sub groups.
• SYSADMIN: Changed the messages and activities tables autovaccuum scale factor to 0.00.
• CHANGE: When visiting a /leave link for someone else, display an error message and an option to log out.
• NEW: Added 'Member Page' option to 'More' menu and dropdown when viewing messages.
• BUGFIX: Fixed subjects for new member notices to match new terminology.
• BUGFIX: For member notices with HTML links that have text that is the same as the link itself, don't display it double when converting it to plain text.
• NEW: Generate name tags for people who have RSVPed Yes to an event.

November 10, 2017

• CHANGE: Clarification in the help on hashtag behavior.
• CHANGE: Changes to /leave link behavior:
• BUGFIX: The Vote link in poll messages didn't work for some people without permission to add a new poll.
• CHANGE: Much more accurate count of total search results when using the 'collapse topics' option.
• BUGFIX: When trying to view a deleted event, now show a banner explaining it's been deleted.
• BUGFIX: Couldn't approve a pending message from someone who has already unsubscribed and when the group is set to moderate new users.
• CHANGE: Column hiding when viewing a table is remembered as you page through the table. Also the buttons look nicer.
• BUGFIX: The /updategroup and /deletegroup API end points returned invalid_permissions when they should not.
• BUGFIX: We were not processing some bounce emails that were marked as being autoresponder messages.
• INTERNAL: Gathering SPF responses on inbound messages for testing/possible future use.
• CHANGE: Changed format of ICS files to try to fix erroneous timezone problem with a couple of calendar programs.
• CHANGE: When creating the #guidelines hashtag when sending the group guidelines, set Mods Only Post and Mods Only Reply to true, and if the guidelines should be sent special, set the tag to Special as well.
• CHANGE: Wording changes to help and group notices.
• INTERNAL: Using the search cluster for viewing messages by month/year to take load off main db.
• NEW: Search results have the topics actions dropdown when viewing collapsed topics.
• BUGFIX: Search results were displayed incorrectly when summaries had HTML unsafe characters.