# Joining google groups?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joining-google-groups/73288>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 23, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joining-google-groups/73288 "2006-10-23T16:25:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![dweinand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f17d59/32.png) [@dweinand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dweinand)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joining-google-groups/73288/1 "2006-10-23T16:25:39Z")

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hello,

i tried to write messages with my google groups account.  
but it looks like it isnt working. is the group moderated or why  
i cant post messages with google? i already joined the group and tried  
to post several messages.

posting via [ruby-forum.com](http://ruby-forum.com) works instantly.

any hints?

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**Author:** ![dweinand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f17d59/32.png) [@dweinand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dweinand)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joining-google-groups/73288/2 "2006-10-23T17:55:37Z")

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On 10/23/06, dweinand [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> hello,
> 
> i tried to write messages with my google groups account.  
> but it looks like it isnt working. is the group moderated or why  
> i cant post messages with google? i already joined the group and tried  
> to post several messages.
> 
> posting via [ruby-forum.com](http://ruby-forum.com) works instantly.
> 
> any hints?

Were you posting from a Gmail account? If so, you’re not going to see  
the message you sent echoed in Gmail. It’s there, but you have to  
check your sent mail to see it until someone else replies to the  
thread.

What name were you using?

– James

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**Author:** ![dweinand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f17d59/32.png) [@dweinand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dweinand)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joining-google-groups/73288/3 "2006-10-23T18:56:00Z")

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> Were you posting from a Gmail account?  
> yes and no, i used the webinterface from [groups.google.com](http://groups.google.com). there i  
> added this group to my subscriptions. the message wasn’t sent via gmail  
> itself as mail.

in settings for this group i’ve choosen to read this group only in  
browser.

looks like it isnt possible to use this group this way. do i need to  
send a mail to the group instead of using the webinterface?

> What name were you using?  
> the same name as above.

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**Author:** ![dweinand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/f17d59/32.png) [@dweinand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dweinand)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joining-google-groups/73288/4 "2006-10-23T19:02:00Z")

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ok, the previous answer worked from web interface.

looks like that i cant see the post until someone has replied to it. a  
strange behaviour.  
but they arent in my send folder too.

its strange too that i cant see my first posts from the web interface  
on [ruby-forum.com](http://ruby-forum.com).  
i think the first posts from this morning are lost in googlespace.

thx for your help.