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Zachary Moonshine
Zachary Moonshine
@zachary-moonshine
8 years ago
831 posts
I have CSV files of members from various sites i have had and was wondering if its possible to send them all an invitation by somehow uploading the csv file without adding each email one by one?
updated by @zachary-moonshine: 06/12/17 11:50:15PM
Zachary Moonshine
Zachary Moonshine
@zachary-moonshine
8 years ago
831 posts
wait i think i remember how i did this last time using the Ning Importer
Zachary Moonshine
Zachary Moonshine
@zachary-moonshine
8 years ago
831 posts
how do i access the ning archive folder to stick the csv file ?
Zachary Moonshine
Zachary Moonshine
@zachary-moonshine
8 years ago
831 posts
actually looking at it now this is a CSV file from my old jamroom site containing all the previous members emails and probably settings too can this be added to my existing site some how ?
paul
@paul
8 years ago
4,335 posts
Hi Zach
To use the Ning mailer tool to email all of your list, they would need to be registered on your site. We have a new 'Importer' module that should be available in beta within the next few days so that could be used to import them all.
Alternatively, you could maybe use the Invitations module - https://www.jamroom.net/the-jamroom-network/networkmarket/291/invitations - that has the option of pasting in multiple emails (one per line).

However, it is strongly advised that you get all these emails validated prior to sending to them via your JR server and MailGun. If MailGun see a 'mass emailing' and a lot of them bounce, they'll assume you are a spammer and disable your account there. Checkout KickBox -they have online services for validating email lists.
hth


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
Zachary Moonshine
Zachary Moonshine
@zachary-moonshine
8 years ago
831 posts
its over 5,000 emails all were verified previously using kickbox the last time i had a site here so they should be fine but it would take ages to copy and paste each email hahahhaha why i was wondering i i could just upload the csv file somehow, i dont expect to import there accounts with passwords and all that i just want to be able to email them all and invite them to our new site basically
paul
@paul
8 years ago
4,335 posts
Load the file into Excel (or similar), delete all the non email columns, then save the file as another filename, if possible, with no inverted commas around the emails. If not, open the saved file in a text editor and remove the inverted commas (use a 'replace' tool). Copy the result and paste it into the Invite module email field.
hth


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
Zachary Moonshine
Zachary Moonshine
@zachary-moonshine
8 years ago
831 posts
i will try this
Zachary Moonshine
Zachary Moonshine
@zachary-moonshine
8 years ago
831 posts
well i found a tool online that extracted all emails out and put them all in separate lines, copied and pasted the results into an invitation and sent only the page kept freezing so i refreshed and tried again only to find out now i see in my email i have received 3 invitations i just sent out didn't mean to do it 3 times i hope that does not get me banned from mailgun but none the less it definitely sent out invites