# Issue with sending a message to a private group
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510
**Category:** Bug
**Created:** [06.Ноябрь.2017 12:45:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510 "2017-11-06T12:45:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)
#### Post date: [06.Ноябрь.2017 12:45:01 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510/1 "2017-11-06T12:45:01Z")
Let’s say you have a private group called `foobar` set up like this:
- “Who can see this group?” → “Group owners, members and admins”
- “Who can message this group?” → “Only group members, moderators and admins”
If **a member of the group** tries to send a message to it by creating a new message and typing `foobar` in the “Add user…” field, they’ll fail. The system will not list `foobar` as a selectable choice.
If you change “Who can see this group?” to “Everyone”, you’ll be able to select the group and send a message to them.
Note that AFAICT, it’s solely a UI issue. Even when the group’s visibility was limited a member of the group could send a message by going to the group’s page (e.g., `https://connect.amicalnet.org/groups/foobar`) and using the “Message” button available there.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [06.Ноябрь.2017 19:59:13 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510/2 "2017-11-06T19:59:13Z")
Hmm what do you think of this @tgxworld?
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### Author:  [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [07.Ноябрь.2017 08:03:09 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510/4 "2017-11-07T08:03:09Z")
@alehandrof Are you running on the latest?
This seems related to
> [@Inviting groups broken in HEAD?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/inviting-groups-broken-in-head/73346):
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> Could it be inviting groups is broken in HEAD? The dialog doesn’t show completion for say “sales” and “support” anymore. It did with a build based on a commit earlier this week.
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### Author:  [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)
#### Post date: [07.Ноябрь.2017 08:26:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510/5 "2017-11-07T08:26:19Z")
Not the _very_ latest. The panel says **v1.9.0.beta14 +72**. How can I give you a precise commit?
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### Author:  [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)
#### Post date: [07.Ноябрь.2017 08:40:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510/6 "2017-11-07T08:40:39Z")
Can you try upgrading to the latest and see if your issue has been resolved?
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### Author:  [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)
#### Post date: [07.Ноябрь.2017 08:41:52 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510/7 "2017-11-07T08:41:52Z")
Yes, I gathered that’s what you meant soon after I replied. But I need to upgrade [scary docker things](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-i-manually-update-discourse-and-docker-image-to-latest/23325/117) also. Brb 😃
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### Author:  [@alehandrof](https://meta.discourse.org/u/alehandrof)
#### Post date: [07.Ноябрь.2017 08:46:37 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510/8 "2017-11-07T08:46:37Z")
Yep – it works perfectly! Thank you for the “while you were sleeping” fix 😃
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [07.Ноябрь.2017 09:31:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/issue-with-sending-a-message-to-a-private-group/73510/9 "2017-11-07T09:31:21Z")