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help: Clarify documentation on guest users and streams.

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This tries to make it more immediately clear facts like that guests
cannot see public streams.
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Tim Abbott
2021-04-09 08:48:18 -07:00
parent 93f3b41811
commit b28b200f50
2 changed files with 15 additions and 8 deletions
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templates/zerver/help/roles-and-permissions.md
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@@ -15,8 +15,10 @@ There are several possible roles in a Zulip organization.
organization to restrict the permissions of **New Members**; Members
who do not have those restrictions are called **Full Members**.
* **Guest**: Can only access streams they've been added to. Cannot create
new streams or invite other users.
* **Guest**: Can only view or access streams they've been added to.
Guest users interact with public streams as though they were private
streams with shared history. Cannot create new streams or invite
other users.
* **Billing Administrator**: The user who upgrades the organization to
a paid plan is, in addition to their normal role, a Billing

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templates/zerver/help/stream-permissions.md
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@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
Streams are similar to chatrooms, IRC channels, or email lists in that they
determine who receives a message. There are three types of streams in Zulip.
* **Public**: Anyone other than guests can join, and anyone (other
than guests) can view the complete message history without joining.
* **Public**: Members can join and view the complete message history.
Guest users interact with public streams as though they were a
private stream with shared history.
* **Private, shared history**: You must be added by a member of the stream. The
complete message history is available as soon as you are added.
* **Private, shared history**: You must be added by a member of the
stream. The complete message history is available as soon as you are
added.
* **Private, protected history**: You must be added by a member of the
stream. You only have access to the messages that are sent after you are added.
@@ -29,8 +31,9 @@ At a high level:
whether a stream with that name exists, but cannot see any other
details about the stream.
* From the perspective of a guest, all streams are private streams, and they
additionally can't add other members to the streams they are subscribed to.
* From the perspective of a guest, all streams are private streams,
and they additionally can't add other members to the streams they
are subscribed to.
There are two situations in which an organization owner or
administrator can access private stream messages:
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ administrator can access private stream messages:
| | Owners and admins | Members | Guests
|--- |--- |--- |---
| View stream name | ✔ | ✔ | ◾
| Join | ✔ | ✔ |
| Unsubscribe | ◾ | ◾ | ◾
| Add others | ✔ | ✔ |
@@ -76,6 +80,7 @@ subscribed.
| | Owners and admins | Members | Guests
|--- |--- |--- |---
| View stream name | ✔ | ◾ | ◾
| Join | | |
| Unsubscribe | ◾ | ◾ | ◾
| Add others | ◾ | ◾ |