[plug] unsubscribe

[Christian]

John Summerfield wrote:
> 
> > I think putting unsubscribe information at the bottom of each message is
> > just a waste of bandwidth though, because in my opinion nobody ever reads
> > those, just like they never read the original message they received when
> > they first subscribed.
> 
> Well, we only need one counter example.
> 
> I always read the subscribe/unsubscribe info when I want to use it, and
> often at other times.
> I do like the one liner,: to unsubscribe: unsubscribe | mail
> unsubscribe-address at unsubscribe.host

People don't read them.  I've been on mailing lists where they have
those messages at the bottom and you still get just as many people
sending "unsubscribe" to the mailing list.  I usually don't mind reading
people's signature files - often they're interesting/amusing (*thinks of
Leon's*) but seeing the same thing over and over again on every single
person's email sent to the list (and knowing it's unlikely to have any
significant effect) seems rather pointless.

As for Matt's mention of a mailing list software which intercepts
unsubscribe requests, I think majordomo does something similar.  I sent
an email to a list with the subject "Help!" and majordomo intercepted
this and forwarded it to the list owner...  who fortunately is a friend
of mine and hence just bounced it back to the list with a modified
subject line.  I wonder if this can't be configured on the PLUG list for
"unsubscribe" subjects...?

Regards,

Christian.

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I'm not trying to give users what they want, I'm trying to give them
freedom, which they can then accept or reject. If people don't want
freedom, they may be out of luck with me, but I won't allow them to 
define for me what is right, what is worth spending my life for.
                                                    - Richard Stallman