[plug] Unsub/FAQ logic handling...

Mike erazmus at wantree.com.au
Mon Mar 26 01:44:48 WST 2001


As there has been some b/w tied up with unsubscription issues,
why don't we start with a bit of logic to do something about
it - we can debate how smart we are after it works ;)

ie. I get the impression most people don't want to see unsub
requests sent to the list and the systems analysts prob
don't want to see suffix lines re unsub info as most
people prob wouldn't read it and it wastes b/w.

So heres a dead simplistic start, in psuedo code v0.92 :-

list(unsub)="Unsubscribe, unsubscibe, contains (unsub or usub) and len<13,
		not prefixed with 're'"

if %subscriber history < 2 per month then
	append unsub, faq info

if %Subject = list(unsub) and if unquoted body text < 1K then
	flag subscriber as provisionally unsubscribed
	email not sent to list.

if %subscriber=provisional then
	email warning(unsub) and send info on how to unsub
	flag email sent

The rest should be fairly easy to handle by those interested
in applying the lessons of how linux developed ;-)

cheers

Mike




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