[plug] unsubscibe (newbie's perspective)

[Greg]

heck i thought i had subscribed to the linux group! doh!


----- Original Message -----
From: David Griffiths <griffith at environ.wa.gov.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] unsubscibe (newbie's perspective)


> Ari said:
>
> > I think it would be a VERY good idea to have a one sentence "to
> >be removed from" line with the CURRENT plug list remove/subscribe
> >email included in that single sentence.
> >
>
> I agree with you here Ari. At present there are any number of reasons
(good
> and bad) why a person may end up sending unsub requests to the main list.
> (Which then generates a cascade of responses which personally annoys me
> _far_ more than the original requests :-).
>
> If a one line sig was added then suddenly 99.9 % of the excuses for doing
> this disappear and list members will actually have a valid reason for
> responding a little tersely if they should be so inclined.
>
> As a % of traffic it would be small. If bandwidth is such a real issue
> (which I suspect it isn't) there are plenty of ways to reduce it. eg by
not
> starting a flame war when someone makes a mistake, by trimming replies a
> little more vigilantly etc etc.
>
> cheers,
>
> Dave.
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