[plug] unsubscibe ATTN: LIST OWNER

[Mike]

At 10:54 AM 26/3/2001 +0800, you wrote:

>If they are trying to unsubscribe, I'd say "hopeless" is the right label.

DO you mean they are always 'hopeless' or only sometimes during their
learning process and should you attach such value judgement in any case ?

>> - some people still don't know the difference between the mail list and
>> the 'instruction' list
>
>MmHmm but those who do value the distinction.

How is that relevant to list traffic and this unsub b/w issue ?

>> in fact, these days shouldn't the software be smart enough to
>> weed out emails meant for the admin address -
>
>Hell no. I sent an email to the list with a body consisting of the word
>"unsubscribe" only a month or so ago. Some would even call it a valuable
>contribution to the list. I would have been mortified if I'd been
>unsubscribed. How would you distinguish between that message and the one
>from mr. Helpdesk?

See the logic and exception conditions posted to handle this,

rdgs

mike