[cw-discuss] [OT] Adding an unsubscribe notice

[Jeremy White]

Perhaps; it does seem we've had a rash of those.

I think it's because this list tends to come in waves;
it's quiet for a while, and then becomes active.  People
sign up during the quiet times, and then when they
realize what they've done, they can't get off.

And, to be fair, this is an opt in list, but the opt in
can happen either via the list page, or via the
'Subscriptions' tab of their account info, so even folks
who aren't used to mailman can get onto this list.

I've tweaked the footer; let's see if that helps.

Cheers,

Jeremy


Simon Roby wrote:
> This mailing list should have a clearer unsubscribing procedure, to
> deal with the recent surge of people who can't be bothered to
> understand how a mailing list works (Mac users, I suspect... yeah I
> know what I just said will frustrate some people, but the recent
> addition of Mac support to Crossover and the "please remove me" wave
> of spam are definitely linked).
> 
> Maybe add a short "to unsubscribe, go there" notice or something like
> that in the mailing list's automatically appended footer. This won't
> cut the spam completely but I'm sure it will at least reduce it.