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

[lee thomson]

Actually, it's not that no one reads the 'unsubscribe' procedure.  It's that it doesn't
work.

I've made multiple attempts to unsubscribe from the webpage, and never once did I
recieve the confirmation email, even though the page says its been sent.  And I still
(obviously) am recieving  the digest.

In the old days, simply replying with 'unsubscribe' worked beautifully.  I was hoping as
a last ditch effort that maybe it did this time as well.  Apparently not.

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Subject: Re: [cw-discuss] [OT] Adding an unsubscribe notice

> 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.
> 
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