source file: mills2.txt Date: Wed, 2 Jul 1997 21:11:29 +0200 Subject: Re: Unsubscribing From: "David Madole" > Topic No. 14 > > Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 23:07:23 -0500 (CDT) > From: mr88cet@texas.net (Gary Morrison) > To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu > Subject: Re: Get Charlie off the MTA > Message-ID: > > >In my efforts to un-subscribe from THIS list, I have sent (without result) > >the following FOUR messages to listproc@eartha.mills.edu > >UNSUBSCRIBE > >UNSUBSCRIBE tuning > >UNSUBSCRIBE * > >UNSUBSCRIBE ALL > > Interesting... You definitely have the address correct, which is > probably the most common mistake I'm told. The other common mistake > putting the command in the title line rather than the message-content. Actually, the most common mistake (Part 1) is to try to put some word like "unsubscribe" in the subject, (the second option, above). This is rejected by the listprocessor to avoid mail loops (which is necessary - think it through if you must). The most common mistake (Part 2) is to then ignore the very clear "suspicious subject" message that the listprocessor sends back and to continue to assume that you are sending the wrong message to the wrong address or something. I don't know how many times my mailbox has been muddled with people simply ignoring the "suspicious subject" message and trying various addresses and messages and then finally sending me some possibly rude message about how nothing works. Dave Dave Madole Technical Director, Center for Contemporary Music Listserv Administrator Mills College Oakland, CA 94613 510-430-2336 madole@mills.edu Received: from ns.ezh.nl [137.174.112.59] by vbv40.ezh.nl with SMTP-OpenVMS via TCP/IP; Thu, 3 Jul 1997 21:02 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA04162; Thu, 3 Jul 1997 21:02:40 +0200 Date: Thu, 3 Jul 1997 21:02:40 +0200 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA04152 Received: (qmail 9283 invoked from network); 3 Jul 1997 15:42:29 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 3 Jul 1997 15:42:29 -0000 Message-Id: <970703081358_-360091637@emout01.mail.aol.com> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu