My bad, r-help messages indeed have the unsubscribe header set. Also, at least for Gmail a "Precedence: bulk" should be set in order to this mechanism to work, as Henrik pointed out.
Currently the raw headers set precedence to "list". I don't know the technical differences of list and bulk, so maybe switching from one to the other can impose some tradeoffs. So I see three possibilities: leave as it is now, switch precedence to "bulk" if it doesn't interfere on list behavior and have at least a small unsubscribe button on some email clients or add an unsubscribe link to footer. #! Fábio On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 12:30 PM, Ranjan Maitra <maitra.mbox.igno...@inbox.com> wrote: > I agree with this sentiment and suggestion. I can not see much of a downside > to it, with the exception that most of these "unsophisticated" users will > probably not even bother reading it. But then we would all be back in the > current situation, not worse. > > Ranjan > > On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 21:58:23 -0500 listserve <tomuxi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Any mailing list which respects its recipients makes unsubscribing as >> easy as possible. If users are having trouble doing so, it's clearly not >> easy enough. >> >> I think putting a directly link in every message is certainly the right >> thing to do. >> >> On 11/29/2014 09:14 PM, Rolf Turner wrote: >> > On 30/11/14 14:16, John Sorkin wrote: >> >> I don't see a link that is labeled "unsubscribe". >> > >> > <SNIP> >> > >> >>> On Nov 29, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Jeff Newmiller <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> In what way would that be unlike the link that is already there? >> > >> > <SNIP> >> > >> >>> On November 29, 2014 4:09:29 PM PST, John Sorkin >> >> <jsor...@grecc.umaryland.edu> wrote: >> >>>>> Requests like this appear from time to time. Would it make sense to >> >>>> add a link to the bottom of the email messages generated by the mail >> >>>> program that is labeled and goes directly to the unsubscribe page? >> > >> > Well, there is no "unsubscribe" page as such. The link given, i.e. >> > >> > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> > >> > takes you to the primary help page. That provides a link to a (password >> > protected) page where you can handle all matters pertaining to your >> > r-help subscription, including unsubscribing. >> > >> > I suppose that it might be possible to provide a link taking one >> > directly to this second page, but: >> > >> > (1) It would add clutter (I'm sure we don't want to delete the link to >> > the primary help page). >> > >> > (2) The password protection might get complicated; I don't know about >> > such matters. >> > >> > (3) I don't think we want to waste time and resources helping people who >> > are too stupid and illiterate to find their way to the unsubscribe >> > facility on the basis of what is already provided. They shouldn't be >> > R users in the first place. One needs at least two grey cells to rub >> > together to deal with R. >> > >> > cheers, >> > >> > Rolf Turner >> > >> >> ______________________________________________ >> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >> > > > -- > Important Notice: This mailbox is ignored: e-mails are set to be deleted on > receipt. Please respond to the mailing list if appropriate. For those needing > to send personal or professional e-mail, please use appropriate addresses. > > ____________________________________________________________ > FREE 3D EARTH SCREENSAVER - Watch the Earth right on your desktop! > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
