--- Binky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday, 1/21/03 at 15:06:48 -0400, > "Clarence Verge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >I have been given permission to collect the email > >address of all those who want off this list and > >manually delete their names from a copy of the > >subscriber list. Michael will then attempt to > >overwrite - he says it may not be as easy as it > >sounds - the existing list with the new version. > > > >If you want off, send an email to: > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >from the address you wish deleted before this > >weekend. > > > >Don't send your request to the list.
> > If it would be easier, another possibility > would be to delete the entire lists for arachne > and arachne-digest and send an e-mail to everyone > on both lists instructing them to re-subscribe to > whichever list they want to receive. > > Binky > Replying to my own message, the more I think about it, the more it seems like deleting the whole list would be a better idea. The people who are most interested in unsubscribing may be ignoring list messages at this point and may not have seen your request to contact you. By asking everyone who is interested to re-subscribe, it becomes an "opt-in" situation rather than an "opt-out" situation. Also, any addresses that are no longer valid will be purged from the list as well, thereby reducing the load on Michael's server. On another note: Maybe the majordomo reply to new subscription requests should read something like: Someone (probably you) has requested to be added to the Arachne mailing list. Before replying to this automated message with your confirmation of said request, please be aware that the Arachne mailing list is classified as a *permanent* mailing list, which differs significantly from a *lifetime* mailing list. With a lifetime mailing list, you continue to receive list messages for the remainder of your natural life: your subscription can only be terminated upon receipt of a valid death certificate. With a permanent mailing list, your subscription can *never* be terminated, under any circumstances whatsoever. This is a particularly useful feature for individuals who have been cloned, or intend to be at some point in the future. Your clone(s) can continue to receive messages from the list even after your demise, with no lapse in continuity. ;o) Binky __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
