Christopher Faylor wrote on 28 October 2008 14:48: > On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 01:08:16PM -0000, Dave Korn wrote: >> John Emmas wrote on 27 October 2008 12:58: >> >>> http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple >>> >>> This suggests sending a blank email of the following form:- >> >> I also noticed that the list-unsubscribe addresses are broken; I >> dropped a note to the overseers' list on Friday. However, at least for >> me, the web interface /is/ working: read on. > > They are not broken.
They certainly are not working as described. > You missed this part: I rather think I did not, since I complied with it to the letter. > "Remember that your message is being interpreted by a computer not by a > person so please use a blank subject and empty content in your message > to reduce the risk of your unsubscribe attempt being interpreted as > spam." That was *exactly* what I did in the first three of four attempts, and it still didn't work. You can see them here: http://cygwin.com/ml/overseers/2008-q4/msg00024.html (In the fourth one I added "unsubscribe" in desparation, in case it worked around an overly keen spam filter, but still no dice.) > Not every message that is interpreted as spam results in a bounce > message. The $list-$request@ addresses might as well be completely unfiltered, mightn't they? > There was also other pertinent advice before this: > > "First of all, always use the automated unsubscription mechanisms...." That's what I was doing. My understanding of "automated unsubscription mechanisms" include "mailing to the list-unsubscribe address". (The "interpreted by a computer not by a person" wording that you quote above supports that.) If the advice only meant "web interface", I would have expected it to only say "web interface". > Again, if you are having problems unsubscribing do not send them here. I didn't. I sent them to overseers. When /someone else/ mentioned it here I responded in order to direct them to the right place and let them know the problem was in hand. > Follow the instructions from the FAQ. So far you haven't shown where I deviated from them by so much as an inch. PS. Welcome back, hope you enjoyed your holiday! :-P~~~ cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
