> > I don't think it can be that. Of the messages I get from the list, maybe >> 70%-80% have the unsubscribe instructions appended. But to take the example >> of the exchange between Ray Hall and you, those instructions were not >> attached to either message. So since those instructions are appended by the >> list manager to outgoing mail, it clearly does not matter to whom the >> message goes. It might matter from whom (subscribed or not) the message was >> sent, or whether the message is in reply to another message that had no >> unsubscribe appendix. Could Paul help with this kind of question? >> >> >> <snip> > > Hmm. Then I don't know. > > Barbara? Paul? Anyone?
>From a brief look (and this is no way definite) it seems that the message will appear _at least once_ per thread on subscribed user replies. It generally doesn't appear for unsubscribed users. In some ways this makes sense since repeating the same message for long threads between subscribed users is a little pointless. As I said I'm not 100% sure but I've not found a thread where this hasn't held true - so far. In the above case (Ray Hall) the email he replied to contained the unsubscribe message (it appeared in the thread just before his email). Consequently Harold's email to Ray did not contain the message. Think we also need to keep in mind that there are many variables at work here... gmane -v- email posting, how various email clients handle headers, footers, signature settings, how various people have email configurations, threaded -v- flat email thread readers etc... and the list goes on. Any one of these can cause differences in what people see. Just as an aside - I've noticed that my email is different (even tho' I'm always using gmail) based on what browser I use - go figure... Happy to test the theory if people want. /paul
