On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 23:35:10 +0200, Willem-Jan Markerink wrote: >On 17 Sep 2003 at 23:14, Stefan Gerris wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> Sorry to bother you with this, but I'm wondering if anyone else has >> noticed the same problem... >> >> I've been receiving loads of junk-mail on my current email address. To >> put an end to this, I'm trying to switch to another email address. Not >> a problem you might think... WRONG! For I've been trying to unregister >> my current email account with [EMAIL PROTECTED] since several months, >> but without success. Neither can I register my new email address to >> the list. This is in fact the only thing keeping me from shutting down >> the old email address and switching over to the new one - so I'm still >> receiving about 25 junkmails each day. >> >> Apart from my personal junkmail problem (yes, I already use filters >> etc.), this problem of the list being closed is somewhat bigger... It >> appears that the list does not accept new members anymore! >> >> WJ, could you please do something about this, it's becoming quite >> urgent! >> >> Thanks, Stefan > >Majordomo's junk-mail problem is same as yours, but several thousand >times worse, to the point that everything other than dev/null for >admin-commands (to majordomo@) would affect normal list- >distribution....we are working on a structural solution, with new >equipment, all previous attempts have not been good enough sadly. > >Donations are always welcome of course....;)) > > >For providers, it's fighting an uphill battle, and Majordomo is only >part of that. > >In the mean time, you can read through Yahoogroups of course, if you >must pull the plug on that other account (or keep it only for posting >rights). > > >-- >Bye, > >Willem-Jan Markerink >
I'm in a similar situation with my e-mail account (my ISP is closing at the end of Sept). Thanks for letting us know about accessing the list via Yahoo. Rob * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
