I had followed a unsubscribe from the G-List but for some reseason the automatic did not remove me. I had no problem leaving the G4- List..since I am traveling now I want to unsubscribe from the G-List
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------ On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 19:24:21 -0400, Dan Knight <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Several topics. Please keep this email handy for future reference. > > > When contacting me about your subscription, please be sure to tell me > which list(s) you're on. We run about 30 right now, and I don't have a > simple way of finding out what list(s) you may subscribe to. > > > Three rants about capitalization: > > 1. Memory is RAM, for Random Access Memory. It's not Ram or ram. > > 2. Cycles are abbreviated Hz in honor of Mr. Hertz. KHz, MHz, and GHz are > the correct abbreviations for kilohertz, megahertz, and gigahertz. > > 3. The computer is a Mac, short for Macintosh. MAC stands for the Machine > Address built into ethernet support circuitry. > > As an editor, it drives me nuts to see these used incorrectly. (I guess > you have to be a bit anal to be an editor....) > > > We have no control over the bounce messages generated by the Maclaunch > server, nor can we manually reset the bounce counter. We cannot access > the bounce counter. > > If you get bounce messages from the list server and your replies are > rejected, try removing everything from the subject line except for the > number and also deleting the entire body of your reply message. That > seems to work. > > (I don't know why the list server refuses to acknowledge emails with > attachments or styled text, but we have no control over that.) > > > Everyone hates spam -- and we can help you fight it. Email addresses at > lemlists.com are available for US$6 per year, and we use Spam Assassin to > identify and label probable spam. This isn't a challenge-response system. > Spam Assassin looks at the email, scores each message based on factors > usually found in spam, and clearly marks them as spam in the subject line. > > However, it doesn't delete the spam -- it knows that it could misidentify > a message, so it leaves it up to you to delete your spam. But having > messages marked **SPAM** sure helps. > > Email addresses at lemlists.com are only available to members of our > email lists, and the $6/yr helps defray hosting costs for our domains. > > For those who want more than just an email address, we also offer email > addresses, personal Web space, and more at lowendmac.net. An email > address is $12/year -- and also protected by Spam Assassin. > > <http://lemlists.com/> for more on LEMlists email accounts. > > <http://lowendmac.net/accounts/index.html> for email and more. > > > For the record, I invest about 40 hours a week in Low End Mac and about > 20 more working part time at a local camera shop. I don't have enough > time to keep tabs on everything in a timely fashion. Sometimes I don't > get through the lists for a week or two. That's one of the reasons we > have list nannies to help out on the busier lists. > > If we can generate enough income from LEMlists and lowendmac.net, I can > cut back on the camera store job and dedicate more time to Low End Mac, > including creating our own mailing list software that will address all of > the shortcomings of the current software. Until then, it's mostly a pipe > dream. > > I have the new list manager all outlined, but there just aren't enough > hours to do much work on it, especially working 1-1/2 jobs. It's going to > be the best thing going when it's done. I'll be able to see what lists > you receive by typing in your email address. We'll have a single address > database, so I won't have to update several lists when someone's email > address changes. We'll be able to strip out the styles from styled text > and the attachments, making it that much easier for everyone to post. And > we'll even strip the footers that sometimes get quoted, as well as the > ads some services add to outbound messages. > > Like I said, I have very big plans for the list software, but the only > way it's going to happen is if I can cut out at least one day a week from > my part time job. 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