Once upon a time, K.R. Foley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>"Michael D. James" wrote:
>> Can we put the unsubscribe instructions (or a link to them) at the
>> bottom of every list message? Other lists do that. I think it would
>> cut down the noise.
>
>This is a good idea but it has several downsides:
>1. People with limited bandwidth probably don't want the extra space
>required for the instructions tacked onto every email, especially with
>the volume of messages on this list.
You are kidding, right? Adding (I'm not sure this is correct for this
list, but you get the idea):
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To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
adds 80 bytes to each message. The body of your message was 1042 bytes,
and was a fairly short message. I have some java-linux messages stored
here, and the average size of those messages is 2415 bytes.
The amount of space and time saved by including a footer like the one
above would far offset the additional space.
I do think that the list should require a confirmation for subscriptions
also, though.
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Chris Adams - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
System Administrator - Renaissance Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
