David, I think we just nailed the root of the problem. In any writing, the author and reader may not have exactly the same experiences and therefore may make assumptions that lead to mis-understandings. I have administered mail lists and would not assume that unsubbing and re-subbing are straightforward and would not cause unforeseen problems. So, I discounted that and honed in on the autoresponder. With that bias, I would look to other ways to prevent an autoresponder message from clogging the list other than unsubbing. If I were writing the list, I would want to make the suggestions as simple as possible for the majority of readers. The simple solution, will not necessarily be the one that I would use, but it would be the one requiring the least amount of explanation or reader expertise.
None of that is to point the finger of blame towards anyone. It's just acknowledging that any communication will be far less precise than either had hoped. Heck, I sometimes read my own notes and wonder what I meant! <grin> Don Hanson > -----Original Message----- > From: David Newton [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 5:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - Suggested > Workaround > > Don > > I'm sorry if I didn't make my point clearly. The Rule gives the > impression that temporarily unsubscribing from the list is > straightforward, and may be it is for most, but for me it wasn't. This > is the point I was trying to make with the remainder of the sentence > that was left out of your quote from my email: > "I assumed that temporarily unsubscribing would not be a problem." > > I was not complaining about the rule and I totally agree with you about > the use of autoresponders on mailing lists. > > David > > On 04/01/2014 22:43, Don Hanson wrote: > > The reason for that etiquette rule becomes evident if you have ever > been on a list that is bombarded with autoresponder messages from some > oblivious vacationer. It doubles the list traffic as every message is > promptly followed by the same message that so and so is on vacation... > It could be said that autoresponders are the spam of the self- > important. > > Don Hanson > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: David Newton [mailto:[email protected]] > >> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 6:14 PM > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Not Receiving Mailing List Messages - > >> Suggested Workaround > >> > >> You're right about the unsubscribing but since the final LUG rule of > >> etiquette requests that you temporarily unsubscribe when going away > >> and using an autoresponder > > > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) > and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
