AMEN...I have been on the net since about 1990 and I think I have a pretty good handle on things too...but I don't know how many people just cannot figure out how to get off the darn lists...even with the simple instructions of YahooGroups and Topica...I still had problems...now I have moved to Mailman and all heck breaks loose!
A reply to unsubscribe function would be great as long as a confirmation was included...even better would be a direct unsubscribe and/or no mail command: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and/or [EMAIL PROTECTED] My lists are announce only too (humour ezines) and I find that 90% of my admin time is spent getting people to figure out how to unsubscribe...so much so that I took that function away from them completely and have set up my own handy-dandy unsubscribe page...I handle all the no mail and unsub requests currently...but it is a chore that I would love if Mailman could take it over. Don't get me wrong...I love Mailman and find hosting my own lists (finally) a great experience....BUT I would just like to make it a little easier for everyone! Paul At 04:50 AM 22/03/02, Simon Gatrall wrote: >My company's ISP only seems to support Mailman. At first that seemed >fine, but the more that I look into it, the more it seems like the wrong >choice for my needs. I have a list of customers that have asked to be >apprised of news from my company. This is an announce only list that I >only plan to use a few times a year. This isn't a spam list. > >Mailman can sort-of do announce-only lists, but it isn't well suited for >that. For one thing, user passwords make some sort of sense if the list >is a daily part of someone's life, but they are completely unnecessary and >inappropriate for my use. Mailman also needs to make the "unsubscribe" >method dead simple. If I just reply to an announce-only list with the >word "remove" or "unsubscribe" anywhere in the message subject or body it >should grant my wish. Instead there are EIGHT confusing headers to dig >through to find the right one. This is just a lot of noise to most >people. And then you have to figure out what your password is. This is >fine for geeks but not for the average consumer. (This is coming from a >geek that has been using and programming computers since '78 and has been >on the net since '87.) > >I do like the fact that Mailman will track bounces, keeps archives, and >provides a basic web based interface for administration and users >alike. Is there a way to configure Mailman for my purposes? > >------------------------------ >Simon Gatrall ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py
