One answer which should kill /most/ of the unsub requests is a procmail
filter at the server which catches requests with unsubscribe in the title,
zaps the posting and sends back instructions (or even sends the correct
unsubscribe request to sympa). Obviously, it won't kill ALL requests but it
should cut the number down with no human intervention. If all the "I want
to be here" users agree to not use the "unsubscribe" word in their posts.,
then we could extend the filter to catch that word /anywhere/ in the
message.
Steve Flynn
IBM MVS Operations Analyst
James Mellema <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 24/02/2000 06:34:02
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Subject: Re: [newbie] unsubscribe requests.
Jeanette Russo wrote:
>
> This has been suggested many times but MandrakeSoft has not taken action
to
> incorporate this feature.
> Jeanette
>
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I belong to a couple of other lists that use the 'unsubscribe' appended
to the end of each message and still have people trying to unsubscribe
incorrectly. I think it all boils down to the concept that ignorant is
repairable and stupid is for life.
The person who finds the answer to this seemingly insurmountable problem
will be doing a great service to humanity.
--
James Mellema, CRNA MA
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