Hey CouchDB folks.

We have recently seen cases such as this one of Diana Ying, with people
trying to unsubscribe but having no idea how. I think it's time to put a
little effort to solve it.

The problem is that it might use a mailing system that handles
unsubscribing through special email addresses. For this example, the `user`
mailing list can have an user unsubscribed by receiving a message at
`user-unsubscribe` email address, which sends a confirmation link that, if
clicked, completes the unsubscribing process. Although it might be a known
process for old school developers/community members, it might look
confusing and/or complex to others, so we must simplify it.

My suggestion is to add a short note as footer to every message sent by
that mailing software. Something like *"You are receiving this email
because (...). To unsubscribe, send an email to
**[email protected]
<[email protected]>** and the system will sent you a
confirmation link. Click on it and you'll be unsubscribed."*, or something
like that.

We could even develop an HTML unsubscription form to have people following
the more common flow of clicking on a unsubscribe button/link and complete
the process through a web page.

Does it make sense for you? Any thoughts?

*QQ: which software does the CouchDB team use to host the mailing list?*

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Joel Wallis Jucá
joelwallis.com

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