On 9 Oct 2008 at 8:54, Barbara Duprey wrote:
...
> I'd think the message was pretty hard to misinterpret legally -- the
> original request asked to unsubscribe "me" and is included in the
> message that unsubscribes "me" (because it's a reply, not an independent
> message). But here's an alternative that, while less responsive to the
> request, would avoid the issue.
>
> If such a request comes in from a subscribed user (say,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]), we can send a message like:
>
> *From this account ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) send a message to
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (The subject and content are ignored,
> only the address matters.) You should soon get an unsubscribe
> confirmation message. Once you respond to that, your subscription will
> be canceled. If you do not receive such a message within a day or so,
> you can try contacting [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get a person with
> authority to unsubscribe you. There is nothing more that the users on
> this list can do to help. Goodbye, and we'll hope to hear from you again
> some day.*
>
> How about the unsubscribed user case -- did you see any problem there?
I don't understand - if there's no subscription at all, the issue
does not arise.
If there's /any/ actual subscription, anyone else attempting to help
undo that could as I see it have potential problems. And especially
with scenarios like Chuck, where yet another party is involved (we
had only Chuck's word that there was ever any problem with a
forwarding address; not that I disbelieve him, but you can picture a
possible scenario.)
OTOH it would be perfectly possibly to have a periodic (weekly?
daily?) email on the list with subject "How to unsubscribe from the
openoffice list", containing firstly a 1-line ultra-clear executive
summary ("to get out of here, mail that, and then do this") plus
following more detailed help in case that's not enough for any
reason. Regular readers could just filter it out; others would see it
as a regular reminder of exactly how to leave should they wish.
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