On 9 Oct 2008 at 15:17, Barbara Duprey wrote: .... > (By the way, "1-line" and "ultra-clear" are not especially compatible -- > I tried to be concise, though! If you have better wording, please > provide it here so we'll all see it. I just put up a "straw man" to help > clarify what we can/should do with these requests, I'd be very happy to > see.something better.)
(I really think I'm going to back out of this subject after this one. I don't there's much more I can usefully add) Try this (just a sketch - fill in the abbrev's!) to be sent regularly to all and only subscribed users: ================================================== [email Subject: line] OpenOffice email list reminder IMPORTANT: To unsubscribe: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and reply to the confirmation email as instructed in it. This reminder will appear [weekly] while you are subscribed. The above instruction will normally suffice to unsubscribe yourself. However your email must be sent from the subscribed email account. To unsubscribe a different email address, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and follow carefully the instructions contained in the response. You (or an email address forwarded to you) are subscribed to the OpenOffice mail list. This list is devoted to [help with using OOo.] Please see [website address] for more information. [then put the gory detail of the alternatives, and where to get help] ================================================== Or something like that. IMO the important thing is to put right at the top the way out that will work for 99% of the would-be leavers. I think many people simply don't (won't? can't?) read to the end when it's something they don't want to see anyway. -- Permission for this mail to be processed by any third party in connection with marketing or advertising purposes is hereby explicitly denied. http://www.scottsonline.org.uk lists incoming sites blocked because of spam [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike Scott, Harlow, Essex, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
