On Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:30 AM [GMT+1=CET], James Mckenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
<snip> > Harold: > > I belong to a mailing list that is handled by a web-page in addition > to the normal mail commands. You still receive a confirmation > message to remove yourself from the list. > > James McKenzie James, Yes, it would be nice if this list had a purely web-based unsubscribe facility but ... In my experience the confirmation e-mails arrive within a few seconds, a couple of minutes at most, of sending an unsubscribe request - not just to this list but to many others that I have unsubscribed from over the years. I think the main problem with this thread is that the OP didn't realise that confirmation is a requirement and [therefore?] never noticed the request. E-mail spoofing, the reason for requiring confirmation, is yet another of those concepts that people are not aware of. Perhaps the instructions at the bottom of all the e-mails in this list could be modified from "To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]" to "To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and click the link in the confirmation request that will be sent to you" or something like that ??? Harold Fuchs London, England --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
