On 02/25/2007 06:39 PM, Paul wrote: >> o The moderator allowed the msg to be posted with no indication (other >> than header information) from an unsubscribed poster. Perhaps the >> moderator could also include in the subject line: [Unsubscribed]. I do >> see [moderated] in some subject lines, but not all with the >> "Delivered-To: moderator" header. > > The moderators primary role is simply to stop the spam from reaching > the list. There is no ability for moderators to alter the original > post ... > >> o Regardless the msg's show: >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> for each and every msg. >> Are subscribers to this list (be it via email or gmane) expected, even >> as a common courtesy, to also reply to the original unsubscribed poster >> directly? The next step would be to telephone those that also include >> their phone numbers in their post and ask to be called. > > Refer below about unsubscribed posters. > > I suppose you could call people if you wished... ;-) > >> o Responding to an unsubscribed email address is just plain silly (IMO) >> by anyone other than a "moderator". > As per the above - moderators only monitor for spam... > > From an email thread on this very subject some time ago : > "The current system, unfortunately, is all we've been able to come up > with in light of the limitations of the list. The list archives are > chock full of endless discussions on how to solve the problem, as this > seems to come up every six months or so. By far one of the best "work > arounds", though not a total solution, is the auto-response sent to > unsubscribed posters. Unless things have changed (and I doubt this is > so), and you might not know this -- that autoresponse is NOT generated > by the list manager. Enterprising individuals took it upon themselves > to implement it -- I don't know who the original person was to set it > up. Last I knew CPH was doing it?" > I understand that CPH is still taking care of this. > > At the end of the day, it is better that if the poster is unsubscribed > that you copy them in on the response. Most mail clients support > filters that make it easier to look at the headers to do the > filtering. > > /paul > > 'user' and 'discuss' moderator...
Thanks for the info Paul. However, looking at headers for each poster to see if they've subscribed or not just doesn't seem practical for the average user. So I'll continue to reply en mass & hope that the moderators or CPH sends the reply along to the unsubscribed poster :-) Gary --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
