[tdf-discuss] Re: Mail List issues

On 03/08/2011 07:05 PM, NoOp wrote:
...
> 4. Why is it necesary to send an email for unsubscribe instructions?
>
> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to users+help@libreoffice.org
> etc at all? Hello... is this some type of secret handshake that takes
> place to get off of the users list?
>
> This list has:
> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+help@documentfoundation.org
>
> What seems to be the problem with simply posting the unsubscribe
> information on the website and at the bottom of each post? Such as:
> ====
> To unsubscribe, send an empty e-mail to
> discuss+unsubscribe@documentfoundation.org
>
> To unsubscribe, e-mail to users+unsubscribe@libreoffice.org
> ====
> When I subscribed I received the following:
>
> ...
> > From: discuss+help@documentfoundation.org
> ...
> > Subject: =?utf-8?q?Welcome_to_discuss=40documentfoundation.org?=
> > MIME-Version: 1.0
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> > Content-Encoding: 8bit
> >
> > Welcome! You have been subscribed to the
> >
> > discuss@documentfoundation.org
> >
> > mailinglist.
> >
> > To unsubscribe send a message to:
> >
> > discuss+unsubscribe@documentfoundation.org
> >
> > And for help send a message to:
> >
> > discuss+help@documentfoundation.org
>
>
> So why the requirement to send and ask for help? Is it because Mlmmj —
> Mailing List Management Made Joyful may not be so resilient/secure
> overall? Does the <listname>+unsubscribe@documentfoundation.org not work
> any longer?

Forgot to add:

> Welcome! You have been subscribed to the nomail version of the
>
> users@libreoffice.org
>
> mailinglist.
>
> To unsubscribe send a mail to:
>
> users+unsubscribe-nomail@libreoffice.org
>
> And for help send a mail to:
>
> users+help@libreoffice.org


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