xml-dev - Re: How to Unsubscribe!

[Mike Sharp <msharp@lante.com>]

Isn't it actually "lists.xml.org"?  I know the xml.org works, but...

By corporate edict (which many of us hope will change), I must use Lotus Notes.
Now, I can view the header info, after a fashion, and this is what is says:

   Field Name: $AdditionalHeaders
   Data Type: Text List
   Data Length: 2131 bytes
   Seq Num: 1
   Dup Item ID: 0
   Field Flags:

   "Received: from one.elistx.com ([209.116.252.130]) by mailex.lante.com (Lotus
   SMTP MTA v4.6.7  (934.1 12-30-1999)) with SMTP id 8625696D.00320D92; Tue, 3
   Oct 2000 04:06:42 -0500

I've examined the other 33 fields that Lotus Notes tracks, and nowhere do I see
anything about unsubscribing.  Not that I wish to, and besides, I already know
how.  Those who use web mail are also very likely not to be able to see these
headers, and of all the subscribers on the list, these are the ones who will
most likely need the instruction.  My point is, that only a certain percentage
of the email clients provide the subscribe/unsubscribe information that is
supposedly contained in the header.  This was never a problem when the
information was in the body of the email.

At the very least, I would expect a sig at the bottom of each email, inserted by
the listserver, with a link to the page describing the process for
unsubscribing, as well as any other listserv functions.  This would go a long
way to reducing the annoyance of the unsubscribe requests.

Not only that, but the home page at xml.org doesn't even provide a link to the
page where you could get this information.  All it does is provide an input form
to sign up!  Duh!  You have to figure out that you first go to Resources, then
find XML-Dev, then you have a very sparse page with only subscription and
unsubscription info, and nothing about other listserver commands like index or
help. (for all I know there aren't any).

How about:

To unsubscribe:  http://www.xml.org/xml-dev/index.shtml

Short, and to the point.

Regards,
Mike Sharp




Matt Sergeant <matt@sergeant.org> on 10/03/2000 01:56:55 AM

To:   xml-dev@xml.org
cc:    (bcc: Mike Sharp/Lante)

Subject:  How to Unsubscribe!



Please stop the "unsubscribe" requests to this list, its getting so that
there are more unsubscribe posts per day than normal posts!

If you want to unsubscribe:

- Send a mail to mailto:xml-dev-request@xml.org
- In the body of the message put "unsubscribe".
- Click "Send".

Its really not that hard, and this information is in the headers of all
emails posted to this list.

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