Hi, i saw this on debian-user; forwarding to people that can do something about it.
--- Bill Stoye wrote: > > I have been trying every other day to unsubscribe from the > debian-users list for two weeks and have become fairly sure it can't > be done or it's a test, to see if I qualify to use Debian Linux; > apparently I don't, because I'm failing miserably! > > Please help me unsubscribe; I have sent many unsubscribe request, > along with a couple of request to listmaster. I plan on resubscribing > but using a different e-mail address. Following are only a few of the > confirmation #s that I replied to. > > CONFIRM u05011705145397 > CONFIRM u04292056442412 > CONFIRM s042121171121518 > CONFIRM u042707305321894 > CONFIRM u04232014379449 > > Thank you; > Bill Stoye > > PS Also following is my response to the little mail robot; > > At 03:36 PM 5/4/02 +0000, you wrote: > General info > ------------ > Subcription/unsubscription/info requests should always be sent to > the -request address of a mailinglist. > > Did that. > > If a mailinglist for example is called "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", > then > the -request address can be inferred from this to be: > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". > > Did that. > > To unsubscribe from a mailinglist, simply send a message with the word > (you > guessed it :-) "unsubscribe" in the Subject: field to the -request > address of > that list. > > Did that. > > In the event of an address change, it would probably be the wisest to > first > send an unsubscribe for the old address (this can be done from the new > address), and then a new subscribe to the new address (the order is > important). > > Trying to do that. > > Most (un)subscription requests are processed automatically without > human > intervention. > > It's not working > > Do not send multiple (un)subscription or info requests in one mail. > Only one > will be processed per mail. > > I'm not doing that. > > NOTE: The -request server usually does quite a good job in > discriminating > between (un)subscribe requests and messages intended for the > maintainer. > If you'd like to make sure a human reads your message, make it look > like a reply (i.e. the first word in the Subject: field should be > "Re:", > without the quotes of course); the -request server does not react to > replies. > > Did that. > > The listmaster > -------------- > To reach a human being answering your mail you may contact the address > [EMAIL PROTECTED] We will process your request as soon as > we can. > > This is the fourth try. > > Mail sent to this address is pre-parsed and a little mail robot > will answer you. The following commands are implemented. They need > to occur in the subject line. > > help send this help > > lists send the list of known lists on this server > > The little mail robot is sleeping on the job! :) > > Bill does debian have a contingency-plan for if lists break ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
