On Mon, Nov 20, 2000 at 10:54:47PM -0500, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote: <snip>
> > Sure, but it still doesn't make any sense that all other Debian lists > that I'm on have nice clear instructions at the bottom of every message > describing how to get off the list, while the user list, arguably the > list with the largest newbie population, has a command that needs to be > run from a Unix system with a *working mail server*! Not only that, but > the command is split across 2 lines, making it even harder for newbies > to use effectively. Newbies are > 1) less likely to be logged in to a Unix system with a working > mail command > and > 2) less likely to grok the command in the first place. > > So why is it that the laptop list, the IPv6 list, the devel list, the > security list, the security-announce list, and probably many others have > nice, clean instructions on unsubscribing *including* an address to > contact if you have troubles. Here's what the other lists have: > begin quote: > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > end quote. > > I've Cc'd listmaster with this message in the hope that a change will be > made. > I've been on and off this list for a couple years. I just started using Debian again after about a 6 month layoff. I'm glad to see this string is still going:) Maybe it is perverse of me but I would hate to see the instructions change. It is a tradition:) On the other hand I can remember not knowing what the instructions meant when I first started but I did something crazy when I wanted to unsubscribe - I went to the Debian web site and I followed links on that page that took me to the information that I needed to unsubscribe. It was a long and grueling process;) If someone does get "trapped" in this list and can't figure out how to "get out" someone tells them how. kent
