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> On 12 Nov 2021, at 19:12, Nick Hilliard <n...@foobar.org> wrote: > > [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please use caution when opening attachments from > unrecognised sources. > > Jim Reid wrote on 12/11/2021 12:23: >> I’m not sure it is. Even so, I think the “welcome to the list” email >> -- which I’m sure everyone keeps forever -- includes info on how to >> subscribe/unsuscribe, change preferences, etc. IMO that should take >> care of GDPR concerns. > > Now that I'm sitting firmly in my armchair. > > My understanding is that GDPR has general applicability in terms of > whether the organisation can maintain the data subject's email address > on an emailing subscription list. If the data subject requests removal, > this needs to be acted on. > > From a practical point of view, having a pile of headers is no use > because most MUAs don't display headers. Some do, and offer and > "unsubscribe" option based on the content of these headers. > > An easy, practical option here is be to append unsubscribe info on > emails sent to the list. It helps people who aren't familiar with > rfc2822 email format, which is to say many people. > > Some people don't like when mailing lists have unsubscribe footers. It > is a minor annoyance, but this battle was lost years ago. > > Nick > >
