> On 11 Jan 2022, at 10:25, Alessandro Vesely via mailop <mailop@mailop.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> On Tue 11/Jan/2022 07:40:31 +0100 Hans-Martin Mosner via mailop wrote:
>> As a list admin, you're between a rock and a hard place. In some cases, 
>> unsubscribing the user who unknowingly caused the spam report is indeed the 
>> easiest way out. If you find that your interest in keeping the subscriber on 
>> the list weighs more than their interest in staying on the list you should 
>> question the motivation of that list. Of course, there are valid reasons, 
>> such as when you're contractually or legally required to regularly inform 
>> customers. But when the subscription to your list is entirely optional, I'd 
>> say out with them.
> 
> 
> On the opposite, lists seem to me to be the easiest case.  Like in the usual 
> behavior of web interface, to unsubscribe send a confirmation request whereby 
> the user can confirm unsub or just forget it.  That way, users can solve by 
> themselves the question, for both automatic and manually generated spam 
> reports.

There are few things users hate more than getting a “did you really mean to 
unsubscribe” email from companies they unsubscribed from. I’m pretty sure I can 
point to multiple rants and examples and companies being treated horribly on 
this mailing list when senders do that. I can see “did you really mean to 
report our mail as spam” generating similar negative feelings. 

laura 


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