Many of us have multiple USERIDs that we funnel into a single email account so that we don't have to hop around to different log-ons. Maybe *THAT* could be a reason that UNSUBSCRIBE requests fail. For example, "Maurice" is a sub-account to my primary RoadRunner acct, "MHowe001" (which I almost never use).
Maurice D. Howe General MacArthur Honor Guard Assn 616 Lacey Drive Endwell, NY 13760 607-754-0469 maur...@stny.rr.com -----Original Message----- From: Bob [mailto:b...@metheating.com] Sent: Monday, December 17, 2012 11:28 AM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: RE: Unsubsribe -is- broken Is spelling an issue? "unsubscribe" NOT unsubscribe -----Original Message----- From: Peter Junge [mailto:peter.ju...@gmx.org] Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 8:37 PM To: users@openoffice.apache.org Subject: Re: Unsubsribe -is- broken Unsubscribing *does* work. As a moderator I have been helping several of those subscribers who complained and it always turned out that they did something wrong. The most common error is trying to unsubscribe with a different email address than that one which is on the list. Furthermore, the moderators are using exactly the same method. Nonetheless, I have just tested the whole cycle with subscribing and unsubscribing an email address and it worked like a charm. Confirming unsubscribing *is* absolutely necessary. It's easy to spoof email addresses, even Google Mail has this feature. This is like a postcard. I may send a postcard with your name on it as a prank and email works in the same way. Best regards, Peter On 12/16/2012 11:50 PM, dbarret...@netscape.net wrote: > > The unsubsribe does not work. This is first of all obvious from the number of complaints to the list. It is beside the point that the process sometimes or even usually works. Counting the number of people it works for is pointless. Instead count the number who have complained. > > The first unsubsribe email works, at least to the point where one receives the auto confirm. > > That there even is a confirm is madness. It is also quite possibly illegal as removing oneself from auto mailers has been regulated. From the moment a user wishes to absent themselves from this list and going forward you are spam. > > Of course, like all spam the response is "well you signed up". That doesn't change the fact that you're spamming. > > The auto generated response contains the instruction to reply. When one does (and the process fails) the result is a parse error at the server resulting in a auto generated help response. > > My mailer flags the email address on the help page as invalid. I will not defend my mailer, but simply point out it is vastly deployed. > > It is too much to hope for, I know, that after so many months of complaints anyone will take the issue seriously. However it is an issue and further more it seems to be unique to this list. I monitor several other lists with similar infrastructure and there is never a complaint. > > If someone is willing to do more than shrug I have the following suggestions, in order of likelihood of success. > 1 lose the two part process notification is enough it's free to sign up. > 2. revamp the confirm message and inductions. > 3. provide a backup html solution. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5965 - Release Date: 12/16/12 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
