FYI, I get many messages from this list that do not have the "unsubscribe" footer. Don't know what's up with that, and since I don't want to unsubscribe, I don't care.
Thought you might find the info handy for troubleshooting. Jim On Mar 10, 2014, at 10:42 PM, Tom Panfil <tap.h...@verizon.net> wrote: > Hi Tubular, > > Well, I just inspected headers and see that I had fooled myself. My original > subscription request was: > > Subject: Subscribe to OpenOffice Users Mailing List > Body: Hello, Subscribe tapan...@ieee.org > > My reply to the "confirm subscribe to ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org" was: > > Subject: Confirm Subscription to ooo-user Mailing List > Body: Hi, I do want to subscribe to the ooo-users mailing list, > BUT I would prefer that my mail be set to my Reply-To > Address: tapan...@ieee.org > Rather than to my From Address: tap.h...@verizon.net > > The resulting WELCOME message said in part: > > Acknowledgment: I have added the address > tap.h...@verizon.net > to the ooo-users mailing list. > Welcome to ooo-us...@incubator.apache.org! > Please save this message so that you know the address you are > subscribed under, in case you later want to unsubscribe or change your > subscription address. > > So, my attempt to con the list server to use my IEEE Remailer address failed. > > It looks like people are not allowed to subscribe via their preferred > remailer addresses. > > You must have actually been seeing people writing from ISP supplied addresses > other than the ISP provided addresses from which they subscribed. > > You must be right -- Maybe some others have been under the same misconception > which I just aired. Maybe this will help them. > > v/r, > > Tom > > On 3/10/14 10:57 PM, Tubular wrote: >> Thank you, Tom for the insight; however, if these people cannot send email >> from these type of email addresses, how did they get on the list to start >> with? >> >> >> >> Tom Panfil wrote: >>> Hello OpenOffice Apache Moderators, >>> >>> I don't want to unsubscribe from any of the three project lists to which I >>> subscribe (users, dev, api) but like you, I've seen too many requests >>> sent to the lists from people who want to unsubscribe. I assume that >>> something is finally done administratively to unsubscribe their addresses >>> since they eventually stop pestering. >>> >>> Many people who are members of ACM or IEEE or other professional >>> associations register using a Remailer Address serviced by the >>> organization. The use of a Remailer Address enables provision of at least >>> the following services by the organization: >>> >>> * Virus scanning of mail sent to the member's "Remailer Address" >>> * Quarantining of S--- sent to the member's "Remailer Address" -- >>> Note that I did not use the "S-Word" since using it might cause >>> Verizon refuse to send the message considering it to be S----. >>> * Forwarding of non-infected non-S--- messages to the member's ISP >>> provided addresses. >>> * Ease of changing of ISPs by simply registering a new ISP supplied >>> e-mail address with the Remailer Service so that mail sent to the >>> Remailer address is forwarded to the member's "new" current ISP >>> provided address. Correspondents need not be informed of the change >>> of ISP. >>> >>> These people *cannot* send from their Remailer Addresses. They can and >>> usually do include their preferred Remailer Address in the Reply-To field >>> of their message headers. Their e-mail messages are sent from their ISP >>> provided addresses. >>> >>> So, I think that a significant proportion of those who send to the list >>> asking to be removed have tried sending to the address in the footer of the >>> messages and were not removed from the list since they are subscribed with >>> a Remailer Address. That address from which they are send is different >>> from the address which is subscribed >>> >>> I recommend that some mechanism be established for such subscribers to take >>> action to be removed from OpenOffice Apache lists. The instructions they >>> need should be provided in the footer with the other three instructions. >>> >>> I can't imagine that *no* developers and maintainers of OpenOffice know of >>> Remailer Addresses. How could this problem have festered so long? Does >>> the project cadre really not know about Remailer Addresses? If you can >>> maintain Apache projects you must be able to understand this dilemma now >>> that I have explained it somewhat clearly, I think. >>> >>> Note that I am subscribed via an IEEE Remailer address. >>> >>> I'd no doubt have the same problem which these other poor souls have if I'd >>> try to unsubscribe. >>> >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2012.0.2241 / Virus Database: 3722/6671 - Release Date: 03/09/14 >> > > > -- > *v/r, > Tom Panfil > eBureaucrat (Ret.) > H: 301.498.7313 > C: 301.741.3637 > ******************************************** > Congressmen should wear uniforms like NASCAR > drivers to identify their corporate sponsors > ******************************************** * ------------------------------------------- List Conduct Guidelines: http://openoffice.apache.org/list-conduct.html To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@openoffice.apache.org
