Re: unsubscribe

[J C Lawrence <claw@kanga.nu>]

On Thu, 09 Mar 2000 20:51:33 -0600 
Bob Pendleton <bobp@pendleton.com> wrote:

> I tend to agree with that. The original proposal sounded
> reasonable but after a few of these message with the header on the
> top it started to get to me too. So, it's gone. I know that I can
> set up the mailing list software to direct everything it thinks is
> an administrative request to me instead of the list. The trouble
> is that alot of the words it thinks mark an administrative request
> turn up in valid postings on the list.  The result is that a lot
> of messages that should wind up on the list wind up in my mail box
> instead of on the list and I get email telling me the list is
> broken.... There doesn't seem to be a good solution. I'll keep
> trying.

Properly such messages should be either held by the list server or
sent to you for review, for you to the approve and pass them back to
the list for posting.  Mailman (wot I run my lists with), Majordomo,
Listar, petidomo, etc all have this capability.

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