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On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Michael G Schwern wrote:
> From the mail headers of your very post.
>
> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:hates-software-unsub@xxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx>;
>
> Which reminds me. I hate MUAs. What's the single largest
> administrative complaint about mailing lists? "How do I get off this
> list?" The information is right there in the header, so why doesn't
> ANY MUA IN THE UNIVERSE DO SOMETHING WITH IT?!
Pasted from the footer Pinee put on this very message:
[ Note: This message contains _email list management information_ ]
That last bit is a link. Follow it and you get this screen:
Mail List Commands
Message 1 has information associated with it that explains
how to participate in an email list. An email list is
represented by a single email address that users sharing a
common interest can send messages to (known as posting) which
are then redistributed to all members of the list (sometimes
after review by a moderator).
List participation commands in this message include:
* A method to get information about the list and
instructions on how to join.
Select HERE to seek help.
* Methods to remove yourself from the list (Unsubscribe).
1. Select HERE to UNsubscribe.
2. Select HERE to UNsubscribe.
* Methods to add yourself to the list (Subscribe).
1. Select HERE to Subscribe.
2. Select HERE to Subscribe.
* A method to send a message to the entire list (Post).
Select HERE to post a message.
And all the "HERE"s are links that Do The Right Thing.
For some reason Pine has a reputation for being a toy of a mail client,
but I've never quite understood why. Isn't any client that *doesn't*
support things like this broken?
No need to answer that :-)
--
Chris Devers
There's stuff above here
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