Re: UNUBSCRIBE
On Fri, 11 Aug 2023 Bret Busby wrote:
On 11/8/23 14:49, Luna Jernberg wrote:
Or one could unsubscribe using the web interface here:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/
"If all else fails, follow the instructions"
https://www.debian.org/MailingLists/#subunsub
"
Subscription / Unsubscription
Anyone is able to subscribe/unsubscribe on their own to any mailing list,
presuming the subscription policy for a particular list is open.
[snip]
The requests for subscription or unsubscription can also be sent by email, to
a special control address, which is slightly different from the lists
address. Subscription or unsubscription messages should NOT be sent to the
address of the mailing list itself.
To subscribe to or unsubscribe from a mailing list, please send mail to
<listname>-REQUEST@lists.debian.org
with the word subscribe or unsubscribe as subject.
I guess this means that any of us could have bounced^[1] the OP's mail
straight to
debian-user-request@lists.debian.org
Please remember the -REQUEST part of the address.
As part of the subscription process, the list software will send you an email
to which you must reply in order to finish subscribing. This is a security
measure to keep people from subscribing others to the lists without their
permission.
"
OP would then get a confirmation email, and problem solved.
NOTES
1. From Alpine's help page on bouncing:
The Bounce (B) command allows you to re-send, or "remail", a message,
as if you were never in the loop. It is analogous to crossing out your
address on a postal letter, writing a different address on the
envelope, and putting it into the mailbox. Bounce is used primarily to
redirect email that was sent to you in error. Also, some owners of
email lists need the bounce command to handle list traffic. Bounce is
not anonymous. A ReSent-From header is added to the message so that
the recipient may tell that you Bounced it to them.
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