Re: impossible to get off the list
it should not be a problem:
email message specifically says that I can unsubscribe anybody, then
given anybody gets confirm message and if (s)he replies, the address
gets unsubscribed. that's how it works with other debian-* lists as
well, at least I was able to unsubscribe that way from some
debian-*-changes lists.
I cannot sent email from the email address that is subscribed, the
truth is that I am not even 100% sure which one is subscribed (but I
tried all of them):
steffl@bigfoot.com is automatic forwarder
steffl@earthlink.net is my ISP, that's the subscribed one (IIRC)
steffl@earthlink.com works as well
esteffl@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net and similar are used as real address when
I am replying from work (that's what netscape set, AFAIK)
erik@ ??? (used to be bigfoot. not sure what it is now) is what
netscape at my home computer sets as from, not sure exactly why, I think
I had bigfoot.com set as domain, which is dumb but I am not sure what to
set domain to on a dial-up box.
no matter where I send email from stefffl@earthlink.net is not set as
from address.
a bit of a mess:-) still, I was able to unsubscribe from other debian
lists...
erik
Vince Mulhollon wrote:
>
> I am not part of the Debian infrastructure team. However, I have a good
> guess as to the source of the problem.
>
> The cruddy, slow, GUI based email program I use at work seems to imply your
> reply to address is <steffl@bigfoot.com> but your email came from
> esteffl@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net. Or maybe its the other way around. I hate
> GUIs, they just make it harder.
>
> Anyway, I do not think the mailling list program will let one email address
> unsubscribe another.
>
> Probably the easiest way to fix this is make sure your incoming address is
> the same as the outgoing address.
>
> ----- Forwarded by Vince Mulhollon/Brookfield/Norlight on 12/21/2000 01:40
> PM -----
>
> Erik Steffl
> <steffl@bigfoot.c To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> om> cc: (bcc: Vince Mulhollon/Brookfield/Norlight)
> Sent by: Fax to:
> esteffl@mta6.snfc Subject: impossible to get off the list
> 21.pbi.net
>
>
> 12/21/2000 01:18
> PM
>
>
>
> so the rumour is true, it's impossible to get off this list (at least
> for some of us). I have sent few unsubscribe messages and confirmation
> messages but I am still receiving messages. At least some of the
> unsubscribe messages were replied to by failure message saying that the
> email was not found and then the list of approximate matches included
> the very same email (I copy/pasted the email it was complaining about
> and searched the email and found the email address in the list, just to
> make sure I'm seeing straight). I have also sent email to
> listmaster@lists.debian.org exaplaining the problem so far haven't heard
> from him/her (it was yesterday and it's holiday season so it might still
> be in queue).
>
> I have the same problem with debian-user but not with other debian
> lists (I was able to unsubscribe from *changes*, other lists are low
> volume and I didn't try to unsubscribe yet).
>
> any ideas what to try next? I would really like to get off these two
> lists because I am going for 2+ weeks vacation and I don't want my
> emails to bounce because of overflowed mailbox...
>
> erik
>
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