Bug#186655: more info needed for web page on unsubscribe
On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 12:30:53PM -0800, Osamu Aoki wrote:
> I think fool-proof our web page for our mailing list especially around
> unsubscribe should reduce abusive behavior.
>
> Since I do not know few MUA's method to revile header information,
> I submit this as bug report and others to perfect my attached patch.
Some minor errors:
> --- index.wml 2003-03-28 11:06:22.000000000 -0800
> +++ index.wml.new 2003-03-28 12:21:17.000000000 -0800
> @@ -50,9 +55,38 @@
> their permission.
>
> <p>Please remember that <strong>an unsubscription request should be sent
> -from the address that is subscribed</strong>. If that is not possible,
> -the Subject: header should be:
> -<code>unsubscribe <var>subscribedaddress@subscribed.domain</var></code></p>
> +from the original address that is subscribed</strong>. If that is not
> +possible to use the original address, the <strong>Subject:</strong>
Perhaps s/If that/If it/ ?
> +a mail coming from the mailing list:
> +<ul>
> +<li>Outlook: Click through "View -> Option" and read "Internet header".
> +<li>Outlook express: Click through "??? -> ???" and read "?????".
Oh, there is still a half forgotten windows partition on my comp.
Will try to figure that out.
> +<li>Netscape: Click through "??? -> ???" and read "????".
Netscape 4 or 6/7 or Mozilla? Better to be verbose here. This is the
DAU section ;)
> +<li>Mutt: Press "h" to toggle display of the header information.
> +</ul>
>
> +Although we listed some non-Debian mail client examples here, we do not
> +recommend using those mail clients since they tends to be buggy and
s/tends/tend/
Greetings,
Frank
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