There would still be a confirmation step.
On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 5:39 PM, List Manager <list...@nanniandjack.com> wrote: > Steve- > > Just a thought, but since the "unsubscribe link" has been part of the > output of your list, it is possible that someone other than the > recipient sees the link and clicks on it, either in malice or error > (trying to unsubscribe themselves) > -- > Jack Hill, W4KH - BoatAnchors Listowner/Archiver > list...@nanniandjack.com > "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose" > "Il n'y a que les idiots qui ne changent jamais d'idee" > > On 2017-08-19 10:00, Steve Wehr wrote: > > > That's the best theory I have heard so far to explain the facts. > > > > The user's in question, who are being unsubscribed without asking to be, > are people who like the mailing lists they are on, and would not be > flagging emails from the list as spam. Now their ISP might, but they > wouldn't. The list owners swear to me that these people are friends who > want their emails. > > > > Some further info... I was including a link at the bottom of all emails > sent by mailman (in the msg_footer field: > > "Click this link to unsubscribe: > > %(user_optionsurl)s?password=%(user_password)s&unsub=1&unsubconfirm=1" > > > > I thought perhaps users were accidentally clicking this and unsubscribing > > themselves, so I have removed the "&unsubconfirm=1" part of the URL so > they will have to manually confirm. > > > > Maybe this would foil ISPs who are automatically following this link to > > unsubscribe people. Do ISPs really do this? > > > > _____________________ > > Steve Wehr > > Tunedin Web Design > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Keith Seyffarth [mailto:w...@weif.net] > > Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2017 10:55 AM > > To: Steve Wehr > > Cc: mailman-users@python.org > > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Users being unsubscribed without requesting > it. > > > > "Steve Wehr" <st...@tunedinweb.com> writes: > > > > <snip> > > > >> The problem is that when contacted, these users swear they DID NOT > >> unsubscribe themselves. So how can they be getting unsubscribed (with > >> messages in the logs like the one above) but they are not going to the > >> member options page and unsubscribing?? > > > > One possibility would be that they are marking these messages as "Junk" > > or "Spam" and their ESP/ISP, either through a manual or automated > process, > > is following the unsubscribe link in the email to remove them from the > > list... > ------------------------------------------------------ > Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 > Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 > Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ > mailman-users%40python.org/ > Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/ > joly%40punkcast.com > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast -------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list Mailman-Users@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://wiki.list.org/x/AgA3 Security Policy: http://wiki.list.org/x/QIA9 Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org