If anyone acutally read /. there was a good discussion about this a few days
ago. The point here is that we try to help people when we can but we assume
some basic stuff abotu them. If it was a LINUX question, I would help them.
But when you SUBSCRIBE. you are reminded of how to UNSUBSCRIBE in an e-mail
and you are TOLD to SAVE it. I did. I'm sure a lot of people did. But they
don't and constantly message the list. I mean if they went to the mandrake
web page. go to mailing list and subscribe then prehaps same place?
If you read the /. article. there's a good thread about why this is
happening.
SInger
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jamey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 1:37 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] unsubscribe
>
>
> I personaly bought linux- mandrake 6.5 about 2 weeks ago, and now I have a
> pretty good idea what im doing. Sure i had to have some help and i greatly
> appreciate those of you who helped me and didnt state rude remarks about
> how stupid or retarded i was for trying a new OS, And i was over my head
> with it, Youve got to start somewhere over/under in/out. The point of this
> message was Thanks to all who helped without being a smart butt.
> And I didnt
> want to unsubscribe because i was over my head in linux, it was
> because i am
> tired of reading mail making fun of people who dont know what they are
> doing, giving no help to them. I thought this was a "NEWBIE" mailing list
> not one for those fortunate people who know linux in/out to make fun of us
> newbies! I am sorry if i have offended anyone in any of the emails i have
> posted.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 3:35 PM
> Subject: RE: [newbie] unsubscribe
>
>
> > These people are probably not as 'switched' on as you state. They
> > bought into Linux chique and now find themselves in over their heads.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Des Wass [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: December 31, 1999 12:12 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] unsubscribe
> >
> >
> > This is purely just a passing thought....but maybe list listserver could
> > do
> > with a tag line pointing people to the website to unsibscribe or
> > explaining how
> > to unsubscribe.
> >
> > While some complain it too hard to unsubscribe and that they don't have
> > time, I
> > find it frustrating to be deleting mail from people who are obviously
> > switched on enough to try learning this wonderful OS, yet don't give a
> > rats
> > about how simple a mailing list works.
> >
> > Maybe something like:
> >
> > ###################
> > To unsubscribe: Please go to
> > http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/flists.php3
> > ###################
> >
> > Just my 2c worth.
> >
> >
> > (There's a typo on the header for Developer's BTW, if anyone is
> > listening...)
> >
> >
> >
> > On 31/12/99, Singer XJ Wang said:
> > >Because you are a DUMB retard who subscriibed and does not know how to
> > >UNSCRIBE. go to mandrake web page and READ THE FUCKING MANUAL
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: neilrathbone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 7:45 AM
> > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >Subject: [newbie] unsubscribe
> > >
> > >
> > >UNSUBSCRIBE Please!!!!!!
> > >
> > >
> > >How can this be so hard?
> >
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