I think r-help list software supports unsubscribe headers. When this option is enabled an additional header containing an unsubscribe link is sent with every message do the list. This header is interpreted by some email clients like Hotmail and Gmail, and a small unsubscribe button is placed after the sender's email.
Enabling this won't hurt, it won't add more text to emails and maybe can save a few messages like this. #! Fábio On Sun, Nov 30, 2014 at 12:14 AM, Rolf Turner <r.tur...@auckland.ac.nz> wrote: > On 30/11/14 14:16, John Sorkin wrote: >> >> I don't see a link that is labeled "unsubscribe". > > > <SNIP> > >>> On Nov 29, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Jeff Newmiller <jdnew...@dcn.davis.ca.us> >> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> In what way would that be unlike the link that is already there? > > > <SNIP> > >>> On November 29, 2014 4:09:29 PM PST, John Sorkin >> >> <jsor...@grecc.umaryland.edu> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Requests like this appear from time to time. Would it make sense to >>>> >>>> add a link to the bottom of the email messages generated by the mail >>>> program that is labeled and goes directly to the unsubscribe page? > > > Well, there is no "unsubscribe" page as such. The link given, i.e. > > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > > takes you to the primary help page. That provides a link to a (password > protected) page where you can handle all matters pertaining to your > r-help subscription, including unsubscribing. > > I suppose that it might be possible to provide a link taking one directly to > this second page, but: > > (1) It would add clutter (I'm sure we don't want to delete the link to the > primary help page). > > (2) The password protection might get complicated; I don't know about such > matters. > > (3) I don't think we want to waste time and resources helping people who are > too stupid and illiterate to find their way to the unsubscribe facility on > the basis of what is already provided. They shouldn't be > R users in the first place. One needs at least two grey cells to rub > together to deal with R. > > cheers, > > Rolf Turner > > -- > Rolf Turner > Technical Editor ANZJS > > > ______________________________________________ > R-help@r-project.org mailing list > https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help > PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html > and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
