Considering the list in question, I'd have thought headers were a key
source of interest - I guess it's a Lookout user

On Thu, 25 May 2006 10:38:34 -0700, Kelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Mike Jackson wrote:
>>> It's odd... I think it's been 7 or 8 years since I used a mailing list 
>>> where subscribe/unsubscribe commands were supposed to be sent to the 
>>> list address, but among the dozen or so lists I'm on, it seems like 
>>> it's still a weekly occurrence that someone tries to use this method.
>> 
>> The posters seem pretty clueful. Are there a lot of n00b lurkers?
>
>Even that doesn't track.  Assuming (and I realize this is a big 
>assumption) the distribution of list management software is typical on 
>the various lists I see, I would expect most "newbies" would not have 
>encountered the "send a message to the list with 'unsubscribe' in the 
>subject" type of interface.
>
>Oh, wait.  I see directions like that in spam.
>
>Never mind.  *grumble*

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