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Re: Damn remove messages

we are getting off topic here ... but i am the list-mom for the
JavaCORBA list, and i have the mail server automatically send out an
email every month with unsub info contained in it. the email also
contains the "list-rules" which is a nice reminder to ppl who ask off
topic questions. 

could be useful here ... 

Mark Willis wrote:
> 
> In one list I'm on, I volunteered to post a monthly "mini-FAQ" to the
> list, telling people of the various ways to unsubscribe and of how
> effective they are;  I could post such a message here, as well, or
> someone else could (best: crontab that puppy <G> as I'll probably
> eventually do!)
> 
>   I don't mind a message appended to the end of each message (so long as
> we posters trim the excessive repeats off the end when replying to &
> quoting a long thread  (a GOOD habit!) - repeated signatures from the
> same person get repetitive, but we REALLY don't need this:
> 
> > > > Signature # 3
> > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to ,
> > > > with a subject of "Unsubscribe"
> > > >
> > > Signature # 2
> > > To unsubscribe, send a message to ,
> > > with a subject of "Unsubscribe"
> > >
> > Signature # 1
> > To unsubscribe, send a message to ,
> > with a subject of "Unsubscribe"
> >
> 
>   UGH!  Once is enough!  {I could have the how-to-unsubscribe info wrong
> here.}
> 
>   Mark Willis
>   
> 
> Phil Nadeau wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 9 Apr 1998, Haukur Hreinsson wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: INewsensel <>
> > > To:  <>
> > > Date: 9. apríl 1998 20:48
> > > Subject: remove
> > >
> > >
> > > >remove
> > >
> > > Any chance we could have the list software either:
> > > 1) Block any message with either a subject or body containing no words other
> > > than "remove" (not counting signatures) and reply privately with a clue.
> > > 2) Append instructions on how to unsubscribe to every message passed to the
> > > list.
> > > ?
> > >
> >         Could be worse. On the java-linux mailing list, some guy started
> > trolling for flames by subscribing, and then spamming us with messages
> > where the only part of the body was 'unscribe'. It caught on in the same
> > way - a lot of defective end users starting doing it, too. I'd second
> > Haukur's motion before it goes that far - can the listadmins filter this
> > stuff out?

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