From: aa377@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Ken Kopin)
Date: Sat, 5 Feb 94 09:55:37 PST
To: aa377@slc8.INS.CWRU.Edu
Subject: Re: how to solve this prob.
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>There MUST be some way that the LISTSERV software can be modified
>so that a user can send an unsubscribe message to the -request line
>for another user.
>
>Take this Detweiler for example.  If he forgets where to send his
>unsubscribe message and sends it to the list instead, someone could send
>an unsubscribe message to the proper address for him. ex:
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>   'unsubscribe [ listname ] user@e-mail.addr'
>
>The system would note that the name of the person sending the
>unsubscribe message ( user1 ) was different from the one who was being
>unsubscribed ( user2 ) , and would, after unsubscribing user2 send a
>message to user2 telling him that he had been unsubscribed from the list
>by user1. ex:
>
>   'Dear user2, you have been unsubscribed from the Cypherpunks
>   list by user1.  If you wish to resubscribe, send a message
>   containing...'
>
>That way, instead of the list readers bombarding the folks who send
>the unsubscribe requests to the list, they could simply forward the
>request to the proper place.
>
>Now, how do we get it implemented?
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    EEEEEEEEK! You've got to be kidding! Take this L. Detweiler guy.
He sets up a script and every name that comes from toad.com gets deleted
from the list. Good way to destroy the list. How many times do YOU
want to resubscribe?

                           Ken Kopin -JAFL (Just a F****** lurker)

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