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List:       netsaint-devel
Subject:    [netsaint-devel] FAQ on Unsubscribing
From:       "Ethan Galstad" <netsaint () netsaint ! org>
Date:       2000-11-08 15:46:03
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Several people have been asking how to get off the mailing lists.  
Here's how to do it...

The lists are *not* run by majordomo (they're run by Mailman), so 
sending an "unsubscribe" message via email is *not* going to work 
to get you off the list

In order to unsubscribe, you'll have to enter the subscription 
options area of the particular mailing list(s) you're interested in.  
This is done by:

1) Going to the mailing list section on the main website - 
http://www.netsaint.org/mailinglist.html

2)  Select the "Subscribe to this list" link for the particular list you 
want to get off.  This bring you to the Mailman subscription page for 
that particular list.

3)  At the bottom of the page there will be a section entitled 
"<mailinglist-name> Subscribers".  That's what you're interested in.

4)  The very last option in that section is where you go to change 
your subscription options (regular/digest, etc.) or cancel your 
subscription altogether.  You must enter the email address at 
which you are subscrbed in the field provided.  If you get errors 
saying that the address you provided is not subscribed to the list, 
you probably signed up using an alias of some kind.  Bottom line is 
that you need to figure out what that original alias was.  Not even 
list admins can unsubscribe you if you don't have a clue as to how 
you subscribed.  When you've finished entering your email adress, 
click the "Edit Options" button.

5)  You should now be in the options screen for your subscription.  
This is where you can unsubscribe or change your mail options.  In 
order to unsubscribe from the list you'll need to enter the password 
you used when you subscribed.


If for some reason you are unable to unsubscribe yourself from a 
particular list (i.e. you forgot the password you used when 
subscribing), send an email to the list administrators *directly*.   
The email addresses for administrators of each particular list are 
always shown at the bottom of the pages.  As I noted before, if you 
don't know the exact email address at which you subscribed, even 
the admins may not be able to unsubscribe you.




Ethan Galstad
NetSaint Developer
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Email: netsaint@netsaint.org
Web: http://www.netsaint.org

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