Unsubscribing From a Mailing List
All of the mailing lists hosted at lists are managed using the ezmlm-idx mailing list software.
If the mailing list you would like to unsubscribe from is
in the list on our mailing lists page,
then you don't need to use your mail client to unsubscribe, you can do
so on the web, using the form on the page. If you still need
to find out what email address you used to subscribe, the instructions
on this page can help.
First off, if your email address has changed since you subscribed, don't
panic! If you are still able to receive mail at your old email address,
you can still unsubscribe without having to wait for someone to do it
manually! An explanation of how to unsubscribe an email address other
than your current one from the mailing lists is located
further below.
You will get an automated response with further instructions on how to
unsubscribe from the list. (You are not simply unsubscribed immediately
so that someone can't unsubscribe other people from the list without
their consent.)
If you get a reply that says you are not subscribed to the mailing list,
but you are receiving mailing list traffic, it may be because your email
is now coming from a different address than when you first subscribed.
(This is determined using the SMTP "envelope sender", not
the 'From:' or any other header in your email. So you may not have
changed anything, it may have been a change to your mail server or
at your ISP.)
If you use Eudora, you can view the
full headers of a message by clicking on the 'Blah Blah Blah' toolbar button
above the message.
If you use Microsoft
Outlook, you can view the full headers of a message by either clicking
on the 'Options' tab (Outlook 97) or selecting the 'Options...' item from
the 'View' menu. The headers are displayed at the bottom of the resulting
window.
If you use Microsoft Outlook
Express, you can view the full headers of a message by selecting
'Properties' from the 'File' menu and then clicking on the 'Details' tab.
If you use mutt, you can view the full
headers of a message by typing 'h' in the message or list view (or
whatever key you have bound to the 'display-toggle-weed' function).
If you use Netscape Messenger 4.x,
you can view the full headers of a message by selecting 'Headers→All'
from the 'View' menu.
If you use Mozilla Thunderbird,
you can view the full headers of a message by selecting 'Headers→All'
from the 'View' menu, and expanding the headers section of the display by
clicking on the triangle icon.
If you are receiving mail from one of the mailing lists, there should be
absolutely no reason that you would be unable to unsubscribe yourself from
the list, except for your ability to follow these directions.
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