From: Devin Mullins <twifkak@...>
Date: 2005-09-25T07:43:44+09:00
Subject: Re: On accidental unsubscribe messages

Joel VanderWerf wrote:

>why the lucky stiff wrote:
>  
>
>>Remember, if an unsubscribe message reaches your mailbox, the sender
>>isn't opting out of the list, the sender is asking to be removed from
>>communication with you personally.  If you change the list, you'll break
>>my rules and a huge rift will form in the talkiverse.
>>    
>>
>So all those misdirected "unsubscribe" posts were in fact asking me
>personally to put the sender in my killfile. Are you serious?
>
>If someone sends "unsubscribe" to ruby-core (but not ruby-talk), then I
>should never listen to them again on any other list (including ruby-talk)?
>  
>
Correct. That is, unless he sends you "subscribe."

Devin