Hi Barry:
 
Thanks for the pointer.  I'm implementing a footer that minimizes the
space taken and the negative impact of constant, subliminal enforcement of
the "signoff" message that would be embedded at the end of every message
posted to the list.
 
The two line footer will advertise "signoff, daily digest, message
archives"--one negative and two positives--but will turn the signoff
effort into a two step process by directing subscribers (who forgot the
signoff routine for LISTSERV, if they ever knew it, and did not save their
welcome message) to the info file for the list.
 
We will see how this goes.
 
Thanks,
 
John
 
On Tue, 17 Sep 1996, Barry Deutsch wrote:
 
> One technique that I have seen used on a few lists with a high degree of
> success is to put a few lines of comments regarding unsubscribe directions
> in a footer that appears at the end of every message. These lists are high
> traffic, high subscription/unsubscription lists. The technique does seem to
> reduce the tendency to constantly see those unsubscribe messages.
>
> Barry
>
 
John DeBruyn, Denver, Colorado, The Mile High City, USA     ([log in to unmask])