I don't doubt this, but it still seems pretty strange to me that someone would _deliberately_ unsub from a list like this and then claim they got bad advice . . . > There can be legal reasons to force people to remain on a list. The > typical case is an administrative employee newsletter or notice. > Employers have the right to require employees to read them, or at > least not claim that they "never heard about" the new policies > described in the newsletter. If you allow them to sign off, they can > claim in court that a helpdesk person gave them the wrong advice and > it is the employer's incompetence that caused them not to receive > electronic information. Seems to me you could simply send round a printed "do not unsub" notice that everyone was legally required to have seen. In any case, I _really_ hate to think of students being put in this kind of position. As someone said the other day, it really does violate basic principles of lists. Sort of like propping Alex's eyes open, in _Clockwork Orange_ . . . -- Russ __|~_ Russell A. Hunt __|~_)_ __)_|~_ Professor of English St. Thomas University )_ __)_|_)__ __) PHONE: (506) 452-0424 Fredericton, New Brunswick | )____) | FAX: (506) 450-9615 E3B 5G3 CANADA ___|____|____|____/ [log in to unmask] \ / ~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.StThomasU.ca/~hunt/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~