A recent note asked:
 
> Is there a universal way to 'unsubscribe' to ALL mailing lists at once --
> 'Listserv' and otherwise?
>
 
I've certainly heard of none. The closest is the command:
 
**      signoff * (netwide         **
 
but so far as I am aware, it works only when sent to a backbone
LISTSERV, and I don't think it forwards the request to any other
types of list management software. In fact, I don't believe most
list management software (other than LISTSERV and possibly Listproc)
even "knows" about other servers of the same variety.
 
I would be interested to hear if I am wrong today.
 
I would also be interested to hear if there is any current
cooperation among developers of list management software to make
options like netwide signoff and list global /xxx work on a wider
scale than a single product become possible in the moderate future,
say 1-2 years. Is there any standards or RFC activity in this
direction?
 
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