Since each recipient is, technically, getting a different message, I imagine
this would need to be done as a mail-merge. I've seen this feature in a
number of newletter-type lists to which I'm subscribed, and have found it
useful since I do receive mail via some "forwarding" addresses.

= Marc Louis Stober
= Systems Manager
= The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: LISTSERV give-and-take forum
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John, Laura
> Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 12:03 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Substitution in LISTNAME.MAILTPL
>
>
> Roger Burns wrote:
>
> >That method won't work.  What you can do to achieve the same end result
> >is to put the following text in your bottom banner (I'm using a made-up
> >listname and listserv domain):
>
> >  To remove yourself from this list, simply send an e-mail
> >  (message text and Subject: line do not matter) to the
> >  address [log in to unmask]
>
> >Naturally, you'll need to change "MSNBC" to the actual name of your
> >list, and LISTSERV.MSNBC.COM to the actual domain name of the address of
> >your Listserv.
> >Use an actual address rather than trying to use listserv "&" variables.
>
> Roger, thanks for the advice. We are already using text like this at the
> bottom of the newsletters, and unfortunately people still have problems
> unsubscribing. Usually it's something like they signed up using an address
> like [log in to unmask] but their real address is [log in to unmask], where
> webtv does some sort of translation to allow them to use either. This type
> of problem is easy to solve, I just scan the list for "someone" or
> "someone@webtv". However, there have been a number of unsubscription
> requests where I can't for the life of me figure out the
> subscribed address,
> and the address that the user swears that they received the
> newsletter at is
> not in the list. That's the problem I was trying to solve.
>
> Thanks!
> Laura