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Date: | Tue, 4 Aug 1998 10:52:13 -0400 |
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On Tue, 04 Aug 1998 08:12:56 EDT, you said:
> At 23:29 8/2/98 -0400, Roger Fajman said:
> |These list headers are now on the Internet Standards track. I suggest
> |that people have a look and let L-Soft know if you would like to have
> |them implemented in LISTSERV. They provide an easy way for a list to
> |pass information to an email client about how to perform common
> |operations related to the list, such as unsubscribing or accessing the
> |list archives. They sound like a good idea to me.
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> LISTSERV(R) offers the template BOTTOM_BANNER and it already works very
> well. BTW, I've never received any feedback on an L-Soft users group
> which would prioritize customer requests to L-Soft inc.
RFC2369 says in the abstract:
By including these header fields, list servers can make it possible
for mail clients to provide automated tools for users to perform list
functions. This could take the form of a menu item, push button, or
other user interface element. The intent is to simplify the user
experience, providing a common interface to the often cryptic and
varied mailing list manager commands.
In other words, the MUA (Elm, Eudora, Pine, Exmh, etc) could add
a *BUTTON* that says "Unsubscribe me" for all those people who can't follow
directions. ;)
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Valdis Kletnieks
Computer Systems Senior Engineer
Virginia Tech
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