At 00:39 08/04/1999 Wednesday , Joe Clark wrote: >>To REMOVE yourself from this list: >>mailto:[log in to unmask] >>If you have difficulty, run around the office and scream loudly. >>Then write to: [log in to unmask] so we can help you. > >What is the status of the "listname-SIGNOFF-REQUEST" command? Does >Listserv process it, or is it referred to the owner? AFAIK, it is not a command, but a mail alias processed by LISTSERV. I just tried the 'godawful' URL which produced the mail message and sent it. The response was: >Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 09:09:24 -0400 >X-PH: V4.1@r02n06 >From: "L-Soft list server at GUAVA.EASE.LSOFT.COM >(1.8d)" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Output of your job "Pete-Weiss" >To: [log in to unmask] > > > SIGNOFF I-ADVERTISING >You are not subscribed to the I-ADVERTISING list under the address your >message came from ([log in to unmask]). You are being mailed some additional >information with a few hints on getting your subscription cancelled. Please >read these instructions before trying anything else. which is what a "normal" signoff command would look like for a non-subscriber. >Frankly, clickable <mailto:> links for subscribe and unsubscribe are >often convenient. (They *can* be done-- see individual entries at ><http://www.electricseed.com/joeclark/mailinglists.html>-- but are >godawful long to use in an E-mail message.) It is unclear what this means. SIGNOFF commands still work. 'SIGNOFF' aliases are new and a user doesn't have to type a long TO: or any command strings, nor worry about .sig processing.