Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 12:26:00 -0700
From: David Fetter <david@fetter.org>
To: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
Cc: pgsql-www@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Two issues involving unsubscribe
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On Tue, Apr 04, 2006 at 11:42:38AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Marc, all:
> 
> First off, I'd love to see some unsubscribe links available at
> www.postgresq.org/community/lists.   Currently you have to drill
> down via the archives to get to the unsub links; this confuses a lot
> of users ( I know I didn't find it on the first try) and as a result
> I end up fielding about a dozen "how do I unsubscribe" questions a
> week.

I get a few fewer.  I've committed a change to
template/en/community/lists.html that should make things a little
clearer.

> Second, (this is for Marc) I'd like to know what's possible in the way of 
> banning certain addresses from subscribing, either to specific lists or to 
> all lists.  What I want to ban is:
> 1) anyone from uol.com.br or other domains which use email-back security;

Amen!

> 2) certain people who cronically put on vacation notices without suspending 
> their subscriptions;

Meh.

> 3) users like the one today who sent me a profanity-filled request to 
> unsubscribe.

Yes, she's really something else. :P

Cheers,
D
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