cvs: phpweb / unsub.php

From: Date: Sat, 02 Aug 2003 17:41:38 +0000
Subject: cvs: phpweb / unsub.php
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goba Sat Aug 2 13:41:38 2003 EDT Modified files: /phpweb unsub.php Log: WS fixing, and add information on Mozilla Thunderbird mail client too

Index: phpweb/unsub.php diff -u phpweb/unsub.php:1.3 phpweb/unsub.php:1.4 --- phpweb/unsub.php:1.3 Thu May 15 19:22:13 2003 +++ phpweb/unsub.php Sat Aug 2 13:41:38 2003 @@ -1,98 +1,141 @@ <?php -/* $Id: unsub.php,v 1.3 2003/05/15 23:22:13 jacques Exp $ */ - -require_once './include/prepend.inc'; +// $Id: unsub.php,v 1.4 2003/08/02 17:41:38 goba Exp $ +$_SERVER['BASE_PAGE'] = 'unsub.php'; +include_once $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/include/prepend.inc'; commonHeader("Unsubscribing"); ?> <h1>Unsubscribing From a Mailing List</h1> -<p>All of the mailing lists hosted at <a -href="http://lists.php.net/">lists.php.net</a> are managed using the <a -href="http://www.ezmlm.org/">ezmlm-idx</a> mailing list software.</p> - -<p><b>If the mailing list you would like to unsubscribe from is listed -in the list on our <a href="/mailing-lists.php">mailing lists page</a>, -then you don't need to use your mail client to unsubscribe, you can do -so on the web, using the form on the page.</b> If you still need to find -out what email address you used to subscribe, the instructions on this -page can help.</p> - -<p>First off, if your email address has changed since you subscribed, don't -panic! If you are still able to receive mail at your old email address, you can -still unsubscribe without having to wait for someone to do it manually! An -explanation of how to unsubscribe an email address other than your current one -from the mailing lists is located <a href="#unsubdiff">further below</a>.</p> - -<p>To unsubscribe from one of those mailing lists, all you usually need to do is -send an email to <tt><em>listname</em>-unsubscribe@lists.php.net</tt> -(substituting the name of the list for <tt><em>listname</em></tt> &mdash; for -example, <tt>php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net</tt>).</p> - -<p>If you are subscribed to the <b>digest version</b> of the mailing list, you -need to send an email to -<tt><em>listname</em>-digest-unsubscribe@lists.php.net</tt>.</p> - -<p>You will get an automated response with further instructions on how to -unsubscribe from the list. (You are not simply unsubscribed immediately so that -someone can't unsubscribe other people from the list without their consent.)</p> - -<p>If you get a reply that says you are not subscribed to the mailing list, but -you are receiving mailing list traffic, it may be because your email is now -coming from a different address than when you first subscribed. (This is -determined using the SMTP "envelope sender", <strong>not</strong> the 'From:' -or any other header in your email. So you may not have changed anything, it may -have been a change to your mail server or at your ISP.)</p> - -<p>To determine what email address is subscribed to the mailing list that you -are receiving the messages from, you'll need to inspect the headers of one of -those messages. The email address will be encoded in the 'Return-Path' header -with the @-sign replaced with an equals (=) sign. For example, if the -subscribed email address is <tt>joecool@example.com</tt>, the 'Return-Path' -header will look something like:</p> +<p> + All of the mailing lists hosted at <a + href="http://lists.php.net/">lists.php.net</a> are managed using the <a + href="http://www.ezmlm.org/">ezmlm-idx</a> mailing list software. + </p> + +<p> + <strong>If the mailing list you would like to unsubscribe from is + in the list on our <a href="/mailing-lists.php">mailing lists page</a>, + then you don't need to use your mail client to unsubscribe, you can do + so on the web, using the form on the page.</strong> If you still need + to find out what email address you used to subscribe, the instructions + on this page can help. +</p> + +<p> + First off, if your email address has changed since you subscribed, don't + panic! If you are still able to receive mail at your old email address, + you can still unsubscribe without having to wait for someone to do it + manually! An explanation of how to unsubscribe an email address other + than your current one from the mailing lists is located + <a href="#unsubdiff">further below</a>. +</p> + +<p> + To unsubscribe from one of those mailing lists, all you usually need to + do is send an email to <tt><em>listname</em>-unsubscribe@lists.php.net</tt> + (substituting the name of the list for <tt><em>listname</em></tt> + &mdash; for example, <tt>php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net</tt>). +</p> + +<p> + If you are subscribed to the <strong>digest version</strong> of the + mailing list, you need to send an email to + <tt><em>listname</em>-digest-unsubscribe@lists.php.net</tt>. +</p> + +<p> + You will get an automated response with further instructions on how to + unsubscribe from the list. (You are not simply unsubscribed immediately + so that someone can't unsubscribe other people from the list without + their consent.) +</p> + +<p> + If you get a reply that says you are not subscribed to the mailing list, + but you are receiving mailing list traffic, it may be because your email + is now coming from a different address than when you first subscribed. + (This is determined using the SMTP "envelope sender", <strong>not</strong> + the 'From:' or any other header in your email. So you may not have + changed anything, it may have been a change to your mail server or + at your ISP.) +</p> + +<p> + To determine what email address is subscribed to the mailing list that + you are receiving the messages from, you'll need to inspect the headers + of one of those messages. The email address will be encoded in the + 'Return-Path' header with the @-sign replaced with an equals (=) sign. + For example, if the subscribed email address is + <tt>joecool@example.com</tt>, the 'Return-Path' header will look + something like: +</p> <pre> - Return-Path: &lt;php-general-return-1234-joecool=example.com@lists.php.net&gt; + Return-Path: &lt;php-general-return-1234-joecool=example.com@lists.php.net&gt; </pre> <div class="tip"> -<p>If you use <a href="http://www.eudora.com/">Eudora</a>, you can view the -full headers of a message by clicking on the 'Blah Blah Blah' toolbar button -above the message.</p> -<p>If you use <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/outlook/">Microsoft -Outlook</a>, you can view the full headers of a message by either clicking on -the 'Options' tab (Outlook 97) or selecting the 'Options...' item from the -'View' menu. The headers are displayed at the bottom of the resulting -window.</p> -<p>If you use <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/oe/">Microsoft Outlook -Express</a>, you can view the full headers of a message by selecting -'Properties' from the 'File' menu and then clicking on the 'Details' tab.</p> -<p>If you use <a href="http://www.mutt.org/">mutt</a>, you can view the full -headers of a message by typing 'h' in the message or list view (or whatever key -you have bound to the 'display-toggle-weed' function).</p> -<p>If you use <a href="http://www.netscape.com/">Netscape Messenger 4.x</a>, you can view the full headers of a -message by selecting 'Headers&rarr;All' from the 'View' menu.</p> -<!-- need instructions on how to view full headers in various mail programs, particuarly online services like yahoo.com and hotmail.com --> + <p> + If you use <a href="http://www.eudora.com/">Eudora</a>, you can view the + full headers of a message by clicking on the 'Blah Blah Blah' toolbar button + above the message. + </p> + <p> + If you use <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/outlook/">Microsoft + Outlook</a>, you can view the full headers of a message by either clicking + on the 'Options' tab (Outlook 97) or selecting the 'Options...' item from + the 'View' menu. The headers are displayed at the bottom of the resulting + window. + </p> + <p> + If you use <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/oe/">Microsoft Outlook + Express</a>, you can view the full headers of a message by selecting + 'Properties' from the 'File' menu and then clicking on the 'Details' tab. + </p> + <p> + If you use <a href="http://www.mutt.org/">mutt</a>, you can view the full + headers of a message by typing 'h' in the message or list view (or + whatever key you have bound to the 'display-toggle-weed' function). + </p> + <p> + If you use <a href="http://www.netscape.com/">Netscape Messenger 4.x</a>, + you can view the full headers of a message by selecting 'Headers&rarr;All' + from the 'View' menu. + </p> + <p> + If you use <a href="http://texturizer.net/thunderbird/">Mozilla Thunderbird</a>, + you can view the full headers of a message by selecting 'Headers&rarr;All' + from the 'View' menu, and expanding the headers section of the display by + clicking on the triangle icon. + </p> +<!-- need more instructions on how to view full headers in various mail + programs, particuarly online services like yahoo.com and hotmail.com --> </div> -<p>To <a name="unsubdiff">unsubscribe an address like this that is -different</a> from what the mailing list software recognizes as your own -address, you need to send mail to -<tt><em>listname</em>-unsubscribe-<em>joecool=example.com</em>@lists.php.net</tt> (or -<tt>-unsubscribe-digest-</tt>, if the address is subscribed to the digest format -of the list).</p> - -<p>Once you have done that, you will receive a message at that email address -with instructions on how to complete your unsubscription request.</p> - -<p>If you are receiving mail from one of the mailing lists, there should be -absolutely no reason that you would be unable to unsubscribe yourself from the -list, except for your ability to follow these directions. However, if you find -yourself unable to unsubscribe from the mailing list, send an email to -<tt>php-list-admin@lists.php.net</tt>. Make sure to include the <strong>complete</strong> -headers from one of the messages you have received from the mailing list. Keep -in mind that there's a human being at the other end of that last email address, -so you'll have to be patient.</p> +<p> + To <a name="unsubdiff">unsubscribe an address like this that is + different</a> from what the mailing list software recognizes as your + own address, you need to send mail to + <tt><em>listname</em>-unsubscribe-<em>joecool=example.com</em>@lists.php.net</tt> + (or <tt>-unsubscribe-digest-</tt>, if the address is subscribed to the + digest format of the list). +</p> + +<p> + Once you have done that, you will receive a message at that email address + with instructions on how to complete your unsubscription request. +</p> + +<p> + If you are receiving mail from one of the mailing lists, there should be + absolutely no reason that you would be unable to unsubscribe yourself from + the list, except for your ability to follow these directions. However, if + you find yourself unable to unsubscribe from the mailing list, send an + email to <tt>php-list-admin@lists.php.net</tt>. Make sure to include the + <strong>complete</strong> headers from one of the messages you have + received from the mailing list. Keep in mind that there's a human being + at the other end of that last email address, so you'll have to be patient. +</p> -<?php -commonFooter(); +<?php commonFooter(); ?>
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