[web-php] master: Clarify mailing list instructions, especially for unsubscribing

Author: Ben Ramsey (ramsey) Date: 2025-07-05T18:13:30-05:00 Commit: https://github.com/php/web-php/commit/7503644a2622711351ce0d77050c5e10e592bf4e Raw diff: https://github.com/php/web-php/commit/7503644a2622711351ce0d77050c5e10e592bf4e.diff Clarify mailing list instructions, especially for unsubscribing Changed paths: M mailing-lists.php Diff: diff --git a/mailing-lists.php b/mailing-lists.php index 4b6dc60e1e..744e402bf7 100644 --- a/mailing-lists.php +++ b/mailing-lists.php @@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ function output_lists_table($mailing_lists): void foreach ($mailing_lists as $listinfo) { if (!is_array($listinfo)) { echo "<tr><th>{$listinfo}</th><th>Moderated</th><th>Archive</th>" . - "<th>Newsgroup</th><th>Normal</th><th>Digest</th></tr>\n"; + "<th>Newsgroup</th><th>Normal</th><th>Digest</th><th>List name</th></tr>\n"; } else { echo '<tr align="center">'; echo '<td align="left"><strong>' . $listinfo[1] . '</strong> <small>&lt;<a href="mailto:' . $listinfo[0] . '@lists.php.net">' . $listinfo[0] . '@lists.php.net</a>&gt;</small><br><small>' . $listinfo[2] . '</small></td>'; @@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ function output_lists_table($mailing_lists): void echo '<td>' . ($listinfo[6] ? "<a href=\"news://news.php.net/{$listinfo[6]}\">yes</a> <a href=\"http://news.php.net/group.php?group={$listinfo[6]}\">http</a>" : 'n/a') . '</td>'; echo '<td><input name="maillist" type="radio" value="' . $listinfo[0] . '"></td>'; echo '<td>' . ($listinfo[5] ? '<input name="maillist" type="radio" value="' . $listinfo[0] . '-digest">' : 'n/a') . '</td>'; + echo '<td><code><small>' . $listinfo[0] . '</small></code></td>'; echo "</tr>\n"; } } @@ -349,48 +350,57 @@ function output_lists_table($mailing_lists): void <p> If you experience trouble subscribing via the form above, you may also - subscribe by sending an email to the list server. - To subscribe to any mailing list, send an email to - <code><em>listname</em>+subscribe@lists.php.net</code> - (substituting the name of the list for <code><em>listname</em></code> - &mdash; for example, <code>php-general+subscribe@lists.php.net</code>). + subscribe by sending an email to the list server. To subscribe to any + mailing list, send an email to + <code><em>listname</em><b>+subscribe</b>@lists.php.net</code> (substituting the + name of the list for <code><em>listname</em></code>&mdash;for example, + <a href="mailto:php-general+subscribe@lists.php.net"><code>php-general+subscribe@lists.php.net</code></a>). </p> <h2>Mailing list options</h2> <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://mlmmj.org/">mlmmj</a> mailing list software. - There are a variety of commands you can use to modify your subscription. - For a full overview, send a message to <code>php-whatever+help@lists.php.net</code> (as in, - <code>php-general+help@lists.php.net</code>).</a> + All the mailing lists hosted at <a href="http://lists.php.net/">lists.php.net</a> + are managed using the <a href="http://mlmmj.org/">mlmmj</a> mailing list + software. There are a variety of commands you may use to modify your + subscription. For a full overview, send a message to + <code><em>listname</em><b>+help</b>@lists.php.net</code> (as in, + <a href="mailto:php-general+help@lists.php.net"><code>php-general+help@lists.php.net</code></a>). </p> <h3>Subscribing</h3> <ul> - <li>The normal mailing list, where you receive every message seperately:<br/> - Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>+subscribe@lists.php.net</code></li> - <li>The daily digest list, where you receive an email with every message for a whole day at once:<br/> - Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>+subscribe<b>-digest</b>@lists.php.net</code></li> - <li>The no email list, where you receive no emails from the list, but you can still post to it:<br/> - Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>+subscribe<b>-nomail</b>@lists.php.net</code></li> + <li>The normal mailing list, where you receive every message separately:<br/> + Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+subscribe</b>@lists.php.net</code></li> + <li>The daily digest list, where you receive a daily email with every message for the whole day:<br/> + Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+subscribe-digest</b>@lists.php.net</code></li> + <li>The "no email" list, where you receive no emails from the list, but you have permission to post to it:<br/> + Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+subscribe-nomail</b>@lists.php.net</code></li> </ul> <h3>Unsubscribing</h3> <p> -Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>+unsubscribe@lists.php.net</code> + To unsubscribe from a mailing list, send an email to + <code><em>listname</em><b>+unsubscribe</b>@lists.php.net</code>, where + <em>listname</em> is the name of the list you wish to unsubscribe from. + For example, to unsubscribe from the <code>php-announce</code> mailing list, + send an email to <a href="mailto:php-announce+unsubscribe@lists.php.net"> + <code>php-announce+unsubscribe@lists.php.net</code></a>. +</p> + +<p> + Please note, you must send the email from the address you want to unsubscribe. </p> <h3>Help</h3> <ul> - <li>For a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions):<br/> - Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>+help@lists.php.net</code></li> - <li>To reach an administrator:<br/> - Email: <code>php-<em>listname</em>+owner@lists.php.net</code></li> + <li>For mailing list FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions):<br/> + Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+help</b>@lists.php.net</code></li> + <li>To reach an administrator:<br/> + Email: <code><em>listname</em><b>+owner</b>@lists.php.net</code></li> </ul>