robbat2     10/11/09 03:32:12

  Modified:             lists.xml
  Log:
  Explicit note that subscribe and unsubscribe are double opt-in actions, and that you MUST use the identical address for both. Also add a section on who to ask for help with list issues.

Revision  Changes    Path
1.122                xml/htdocs/main/en/lists.xml

file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/lists.xml?rev=1.122&view=markup
plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/lists.xml?rev=1.122&content-type=text/plain
diff : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewvc.cgi/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/lists.xml?r1=1.121&r2=1.122

Index: lists.xml
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RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/lists.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.121
retrieving revision 1.122
diff -p -w -b -B -u -u -r1.121 -r1.122
--- lists.xml	10 Sep 2010 00:17:55 -0000	1.121
+++ lists.xml	9 Nov 2010 03:32:12 -0000	1.122
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE mainpage SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd">
-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/lists.xml,v 1.121 2010/09/10 00:17:55 robbat2 Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/main/en/lists.xml,v 1.122 2010/11/09 03:32:12 robbat2 Exp $ -->
 
 <mainpage>
 <title>Gentoo Mailing Lists</title>
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ Gentoo public mailing lists
 <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 -->
 <license/>
 
-<version>6.2</version>
-<date>2010-09-09</date>
+<version>6.3</version>
+<date>2010-11-08</date>
 
 <chapter>
 <title>Mailing Lists</title>
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ to, e.g.: <c>gentoo-user+subscribe@lists
 </note>
 
 <p>
+You will then recieve a subscription confirmation request (double opt-in) from
+the list manager, that you must reply to if you wish to subscribe.
+</p>
+
+<p>
 Once subscribed to the list, you can post to it by sending an email to:
 </p>
 
@@ -79,6 +84,18 @@ To unsubscribe from a list, send an empt
 <c>listname+unsubscribe@g.o</c>
 </p>
 
+<note>
+You must use the identical address that you subscribed with to unsubscribe
+successfully. If your email address is now forwarded/rewritten beyond your
+control, please contact the list owner via
+<c>listname+owner@g.o</c> with a request for manual removal.
+</note>
+
+<p>
+You will then recieve a unsubscription confirmation request (double opt-in)
+from the list manager, that you must reply to if you wish to be unsubscribed.
+</p>
+
 <p>
 All of our lists also have a corresponding digest list. Digest lists will mail
 a single email to you every couple of days, rather than individual emails for
@@ -790,6 +807,16 @@ link="http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.htm
 excellent primer.
 </note>
 
+<p>
+<b>My question isn't answered above, whom do I ask for help?</b>
+</p>
+
+<p>
+If you need additional help beyond the above, please 
+<uri link="http://bugs.gentoo.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=Gentoo%20Infrastructure&amp;version=unspecified&amp;component=Mailing%20Lists&amp;rep_platform=All&amp;op_sys=Linux&amp;priority=P2&amp;bug_severity=normal&amp;bug_status=NEW&amp;alias=&amp;bug_file_loc=http%3A%2F%2F&amp;short_desc=&amp;comment=&amp;commentprivacy=0&amp;keywords=&amp;dependson=&amp;blocked=&amp;bit-25=1&amp;maketemplate=Remember%20values%20as%20bookmarkable%20template&amp;form_name=enter_bug&amp;assigned_to=infra-bugs%40gentoo.org">
+file a bug</uri>, or contact <c>listname+owner@g.o</c>
+</p>
+
 </body>
 </section>