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From: rms@WHEATIES.AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman)
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Subject: How to get off GNU lists
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Date: 29 Mar 89 20:42:53 GMT
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If you want to be removed from a GNU mailing list, please don't send a
request to the list.  This annoys large numbers of readers.

The right method is to append "-request" to the list name and send
your request there.  This is a general net convention; whenever you
want to get off of a mailing list "foo@host" (or be added to it), send
your request to "foo-request@host" rather than to "foo@host".
Always try this first; if it fails, then as a last resort try sending
to the list itself.

You will be glad other people follow this rule for the lists you are on.