On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Elaine Hoffman <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> you know, I was always under the impression that to be removed from a
> LISTSERV list, you have to send a specific message to the LISTSERV, not the
> group.  Otherwise nothing happens (unless the LIST ADMIN is doing this in
> the background...)
>
> fwiw
> Elaine
>
> Don Wiss and I have been doing the deletions and you are correct that
anyone can remove themselves by sending a signoff message to listserv. I am
including the instructions.

This  message is  sent as  an automatic,  periodic reminder  to PALEOFOOD
subscribers letting them  know how to manipulate  their subscriptions for
maximum benefit.

Some common commands (which you should send to
[log in to unmask] if you wish to invoke them):

SIGNOFF PALEOFOOD

This ends  your subscription to the  list and stops list  mail from being
sent to you.

SET PALEOFOOD SUBJecthdr

Some subscribers  may desire  to have  the system  automatically identify
mail from the List by adding the Listname to the subject line.

SET PALEOFOOD NOMAIL

You would use this  if you were going on vacation,  for instance, and did
not wish to have messages delivered  while you were away. On your return,
when you  wanted PALEOFOOD  to start  sending you  mail again,  you would
issue the  same command except with  MAIL replacing NOMAIL at  the end of
it.

SET PALEOFOOD DUALHDR

If your  e-mail reading software  does not  reveal the senders'  names on
your incoming e-mail, invoke this  command. It causes Listserv to include
relevant  header  information in  the  text  body of  incoming  PALEOFOOD
messages  sent to  you. Note  when  replying this  information should  be
deleted.

SET PALEOFOOD DIGEST

This causes the PALEOFOOD to stop  forwarding incoming messages to you as
it processes  them. Instead, it  sends you one  large message on  a DAILY
basis that contains any individual messages of the period strung together
end-to-end. This is useful for subscribers who do not wish to be bothered
by the arrival of random messages, or who find it time-consuming to open,
read, and close  individual messages. To stop digest  delivery and resume
"instant" message  delivery, just send  the same command except  with the
word NODIGEST instead of DIGEST at the end.

Please note that  this message is sent  to all users not only  as a brief
operational FAQ,  but also as  a PALEOFOOD subscription "probe."  If this
message "bounces" on  its way to a subscriber, or  if a subscriber's mail
gateway  generates an  error while  handling this  message (and  this can
happen even  though this  message eventually  reaches a  subscriber), the
Listserv software  takes further  steps to  verify that  the subscriber's
e-mail address  is in working  order (this can be  of great benefit  to a
subscriber who is  unaware that his e-mail account  is malfunctioning and
possibly not delivering his mail to him). The probing mechanism automates
error processing and saves the PALEOFOOD  owners from having to deal with
errors by hand; for that reason, the PALEOFOOD owners ask you to tolerate
the minor inconvenience of receiving this message on a periodic basis.

If you ever  have questions or comments about the  PALEOFOOD list, please
write to the list owners at the generic address:

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> From: Kelly Stratton <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 1:52 PM
> Subject: remove from list
>
> Please remove me from your list.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kelly
>