E-mail Lists

Earlier this week I received a nasty e-mail from somebody wanting to be removed from an e-mail list. The e-mail went to everyone on the list and wasn't very polite. I belong to several e-mail lists and this is not a unique occurrence. It seems that once a week someone will finally get fed up with receiving so much e-mail and ask to be removed from the list. All of these people must be complete idiots because that is not how one unsubscribes.

If you are not familiar with e-mail lists, they allow people to use a single e-mail address to send information to a group of people. Perhaps you are interested in sailing in Utah and want to be included on the list. Simply sign up and you will receive all sorts of news and information from others with the same interest.

At the bottom of most e-mails distributed by e-mail lists are instructions on how to remove yourself from the list. Generally it involves sending an e-mail with the subject of "Unsubscribe". Sometimes there is a special e-mail address that must be used, but the instructions are pretty clear.

One would think that if a person is smart enough to register for an e-mail list, they would also be smart enough to un-register. Unfortunately that isn't always the case and it can be really annoying to the rest of us on the list. So if you find yourself getting a bunch of unwanted e-mail from one of these lists, do us all a favor and read one of the entire messages. Chances are that you will discover how to unsubscribe yourself and not come off looking like a moron.