[Tfug] Technical harassment, or "Computer knowledge is more important than anything else in theworld."

[Jon]

I unsubscribed that person BTW. I have also changed the footer per
Adrian's recommendation.

--
Jon

Adrian said:
> I hate to prolong this thread any more but a correction is needed...
>
> On Tuesday 28 February 2006 10:38, Christopher Robbins wrote:
>> If someone had malicously subscribed him to the list, then he
>> should be able to track this person down and ask THEM to take him off of
>> the
>> list.  There are times where we can blame the system, but ultimately (at
>> least in this case), the blame lies solely in the user.
>>
>
> It should be noted that a malicious user CAN NOT "subscribe" you to the
> list,
> unless that user has compromised your account (in which case it is really
> their account now). Subscription to the TFUG list requires that you
> confirm
> registration via a link in the email sent to the requesting account,
> otherwise you will not be added to the list.
>
> I would have to agree with Glenn's statement.. if this person infact did
> not
> subscribe themelves, it is most likely an email address formerly belonging
> to
> someone else. (As a side note... the list software SHOULD be monitoring
> bounces and automatically takes you off the list if your account always
> bounces, so the account would have had to have been transferred to another
> person in short order).
>
>> He now found out (at least from last night's discussion) how to
>> unsubscribe
>> himself.  Yet here he still stands!  We've given him the roadmap, now
>> all he
>> has to do is follow the simple instructions.  Perhaps he's forgotten his
>> password?
>>
>
> You do not even need your password to unsubscribe... All you have to do is
> follow the link at the bottom of every email, enter your address, and then
> click "unsubscribe" on the subsequent options page. An unsubscribe
> confirmation email, simillar to the subscription email, is then sent to
> the
> account. The password (which you can have mailed to you on the very same
> options page) is only required for changing list options (i.e. individual
> messages or digests, filtering, etc.).
>
>
> As a point of discussion, Jon, perhaps the TFUG list footer should be
> changed
> from:
>> _______________________________________________
>> tfug mailing list
>> tfug at tfug.org
>> http://www.tfug.org/mailman/listinfo/tfug
>>
>
> To something like:
>> _______________________________________________
>> Tucson Free Unix Group - tfug at tfug.org
>> Subscription Options:
>> http://www.tfug.org/mailman/listinfo/tfug
>>
>
> Adrian
> _______________________________________________
> tfug mailing list
> tfug at tfug.org
> http://www.tfug.org/mailman/listinfo/tfug
>