Generating a link to unsubscribe when using sub-lists

[Mitar]

Hi!

I would like to use multiple sub-lists and then have one top-level
list to which I would be sending e-mails. The idea of sub-lists is for
easier management.

But I have a question, I would like to put into a footer a link onto
which users can click to unsubscribe. But if I am sending to a
top-level list then the link would point to that list but users cannot
really unsubscribe there, no?

I am using the following link as a unsubscribe link:

<domain>/auto_signoff/[% listname %]/[% user.escaped_email %]


Mitar

[Steve Shipway]

Depends on how you configure it.

If the user is in list A,
And list B does an include_list A for membership,

Then the user could unsubscribe to list B, if you have the appropriate unsubscribe scenario. What would happen is that they would be added to the list B exclude list, so they would remain a member of list A but not receive postings from list B.

If you want the list B unsubscribe to unsubscribe them from list A then you have a problem, since list B may also include lists C and D, and you've no way of knowing if the user is on list A or list C (or even on both of them).

Steve

Steve Shipway
University of Auckland ITS
UNIX Systems Design Lead
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Ph: [phone] ext 86487


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From: sympa-users-request-***@public.gmane.org [sympa-users-request-***@public.gmane.org] on behalf of Mitar [mmitar-***@public.gmane.org]
Sent: Monday, 21 April 2014 3:59 p.m.
To: sympa-users-***@public.gmane.org
Subject: [sympa-users] Generating a link to unsubscribe when using sub-lists

Hi!

I would like to use multiple sub-lists and then have one top-level
list to which I would be sending e-mails. The idea of sub-lists is for
easier management.

But I have a question, I would like to put into a footer a link onto
which users can click to unsubscribe. But if I am sending to a
top-level list then the link would point to that list but users cannot
really unsubscribe there, no?

I am using the following link as a unsubscribe link:

<domain>/auto_signoff/[% listname %]/[% user.escaped_email %]


Mitar

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[Mitar]

Hi!

Post by Steve Shipway
Then the user could unsubscribe to list B, if you have the appropriate unsubscribe scenario. What would happen is that they would be added to the list B exclude list, so they would remain a member of list A but not receive postings from list B.

I want to send e-mails to list B and that users get in e-mail footer a
link which they can click and get unsubscribed. If I understand
correctly this is possible with appropriate unsubscribe scenario?
Where can I get code for it?


Mitar

[Steve Shipway]

You just need any unsubscribe scenario that allows self-unsubscribe, the same
as for any other list.

Steve

Steve Shipway
s.shipway-1/***@public.gmane.org


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From: Mitar [mailto:mmitar-***@public.gmane.org]
Sent: Monday, 21 April 2014 11:32 p.m.
To: Steve Shipway
Cc: sympa-users-***@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [sympa-users] Generating a link to unsubscribe when using
sub-lists

Hi!

Post by Steve Shipway
Then the user could unsubscribe to list B, if you have the appropriate
unsubscribe scenario. What would happen is that they would be added to the
list B exclude list, so they would remain a member of list A but not receive
postings from list B.

I want to send e-mails to list B and that users get in e-mail footer a link
which they can click and get unsubscribed. If I understand correctly this is
possible with appropriate unsubscribe scenario?
Where can I get code for it?


Mitar

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[Mitar]

Hi!

Thanks! Will try it out. So Sympa is smart enough to know to mark
users as excluded when they want to unsubscribe. Great!


Mitar

Post by Steve Shipway
You just need any unsubscribe scenario that allows self-unsubscribe, the same
as for any other list.
Steve
Steve Shipway
-----Original Message-----
Sent: Monday, 21 April 2014 11:32 p.m.
To: Steve Shipway
Subject: Re: [sympa-users] Generating a link to unsubscribe when using
sub-lists
Hi!

Post by Steve Shipway
Then the user could unsubscribe to list B, if you have the appropriate
unsubscribe scenario. What would happen is that they would be added to the
list B exclude list, so they would remain a member of list A but not receive
postings from list B.

I want to send e-mails to list B and that users get in e-mail footer a link
which they can click and get unsubscribed. If I understand correctly this is
possible with appropriate unsubscribe scenario?
Where can I get code for it?
Mitar
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