The story so far: I asked if there was a way for folk to suspend their
subscription, as while they are on vacation [some people actually display
some concern and responsibility for un-necessary resource consumption].
John Rouillard confirmed the suspicion that there is not, beyond
"unsubscribing" and "subscribing". [Which offers the un-attractive features
of letting customers get away, making more work for list-managers in
dealing with the two-step process, PLUS the requests for what-was-missed.]
Paul Phillips then said:
> Any ideas how to make this REALLY clear to subscribers? We have about ten
> thousand subscribers here, and far and away the most common question is
> "How do I POSTPONE or NOMAIL? Listserv lets me do that..."
>
> I think NOMAIL is a totally redundant feature on a list with open
> subscription and unsubscription, but I'm about ready to add it in anyway
> just to lower the incoming mail volume.
And I say :
I think a really customer-oriented, user-friendly thing would be something like
what the (gasp, what a role model!) USPS does where you can stop deliveries
for a period, then get all that was missed.
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