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On Thu, May 29, 2003 at 06:55:25AM -0500, Jamie Lawrence wrote:
> At times, yes. Although I don't know what dotfile is doing. Can you
> post the filter generated?
Sure.
### Recipe number 2
### Name: Kill off unsubscribes
RECIPE = "
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Kill off unsubscribes
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
"
:0H
* ^subject: *$unsubscribe^
{
### Backup delivered mail
:0cw
{
### test if the directory exists
FILE = backup/backup-delivered-`/bin/date +%Y`-`/bin/date +%B`
FILE = `/bin/echo $FILE | /bin/sed -e 'y/ /_/'`
DIR = `/usr/bin/dirname $FILE`
:0 icw
* !? test -d $DIR
| /usr/share/dotfile/english/procmail/mkdirhier $DIR
:0hf
| /usr/bin/formail -i 'X-deliveredBy:Kill off unsubscribes'
:0:
| /bin/gzip >> $FILE.gz
}
### Reply to mail
:0c
* !^FROM_DAEMON
* !^X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
|(/usr/bin/formail -rA"Precedence: junk"\
-A"X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";\
/bin/echo "If you're having problems unsubsribing from a debian mailing
list.";\
/bin/echo "First step: keep a record of what you've attempted and what is or
is";\
/bin/echo "not working.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "Note that I'm just another list member, not an official member of";\
/bin/echo "Debian.org. This message does not reflect any official viewpoint
or";\
/bin/echo "policy of Debian or Software in the Public Interest.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - *READ THE FOOTER* There are simple unsubscription instructions
on";\
/bin/echo " every mail that gets sent to the list. Follow these
directions.";\
/bin/echo " Note that if your email address or delivery has changed, this
may";\
/bin/echo " not work. Most lists have a similar informational message.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - *IF THIS DOESN'T WORK*: Go to the online list unsubscription
page";\
/bin/echo " at http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/unsubscribe Check off
the";\
/bin/echo " lists you want to unsubscribe from, AND supply your email
address.";\
/bin/echo " You will be sent a confirmation email (this protects you from
being";\
/bin/echo " unsubscribed, against your will, by a third party).";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - If you are still receiving list mail, send a message to";\
/bin/echo " [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note that Debian is a volunteer";\
/bin/echo " organization, and it can take a while for your mail to be
responded";\
/bin/echo " to. Allow a day or two. There have been historic issues
with";\
/bin/echo " people not getting appropriate response in a short period,
please";\
/bin/echo " bear with us.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - If you're still receiving list mail, escalate with a mail to";\
/bin/echo " [EMAIL PROTECTED] This will reach the current Debian Leader.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "If *** ALL *** of these attempts are unsuccessful, send a post
to";\
/bin/echo "the mailing list with the following information. This may not
get";\
/bin/echo "you unsubscribed (assume the listmaster is not subscribed to the";\
/bin/echo "list in question), but it may give other people information which
can";\
/bin/echo "be helpful in identifying your problem:";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - Steps you've taken to unsubscribe. There are far too many";\
/bin/echo " unsubscribe posts sent to list by those who simply fail to
read";\
/bin/echo " instructions. These tend to be poorly received by regulars (if
not";\
/bin/echo " simply automatically deleted).";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - Responses, messages, error output, or anything else you've";\
/bin/echo " received in response to your attempts to unsubscribe.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - Email headers from your list mail. There's a chance you're";\
/bin/echo " getting mail forwarded from an old address, that your mail is";\
/bin/echo " being rewritten by your ISP's or company's email system, or
that";\
/bin/echo " you're being sent mail by way of a relay operated by a third";\
/bin/echo " party.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " IN THIS LAST CASE, THERE IS NOTHING ANYONE AT DEBIAN.ORG";\
/bin/echo " CAN DO TO HELP YOU. You will have to take up the issue with
the";\
/bin/echo " third-party relay, or block mail from this source to your
address.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " A sample of email headers are included at the end of this
message.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "Some additional considerations as you try to get unsubscribed:";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - As stated, Debian's a volunteer organization. It tends to
work";\
/bin/echo " well, though some things are occasionally slow. List";\
/bin/echo " unsubscriptions have been a noted issue over the years. This
mail";\
/bin/echo " is one attempt to clarify the issue.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - Try to get yourself unsubscribed following directions
*first*.";\
/bin/echo " There's little anyone on list can do other than give advice,
and";\
/bin/echo " most of that advice is in this email.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - Provide relevant information if you're posting to list.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " - Behave professionally. The importance of this cannot be
overstated.";\
/bin/echo " At the very least, expect to find yourself permanently banned
from";\
/bin/echo " the list you're abusive to, if not others. Past episodes of
abusive";\
/bin/echo " or outrageous behavior have resulted in censure by ISP, loss of
ISP";\
/bin/echo " accounts, loss of jobs, academic discipline (in the case of";\
/bin/echo " university accounts), etc. One notorious example includes a";\
/bin/echo " Psychology PhD. formerly engaged in research at Princeton";\
/bin/echo " University. His outburst resulted in email notifications to
the";\
/bin/echo " Princeton's IT staff, his boss, the University President, and
former";\
/bin/echo " colleagues.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " Similarly, threatening lawsuits, DMCA takedown requests, and
other";\
/bin/echo " legal maneuvers are likely to result in your email address
being";\
/bin/echo " added to ban lists on other email lists.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " An additional note on DMCA takedowns: you can add the";\
/bin/echo " "'"'"X-No-Archive: Yes"'"'" header to your email to prevent it
from being";\
/bin/echo " included in (many) Net archives. Of course, those who feel
that";\
/bin/echo " participation in a mailing list inherently dictates that the";\
/bin/echo " participation be public can add a filter rule to delete posts
with";\
/bin/echo " such headers from their mailboxes. This is a quid pro quo
exchange,";\
/bin/echo " and insisting on privacy in an inherently public exchange is
a";\
/bin/echo " violation of norms to some. The header is also no protection";\
/bin/echo " against your post, email address, etc., from being quoted in";\
/bin/echo " responses.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " Most Internet groups are small, essentially volunteer
organizations,";\
/bin/echo " with few resources against a fight. It's far easier to avoid
the";\
/bin/echo " issue by barring participation from those who demonstrate
they";\
/bin/echo " cannot participate reasonably.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " Note that the Internet has a memory that's both wide and deep.
In";\
/bin/echo " its own way, it's a very karmic place.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "Email headers will look something like the following.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "Refer to your email software documentation for how you can display
and";\
/bin/echo "save headers. The sample below shows that my system";\
/bin/echo "(ganymede.tranquility.lan) received mail from localhost, via";\
/bin/echo "netcom.com's POP server, from debian.org, originally from
cwctv.net.";\
/bin/echo "Given that this is how I'd expect my mail to receive, it matches";\
/bin/echo "expectations. Note also that the headers include several
"'"'"List-*:"'"'"";\
/bin/echo "lines with information on the list and unsubscribing.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo " Received: from mail by ganymede.tranquillity.lan with
spam-scanned";\
/bin/echo " (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 19JddZ-0005ms-00";\
/bin/echo " for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sat, 24 May 2003 19:21:00
+0100";\
/bin/echo " Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1])";\
/bin/echo " by ganymede.tranquillity.lan with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1
(Debian))";\
/bin/echo " id 19JddV-0005mc-01";\
/bin/echo " for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sat, 24 May 2003 19:20:54
+0100";\
/bin/echo " Status: U";\
/bin/echo " Received: from popd.ix.netcom.com [207.217.120.161]";\
/bin/echo " by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.9.11)";\
/bin/echo " for [EMAIL PROTECTED] (single-drop); Sat, 24 May 2003
19:20:53 +0100";\
/bin/echo " (BST)";\
/bin/echo " Received: from murphy.debian.org ([146.82.138.6])";\
/bin/echo " by killdeer (EarthLink SMTP Server) with ESMTP id
19jDzmwC3NZFlr0";\
/bin/echo " for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sat, 24 May 2003 11:16:36
-0700 (PDT)";\
/bin/echo " Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])";\
/bin/echo " by murphy.debian.org (Postfix) with QMQP";\
/bin/echo " id 94FDD1F68E; Sat, 24 May 2003 13:15:27 -0500 (CDT)";\
/bin/echo " Old-Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>";\
/bin/echo " Received: from smtp.cwctv.net (smtp-outbound.cwctv.net
[213.104.18.10])";\
/bin/echo " by murphy.debian.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id
218F01F4B8";\
/bin/echo " for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sat, 24 May 2003 12:56:48
-0500";\
/bin/echo " (CDT)";\
/bin/echo " Received: from cwctv.net ([172.16.33.42]) by smtp.cwctv.net
with Microsoft";\
/bin/echo " SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.447.44);";\
/bin/echo " Sat, 24 May 2003 18:57:19 +0100";\
/bin/echo " From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";\
/bin/echo " To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";\
/bin/echo " Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 18:56:47 +0100";\
/bin/echo " Subject: Resistance Is Futile.";\
/bin/echo " MIME-Version: 1.0";\
/bin/echo " X-Mailer: Liberate TVMail 2.6";\
/bin/echo " Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii";\
/bin/echo " Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>";\
/bin/echo " Resent-Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>";\
/bin/echo " Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";\
/bin/echo " X-Mailing-List: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archive/latest/281359";\
/bin/echo " X-Loop: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";\
/bin/echo " List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>";\
/bin/echo " List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>";\
/bin/echo " List-Subscribe:";\
/bin/echo "+<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>";\
/bin/echo " List-Unsubscribe:";\
/bin/echo " <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>";\
/bin/echo " Precedence: list";\
/bin/echo " Resent-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]";\
/bin/echo " Resent-Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 13:15:27 -0500 (CDT)";\
/bin/echo " Resent-Bcc:";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "Thank you.";\
/bin/echo "";\
/bin/echo "";\
) | $SENDMAIL -oi -t
### Now stop this action.
:0i
| /bin/false
}
> A useful method of finding out what is going on is to add
>
> LOGFILE=$MAILDIR/.procmaillog
> VERBOSE=on
>
> to the top of your .procmailrc. Expect the file to grow quickly,
> especially if you're on debian-user...
I leave it like this anyway. During the time procmail was
segfaulting, nothing was getting added here, so I thought I just
wasn't getting any email. After this was the case for ~14 hours, I
realised that something was wrong and disabled that rule.
- --
.''`. Baloo Ursidae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
: :' : proud Debian admin and user
`. `'`
`- Debian - when you have better things to do than fix a system
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