# Unsubscribe Doesn't seem to work

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe-doesnt-seem-to-work/183487>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 15, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe-doesnt-seem-to-work/183487 "2010-02-15T13:09:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ed\_Baker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@Ed\_Baker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ed_Baker)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe-doesnt-seem-to-work/183487/1 "2010-02-15T13:09:09Z")

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Hello all,

I’m having trouble getting the UNSUBSCRIBE message to work.

I’ve sent several emails with only the word UNSCUBSCRIBE in the body.  
But, it doesn’t seem to work.

I want to wait until I have a little more experience before I  
re-subscribe

Any ideas?

Thanks  
Ed B

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**Author:** ![Ed\_Baker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@Ed\_Baker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ed_Baker)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe-doesnt-seem-to-work/183487/2 "2010-02-15T13:49:11Z")

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Ed Baker wrote:

> I’m having trouble getting the UNSUBSCRIBE message to work.
> 
> I’ve sent several emails with only the word UNSCUBSCRIBE in the body.  
> But, it doesn’t seem to work.

[http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#intro](http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#intro)

1. What address did you send the E-mail to?

2. Did you get a response back by E-mail? If so, what was the content of  
the response?

3. What list or forum are you trying to unsubscribe from? This one is  
visible via multiple gateways

4. If it was the ruby-talk mailing list, did you try  
[Mailing Lists](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/community/mailing-lists) ?

(By the way, the link to “the manual way” at the bottom of that page is  
broken. I believe it should link to  
[http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/community/mailing-lists/manual-instructions/](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/community/mailing-lists/manual-instructions/)

- is there anyone here who can fix this?)

Regards,

Brian.

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**Author:** ![Ed\_Baker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@Ed\_Baker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ed_Baker)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2010, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe-doesnt-seem-to-work/183487/3 "2010-02-15T20:31:41Z")

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I could be wrong in this case, but when I have ever unsubscribed to  
various mailing lists or other services, the word at the least,  
needs to be in the message TITLE, as well as / or in the BODY.

-Zach

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**Author:** ![Ed\_Baker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ce7236/32.png) [@Ed\_Baker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ed_Baker)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe-doesnt-seem-to-work/183487/4 "2010-02-16T18:44:26Z")

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On 2/15/2010 5:08 AM, Ed Baker wrote:

> Thanks  
> Ed B

If your e-mail client can use HTML, clicking here  
[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid?body=unsubscribe](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid?body=unsubscribe) should generate  
the e-mail you need to unsubscribe.

Otherwise, you need to send an e-mail to:

removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
with unsubscribe in the body.