ARCHIVED: For Majordomo, how do I unsubscribe from a mailing list?

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UITS has retired the Majordomo list server at Indiana University Bloomington. If you were the primary owner of an IUB Majordomo list, you can no longer use it to send mail. If you'd like to create a new mailing list, anyone with an IU Network ID username and passphrase can request a LISTSERV list. For instructions, see ARCHIVED: At IU, how do I request a new LISTSERV list? Also, for a collection of documents with general LISTSERV information, and information about owning and subscribing to LISTSERV lists at IU, see the Knowledge Base menu ARCHIVED: LISTSERV, distribution lists, and mass mailing.

Note: You should never send commands to the address of the Majordomo mailing list (e.g., to listname@host.domain, where listname is the name of the list, and host.domain is the name of the computer where the list resides); only messages intended for members of the list should be sent to the list's address. Rather, send commands to the administrative address of your Majordomo list (e.g., to majordomo@host.domain). Additionally, send all commands in the body of the message; commands in the "Subject:" line of messages are ignored.

To unsubscribe from a Majordomo distribution list, send a mail message to your Majordomo administrative address with the following command in the body of your email:

  unsubscribe listname

Replace listname with the name of the list from which you want to unsubscribe. For example, to unsubscribe from a list called dog_fanciers, send the following message to your Majordomo administrative address:

  unsubscribe dog_fanciers

Note: Signature files may confuse Majordomo, so if you have a .signature file automatically appended to your mail messages, you should delete or disable it before sending commands to Majordomo.

Majordomo will send you a mail message acknowledging your request and notifying you of any problems. If you are having problems unsubscribing, make sure your address on the list matches the address from which you sent the request. To find out what address you are subscribed with, see the Knowledge Base document ARCHIVED: Using Majordomo, what can I do if I'm having difficulty unsubscribing from a mailing list? If you cannot unsubscribe yourself from a list, contact the list owner and ask to be unsubscribed from the list.