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0 pointsmullingitover2y ago0 comments

If unsubscribing requires even two clicks I always flag it as spam. The rule is one-click to unsubscribe and I ruthlessly enforce it. Make it their problem.

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hospitalJail2y ago

Huh, I am an individual who is a scientist, not a web dev.

I paid some company to do my email.

I email 3 times per year and get 'spam' warnings from AWS every time despite everyone subscribing through a: "SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER"

No bait, just an email field and submit.

I wonder if its your type that makes it so I have to be Amazon for forgiveness. Or at least that is how it used to be, now I sell addicting clicking casino games. No emails needed. I make way more money than back when I was giving away free content via email.

pests2y ago

I tried that once with Nextdoor. They will group their mailings into different lists. The unsubscribe button only removes you from that list. To disable them all is 30+ clicks on the site once logged in. It's horrible.

malka2y ago

For this kind, my 'unsubscribe' button is labelled 'report spam'

jeromegv2y ago

Facebook too, unsubscribe is just a single of one of their hundred marketing emails.

croutonwagon2y ago

My rule is I unsubscribe once. Then I block the sender or in the case of places like nextdoor, the entire domain.

alright25652y ago

I just went through this with Nextdoor in October. Well, I personally didn't do all 50 clicks, but I asked their customer service to do it and they confirmed I was unsubscribed.

Of course, I got a new message from them yesterday because they've added a dozen different lists since then and automatically opted everyone into them.

xur172y ago

Is this technically permitted behavior under CANSPAM? Seems like a company could just create a new "newsletter / list" for every new marketing email they send.

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