[Elecraft] How to unsubscribe from reflector?

Nr4c nr4c at widomaker.com
Sun Dec 30 16:56:13 EST 2018


Did anybody explain how to unsubscribe a SK from the list?

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...nr4c. bill


> On Dec 30, 2018, at 11:29 AM, Gwen Patton <ardrhi at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I use Password Safe by Bruce Schneier. It secures your passwords in a LOCAL
> file, not on the cloud, encrypted, and has a generator in it for creating
> the idiotically-complex passwords some systems require (upper and lower
> case, at least one of a set of special characters, at least one number,
> 12-20 characters long, yada yada...), and it's FREE. You can even get it on
> a preinstalled authenticator token such as the Yubikey.
> 
> https://pwsafe.org/
> 
> 73,
> Gwen, NG3P
> 
> On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 7:53 AM David Woolley <forums at david-woolley.me.uk>
> wrote:
> 
>>> On 30/12/2018 00:04, W2xj wrote:
>>> Work for most large media companies worth billions and writing down
>> passwords will have security escorting you out of the building, a lost
>> pension and a major followup security investigation.
>> 
>> Passwords have become unworkable as a security measure.
>> 
>> Too many sites need them, and some of those will get compromised,leaking
>> your password;
>> 
>> Using a different one for each site means it is difficult to remember
>> them all;
>> 
>> Rules that you must not write them down result in the same password
>> being used across both well secured and poorly secured servers.
>> 
>> Rules that passwords be changed frequently, combined with the need to
>> have many different passwords, results in weak passwords, as inventing
>> good ones, that are different form other people's, is difficult.
>> 
>> Any organisation where security is important should not be relying
>> solely on passwords.
>> 
>> On the original subject, most technical mailing lists obey the
>> convention that mail to <listname>-owner@<domain> will go to a human
> I use Password Safe by Bruce Schneier. It secures your passwords in a LOCAL
> file, not on the cloud, encrypted, and has a generator in it for creating
> the idiotically-complex passwords some systems require (upper and lower
> case, at least one of a set of special characters, at least one number,
> 12-20 characters long, yada yada...), and it's FREE. You can even get it on
> a preinstalled authenticator token such as the Yubikey.
> 
> https://pwsafe.org/
> 
> 73,
> Gwen, NG3P
> 
> On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 7:53 AM David Woolley <forums at david-woolley.me.uk>
> wrote:
> 
>>> On 30/12/2018 00:04, W2xj wrote:
>>> Work for most large media companies worth billions and writing down
>> passwords will have security escorting you out of the building, a lost
>> pension and a major followup security investigation.
>> 
>> Passwords have become unworkable as a security measure.
>> 
>> Too many sites need them, and some of those will get compromised,leaking
>> your password;
>> 
>> Using a different one for each site means it is difficult to remember
>> them all;
>> 
>> Rules that you must not write them down result in the same password
>> being used across both well secured and poorly secured servers.
>> 
>> Rules that passwords be changed frequently, combined with the need to
>> have many different passwords, results in weak passwords, as inventing
>> good ones, that are different form other people's, is difficult.
>> 
>> Any organisation where security is important should not be relying
>> solely on passwords.
>> 
>> On the original subject, most technical mailing lists obey the
>> convention that mail to <listname>-owner@<domain> will go to a human
>> administrator (I would say that any well managed list should do this).
>> Failing that, many will forward anything not understood to a human (or
>> reply with help saying how to contact a human) if mail is sent to
>> <listname>-request@<domain> and doesn't contain a valid list command.
>> 
>> Most such lists also have a number of guidance links in the message
>> headers, e.g., for this list:
>> 
>> List-Unsubscribe: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/options/elecraft>,
>>        <mailto:elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net?subject=unsubscribe>
>> List-Archive: <http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/elecraft/>
>> List-Post: <mailto:elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>> List-Help: <mailto:elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net?subject=help>
>> List-Subscribe: <http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft>,
>>        <mailto:elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net?subject=subscribe>
>> 
>> Amongst other things, the help reply says you can send this to the
>> -request address:
>> 
>>     unsubscribe [password] [address=<address>]
>>         Unsubscribe from the mailing list.  If given, your password
>> must match
>>         your current password.  If omitted, a confirmation email will
>> be sent
>>         to the unsubscribing address. If you wish to unsubscribe an
>> address
>>         other than the address you sent this request from, you may specify
>>         `address=<address>' (no brackets around the email address, and no
>>         quotes!)
>> 
>> 
>> This does rely on the subscribing address being still valid, but if it
>> is not, the mail bounces should eventually get the subscription
>> terminated, automatically.
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