Instructions for Subscribing and Unsubscribing

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Email Subscribing and Unsubscribing

Subscribing means that you will be notified by email when any new messages are added to a forum or message that you are interested in (or any replies to those messages etc). This page describes how. Also see HyperNews Email Gateway for related issues.

Note that "subscribing" is very different from "registering" or "joining" as a member. You might be able to subscribe (and get email) without being a member, and you are not subscribed to anything just because you are a member. See the HyperNews Membership for details on that. Nevertheless, recent versions of HyperNews now have an 'all-member' forum option that automatically subscribes all members to particular forums.

When someone posts a message, the people who will be notified by email include all the subscribers for each message above the new message in the thread up to and including the forum itself.

If you are the author of a message, and you provided your correct email address, then you are automatically subscribed; you need do nothing. We make the assumption that you will be interested in finding out about any replies to your messages. You may explicitly Unsubscribe, either when you post the message by unselecting the "Notify me..." box, or by using the Subscribe and Unsubscribe form described here. (A configuration option can change this default behavior.)

To subscribe, unsubscribe, or inquire about your subscription status for a particular forum or message, first make sure you are displaying the forum or message that you are interested in. Then select the Email button (some older versions of HyperNews called it "Subscribe" or "Notification") at the bottom of the page.

But don't subscribe to this forum, unless you are interested in discussions on HyperNews Email. Also, unsubscribing here won't help you unsubscribe from other forums.

On the subscription form that you get, enter your User ID or Email address. If you are not a member of the site, then you must give your Email address.

The subscription form allows you to change the subscription info for the message you were displaying, and any of its "ancestors" all the way up to the forum itself. The title of the forum or each message is displayed in a list, and for each you can select either "Subscribe", "Unsubscribe" or "Not Specified". Here is what that looks like:

Replies to: Instructions for Subscribing and Unsubscribing

Replies to: Does unsubscribe (notification) work for Administrators? (chip@netpub.com)

Replies to: A Reverse Problem (guanshan@cs.uchciago.edu)

Replies to: Assumptions Reversed (liberte@hypernews.org)

If you select "Not Specified", that means HyperNews will use whatever you select at the next level up. At the top level, "Not Specified" means you are not subscribed. But also see the Instructions for Becoming a Member for more options related to default subscriptions.

Before submitting the form with the "Do It" button, make sure that you have selected the right choice (if a choice is available), either "Inquire about User ID" or "Submit Changes". Inquiring about a user (such as yourself) shows you whether that user is subscribed or unsubscribed to the message or one of its "ancestors" up to the top level.

The subscription feature can be used in several ways. You could subscribe at the forum level and unsubscribe to discussions that have diverged into areas you are not interested. Or you could stay unsubscribed at the forum level and only subscribe to discussions that you are interested in - you'll have to find out about them first, of course, by browsing through the messages.

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2 Does unsubscribe (notification) work for Administrators? by Chip Browne, 1996, Feb 23

1 Email has to have a "To:" address by liberte@hypernews.org, 1996, Feb 23

1 I have no $mail_to in my hnrc file by chip@netpub.com, 1996, Feb 23

2 Bug(?) in add-lib.pl by guanshan@cs.uchciago.edu, 1996, Feb 23

1 Not in add-lib.pl by liberte@hypernews.org, 1996, Feb 24: ...

3 A Reverse Problem by guanshan@cs.uchciago.edu, 1996, Feb 23

1 Assumptions Reversed by liberte@hypernews.org, 1996, Feb 24: ...

4 how to eliminate email responses for admins and everyone! by bsegal@fas.harvard.edu, 1996, Apr 10

3 can't get notified by aussie@waldonet.net.mt, 1996, Apr 13

4 Getting to new messages quickly! by ChrisShaw, 1996, Jun 23

1 Subscribe to be notified by email by liberte@hypernews.org, 1996, Jul 01

5 Subscribing to All base articles by Ron, 1997, Jan 12

1 I'd like to know too by vjurgens@ncsa.uiuc.edu, 1997, Feb 18

How about something completely different? by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Feb 20

8 Automatically have Unsubscribe as default by steveski@pelectron.com, 1997, Feb 21

1 Other ways to unsubscribe by Daniel LaLiberte, 1997, Feb 21

13 will adding a word to my email address affect my email? by Elmer@cityscape.net, 1997, Apr 08

1 Words in email address should not be possible by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Apr 14

14 HELP HELP by Stephan Ryser, 1997, Apr 10

15 How far does the subscription go? by Mike Atkinson, 1997, Apr 24

1 Re: How far does the subscription go? by canniff@ncsa.uiuc.edu, 1997, Apr 24

16 Hey this site is really different by Eric Wampler, 1997, May 13

1 what , 1998, Mar 19

18 Notifying Members after creating base articles.. by Daniel LaLiberte , 1997, Jun 17

1 Just Notifying *NOT* Subscribing... by nagu@wipinfo.soft.net, 1997, Jun 18
Notifying Requires Subscribing. by liberte@hypernews.org, 1997, Jun 18
Re: Notifying Requires Subscribing. by nagu@wipinfo.soft.net, 1997, Jun 24

20 The HREF for the subscribe button is not working. by Todd Chapman, 1997, Jun 29

22 This is a Crock by swwood@swwood.com, 1997, Jul 23

24 Deleting Users - Unsubscribe not working?? by Lyle , 1997, Sep 05

1 Help!!!!!!!!!!!! by Magdiel@lanet.com.pe, 1997, Oct 06
I NEED HELP ALSO by StratMan@Gcentral.com, 1997, Oct 26

25 Email notification of postings without content? by Larry Simpson, 1997, Sep 11

26 HELP!!!!! WHO DELETED MY MEMBERSHIP by reno.f@usa.net, 1997, Oct 09

28 Please unsubscribe by ghassan@psnw.com, 1998, Mar 12

32 I want to unsubscribe and forgot user id and password by Di, 1998, Sep 26

1 Are you a member or subscriber at HyperNews.org? by Daniel LaLiberte, 1998, Sep 27

1 No, I subscribed to .......... by a=lady@usa.net, 1998, Sep 29

3 unsubscribe by corbahari@yahoo.com, 1999, Nov 03

1 How to unsubscribe, and how not by Daniel LaLiberte, 1999, Nov 04
2 I do not want my email by josh sua, 2001, Nov 13

33 I want out!!!!! by Mad as hell, 1998, Oct 27

1 unsubscribe by tlpowers@polaristel.net, 2000, Mar 09

1 I want to unsubscribe..............please by Barbara, 2000, Apr 12
2 I would like to unsubscribe effective immediately by osbeyo@sonetcom.com, 2001, Mar 26

35 Unsubscribe- by relhag1@umbc.edu, 1999, Jan 25

1 You can't unsubscribe from any other forums using this forum by liberte@emancholl.pair.com, 1999, Jan 25

42 Subscribing multiple users by Fred Farzanegan, 1999, May 14

1 Bulk subscription or all-members? by liberte@hypernews.org, 1999, May 15

1 How to add subs. to the 'list' file ? by Beno�t, 1999, Jul 07
2 bulk subscription: only in list file ? by Thomas Scharnowski, 2001, Oct 10: ... 1 Message(s)

54 How do I tell it NOT to e-mail me? by lgarfiel, 1999, Sep 16

1 Unsubscribe or don't subscribe by Daniel LaLiberte, 1999, Sep 16
2 re email satellite dish network directv direct tv , 2003, Dec 07

56 Memeber?? by Di, 1999, Nov 03

63 unsubscribe by clownxpres@aol.com, 2000, Mar 14

64 email notification for some, but not all subscribers | problem? by Evan Cooch, 2000, Jul 24

1 Check the 'list' files for unsubscribes. by Daniel LaLiberte, 2000, Jul 25
checking the list by Evan Cooch, 2000, Oct 09
All-member forums by Daniel LaLiberte, 2000, Oct 14

76 not receiving email notification by simbasjca@msn.com, 2002, Sep 18

1 Many ways in which email can be lost by Daniel M LaLiberte, 2002, Oct 21

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