I thought perhaps my method of handling this problem would be of help to others who find themselves stymied by trying to explain what has happened to someone languishing on the "Bounced" list. I send this to the person:
I received the notice that you had been unsubscribed because of a spam identification.? Thought I'd explain why and how this happens and how to avoid it.? It's a pain in the neck, but the problem is a result of the fact that spammers love to get on lists to spread their junk.? The ISPs (yours would be [fill in their carrier]) have spam filters that will remove what they think might be spam and put it in your spam folder, all without you knowing that it happened. (Yahoo and AOL are among the worst at labeling valid emails as spam.)? Obviously, you can accidentally click on spam also which has the same effect.? When this happens, the ISP will notify groups.io (our list providing service) that they are disseminating spam and ask that the member who objected to the spam be removed from their list. ? Groups.io, in an attempt to be good citizens of the internet will remove the member, but realizing that this is more often a mistake than an actual occurrence of spam, they send the email you received with the link to be put back on the list.? I am grateful that they do this so our members don't miss out without even knowing what happened to their account. I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity.
So, Okay, here's the simplest way to avoid getting into this fix to begin with:
1. Try to be very careful when you're through with a message from a group.? Click "Delete" to dispose of it, and never "Spam" or "Junk".? If you realize you have accidentally hit one of those, then go into that folder ("Spam" or "Junk") and mark it as "OK"; then delete it.
2.? Visit your ISP's web site to check your spam folder with some regularity.? I try to do mine at least every other day. If you do find something in your spam folder, be sure to select it and then click "OK" which will remove it from your spam folder.
Cacky
