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How do unsubscribe email footers work in bConnected Lists (Google Groups)?

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The unsubscribe footer setting works differently depending on whether the list is being used for internal communications (i.e. to @berkeley.edu addresses) or for external communications (i.e. @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, etc.). 

Internal Communications

The unsubscribe footer setting is turned off for bConnected Lists by default. List managers who wish to display the unsubscribe email footer must enable this by navigating to:

Settings > Email Options > Email Footer > Check the box to Display how to unsubscribe from this group by email. 

Display how to unsubscribe from this group by email.

Once this setting is enabled, all mailing list recipients will receive these instructions at the bottom of each message to the list. 

External Communications

The unsubscribe footer is automatically appended to any messages sent to external group members (i.e. non-Berkeley.edu addresses). This prevents list managers from adding users to their groups who may not wish to be members, without giving them the option to unsubscribe. There is no way to disable this setting in Google Groups. 

Note: List members can always unsubscribe from a Google Group by emailing: [listname]+unsubscribe@lists.berkeley.edu, e.g. testlist+unsubscribe@lists.berkeley.edu. This will automatically remove the member from the Group.