How to Politely Tell Someone to Remove You From an E-mail Distribution List

Posted by Anonymous , 9/4/2007 Tags:PolitelyTellSomeoneRemoveFrommailDistributionList
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How to Politely Tell Someone to Remove You From an E-mail Distribution List

Introduction

If your friends and colleagues are bombarding you with jokes, phony virus warnings and pesky advertisements, you may want to politely suggest that they ease up. Here's how to clear your mailbox without making enemies.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Steps

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Step One

Send your request via e-mail rather than over the phone so the person doesn't feel like you're coming after him or her.
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Step Two

Be extra polite so no feelings are hurt.
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Step Three

Explain that you prefer to use your e-mail for direct person-to-person messages and get your doses of humor and other announcements through other venues.
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Step Four

Tell the person that you'd much rather communicate with him or her directly rather than deal with widely distributed impersonal messages. This, too, will help maintain a favorable relationship.
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Step Five

Thank the person and sign (type) your name.

Tips & Warnings

  • If you signed up for a large distribution list maintained by a human being rather than a computerized Mailing List Manager, a brief message such as "Please remove my address, myname@domain.com, from your mailing list. Thank you." will generally suffice.
  • Note that these instructions do not apply to computerized e-mail lists.

Overall Things You'll Need

  • E-mail Software
  • Internet Access
  • Computers
  • E-mail Accounts
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