Email filters saved me. I stopped counting at 280 emails that ended up in my trash folder. This little spam-a-thon did inspire me to add a post to my connect group on how to use filters.

I also have high hopes that as more people become Connect savvy we will have fewer abuses of dlists, even though they do provide a little comic relief. I specifically liked the emailer who felt obligated to include a Dilbert cartoon in their reply.

I agree that the remove mes were spurred by people new to the company, but after a couple, that excuse didn't wash. Good stuff all around, made the day go faster for me.

I agree there seems to be a gap about the mechanics of a mailing list, but I also think that due to acquisitions, a lot of people don't really know how to remove themselves. That excuse only worked after the first one or two “you have to remove yourself” emails

It kinda feels like people at a concert all standing up and yelling for everyone else to sit down.

Part of this is a simple lack of understanding about the mechanics of mailing lists – anything that you send to the list is automatically sent to everyone on the list, even if it's a “please remove me from the list” message. One possible solution is to include unsubscribe information in the footer of every message sent by the list.