[ghusbands]

You keep talking about a particular style as though it is standard practice that's essential for security, even though it is both unusual and now illegal in many parts of the world.

I have not seen such an unsubscribe flow in more than a decade, at this point. I assume you're thinking of mailman or some other similar solution that was already dated two decades ago, let alone now.

[kragen]

something can simultaneously be standard practice in one community, essential for security, unusual in another community, and illegal in many parts of the world, though nobody seems to have found any laws against the standard mailman unsubscription mechanism in this thread

it is understandable that people who are not familiar with a cultural practice might seek to marginalize it, but that does not make it right

i don't really care about making life easier for people who send email advertisements (a cultural practice i am sadly all too familiar with) but i think discussion email lists are important and valuable, even if you personally don't participate in them