If you ever took a course here you probably have a CS account. When you sign up for a CS account you get cnet@cs.uchicago.edu email address, which we automatically forward to your cnet@uchicago.edu address. We then subscribe you (cnet@cs.uchicago.edu) to the cs@mailman.cs.uchicago.edu mailing list. As a CS computer account holder we need a method to communicate with you. Mailing lists are one of the best ways to do so.

If you no longer want to receive the emails from any list in our department there is a link located at the bottom of every email sent out by the list host that allows you to unsubscribe. The link you are looking for will look something like this:

  https://mailman.cs.uchicago.edu/mailman/listinfo/cs

1. On the bottom of this page you will see a text box:

2. Type your email in the text box shown above. Mostly likely this takes the format of: cnetid@cs.uchicago.edu

Please read The Tricky Part section for details on which email you should use.

3. Click the button 'Unsubscribe or edit options'.

4. You will be taken to a page which provides a bunch of options. Look for the following 'Unsubscribing from cs'

5. Select the check box: 'Yes, I really want to unsubscribe' and click 'Unsubscribe'.

6. You will be redirected to a webpage that tells you if the unsubscribe was successful.

You have been successfully unsubscribed from the mailing list cs@mailman.cs.uchicago.edu. If you were receiving digest deliveries you may get one more digest. If you have any questions about your unsubscription, please contact the list owners at cs-owner@mailman.cs.uchicago.edu.

This is where it gets a bit tricky because depending on what time your account was created we will have used your cnetid@cs.uchicago.edu (auto forward to cnetid@uchicago.edu) or cnetid@uchicago.edu email address. If you are unsure which email to use you will need to try both. (Try cnetid@cs.uchicago.edu before trying cnetid@uchicago.edu).

After entering in your email you will be presented with a screen where you will be able to actually click the button to unsubscribe.

Click this and you will be emailed a confirmation email. Click the link in said email and you are done. If you did not receive a confirmation email, you did not enter the email address that was used to subscribe you to the list.