Jake, I was one of the "victims" of the latest mail-outs, and appreciated your suggestions. Google seems to know every move I make on the Internet, but, like you, I never subscribed to any Google Group. I think I've successfully unsubscribed and changed my settings, but this seems to have been a chronic problem for Google for several years. It certainly operates differently from my Yahoo Groups, in allowing group owners to subscribe members without their permission. That's not the case with Yahoo Groups, nor do I have to moderate every message to control spam. That would be a full time job!
Jake, I was one of the "victims" of the latest mail-outs, and appreciated your suggestions. Google seems to know every move I make on the Internet, but, like you, I never subscribed to any Google Group. I think I've successfully unsubscribed and changed my settings, but this seems to have been a chronic problem for Google for several years. It certainly operates differently from my Yahoo Groups, in allowing group owners to subscribe members without their permission. That's not the case with Yahoo Groups, nor do I have to moderate every message to control spam. That would be a full time job!