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Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

#11

I unsubscribed from all emails and still get them.

Does the settings page itself show all the options there set to "No Email"?

If any item is not showing "No Email", then there might be something wrong with the script/bookmarklet for you. If all the items show "No Email", then LinkedIn does not provide options to unsubscribe some emails.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

#14

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Typically. For example, on reddit you can run this in console to downvote everything on a comment thread: $.each($(".down.arrow"), function(index, vote){ $(vote).click(); });

Just curious, is there any reason you used `$.each` instead of `$(".down.arrow").each`?

Protip: you don't even need an each() at all[1].

So the above could be written:

$(".down.arrow").click();

1. http://jsfiddle.net/k6FvQ/

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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Typically. For example, on reddit you can run this in console to downvote everything on a comment thread: $.each($(".down.arrow"), function(index, vote){ $(vote).click(); });

This won't down vote everything. Votes get throttled, so I guess a setTimeout has to be used.

They also explicitly state that you are to make no more than 30 requests/minute[1], or restated, no more than once every 2 seconds.

1. https://github.com/reddit/reddit/wiki/API

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

#17

I unsubscribed from all emails and still get them.

I believe that's how LinkedIn works, but it's also the case even when attempting to permanently delete your account. I finally managed to successfully delete my LinkedIn account around 8 months ago, but then recently I accidentally followed a link to a LinkedIn page on my work machine, and apparently there was still a cookie around, so LinkedIn was kind enough to reactivate my account without warning. And oh how the spam did flow.

To be extra careful, I think you need to unsubscribe from all email, deactivate your account, delete all LinkedIn cookies from all your machines, and you might as well kill linkedin.com in your hosts files.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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This won't down vote everything. Votes get throttled, so I guess a setTimeout has to be used.

They also explicitly state that you are to make no more than 30 requests/minute[1], or restated, no more than once every 2 seconds. 1. https://github.com/reddit/reddit/wiki/API

That's for the API. I don't think the official web site counts.

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

#19

I left linkedin a long time ago but I still get emails when someone wants to connect. I must have opted out of those a dozen times! Nope, still get 'em. Also, pedant speaking here, "in one click" isn't really an accurate description of this process.

Just mark as spam, life's too short

Re: Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click

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They also explicitly state that you are to make no more than 30 requests/minute[1], or restated, no more than once every 2 seconds. 1. https://github.com/reddit/reddit/wiki/API

That's for the API. I don't think the official web site counts.

They also mention Greasemonkey scripts, which is functionally the same as running script from your console, so I believe it'd still apply.

Either way, it's probably a good guide to follow if nothing else -- I mean, reddit still has near-daily capacity issues.

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