Chuq Von Rospach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> At 2:37 AM -0400 10/14/99, John R Levine wrote:
>> That seems to help a lot, then all they have to do is put the "yes" in
>> the body. I don't just accept any response with the cookie in the
>> subject line, that's too easily spoofed by autoresponses, bounces, and
>> broken vacation programs.
> I like that approach. I'd also consider replacing the "yes" with a blank
> message, since that locks out the autoresponses and stuff, and requires
> a minimal conscious response. Even something as simple as "send back
> yes" will confuse some users, and you have to ddeal with included reply
> messages, ">", quotes around the word yes, and all that other stuff
> users do to try to be helpful....
On the other hand, some people will be unable to send a blank message.
Consider automatically appended signatures (often without a delimiter),
VCards, company-added disclaimers, free e-mail advertisements, S/MIME
junk, and the like.
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Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) <URL:http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
