> There is also the issue of moving an extant list - if you claim the list is
> pre-existing and that you are moving it, you would be expecting to add a
> large number of subscribers just as soon as you crank up. It is also
> likely that you would not be expecting to force each subscriber to
> re-confirm.
This doesn't impress me as an intractable problem. When someone wants to
move a list, accept the list, pick out some moderate number of addresses at
random, say 50, and send each of them a message like "You're receiving this
message because you're on the EPIGLOTTIS-LOVERS mailing list that has
recently been moved to OffTopica.com, and we're spot checking the contents of
the list. If you are a member of the list and wish to continue to be on the
list click HERE, if you are a member but no longer wish to be on the list
click HERE, or if you are not a member of the list click HERE."
If you get back a significant number of "not on the list" responses, you
know it's dodgy.
Regards,
John Levine, [EMAIL PROTECTED], Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies",
Information Superhighwayman wanna-be, http://iecc.com/johnl, Sewer Commissioner
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