Re: Confirmation Required

[Roger B.A. Klorese]

On Fri, 5 May 2000, murr rhame wrote:
> I HAVE read both Chuq's remarks and yours.  I strongly disagree
> with most of the premises.  I vehemently disagree with the
> conclusions.  IMHO, open subscription without confirmation is
> unconscionable.  To do so is aiding and abetting net hoodlums.

For many of my lists, subscription by request with manual confirmation is
far less confusing to users -- and, oddly, MORE scalable and LESS
resource-intensive.

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