On Tue, Jun 27, 2000 at 07:18:30AM -0700, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
>
> Good question. Not one I have a great answer for. I think the answer
> comes down to relationships, not technology -- listbot can't allow
> someone to bulk-load addresses in via their "transfer the list to
> listbot" mechanism unless (a) they've verified the load is
> legitimate, or (b) the admin has a track record with them.
*Can* you verify that it's a legitimate transfer exclusively
through human relationships, without sending probe notices
to random list members?
I suppose that you could write to the postmaster of the remote site
to confirm that this person is actually moving a real list, but
you'll probably not get a reply anyway, and what do you do then?
Transferring a list from one site to another seems to me like
a legitimate thing for a list manager to do. I don't think that
it's unreasonable for the new list server to cope with that situation
by sending probes that say "please confirm if you are actually
subscribed to this list."
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Regards,
Tim Pierce
RootsWeb.com lead system admonsterator
and Chief Hacking Officer
