On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 05:57:17PM +0100, Jonathan Peterson wrote: >In fact, I don't see how it would help spammers, although I can see how >it is/was used by pranksters, but that's different.
If you operate a mailing list which does not require confirmation of subscription, you are deemed to be a spammer by at least some black-hole services. It's a much easier and more objective test than many of the others. Roger