What have you found to be some of the best approaches to convince clients that the confirmed opt-in process is necessary for operating eMail lists? (The ethical aspects are pretty straight-forward.)
Many marketing people seem to be terrified of the idea of users having to confirm their consent when subscribing to a mailing list (e.g., by following a unique link in an eMail message to complete the process). The marketers almost always say "it will be too complicated for the average user," and want to eliminate the confirmation step altogether (which is not an ethical approach from my perspective). Presenting legal aspects is quite convenient here in Canada (because of our anti-spam laws), and preventing inclusion in blacklists is another helpful motivator, but I'd prefer to find a ways that get mailing list operators to want to ensure that "every eMail recipient consented" without the begrudging "we do this because we have to" perspective. Thank you for your thoughts and ideas. Postmaster - postmas...@inter-corporate.com Randolf Richardson - rand...@inter-corporate.com Inter-Corporate Computer & Network Services, Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada https://www.inter-corporate.com/ _______________________________________________ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop