At 12:51 AM 10/29/97 -0600, Dave Voorhis wrote:
>That may be true, but I think Mr. Guilmette's point is that some of us
>altruists are leaving loaded high-powered weapons where small children can
>play with them. A list without confirmation mechanisms is the closest
>thing we have to a loaded 'net weapon.
Well, then, consider me armed and dangerous. I have no confirmation
mechanisms for my lists. It's not that I don't want them. I have pleaded
for them. However, the software on the site where my lists are hosted does
not have up to date software with auto-confirm features. Some day, I am
told, that will change. It may be months ahead, however. And I know that
I am not alone in my circumstances.
The best I have been able to come up with is to delay approval of
subscription requests by a few days. This is inconvenient to my would-be
subscribers, but it does help would-be victims avoid getting a ton of new
list mail all at once. I don't have time to manually confirm each
subscription request, but the delay has seemed to help. Just a tip for any
other list-managers who may be "packin'" even though they don't want to do
anyone harm. <G>
Todd
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Todd Ourston * 2bits@wco.com * Marin County, California
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