At 09:51 PM 01/07/2003 -0500, Paul Russell wrote:
>Most mailing list management software allows a list owner to
>configure
>a list to use unconfirmed subscriptions, however, it is A Bad Idea to
Agreed!
>choose this configuration, because it makes the list vulnerable to
>forged subscription requests, and places the list server at risk to be
>blacklisted. If your list is hosted on your personal workstation, your
>decision to use unconfirmed subscriptions will probably affect only you
>and your list subscribers.
It could also affect your connectivity, and if your personal workstation is
at work, your employer's connectivity. It is not necessary to have your
list hosted for this type of list management to be a violation of your
ISP's TOS. Running this type of list on your own machine at your end of
the connection is also a violation unless your ISP is "spam friendly". If
a responsible ISP gets complaints that your machine is spewing spam (e.g.
sending bulk unsolicited email to people who didn't sign up for it, due to
the fact that you didn't require confirmations for all list subscriptions),
they are not going to just let you keep on doing it. Some ISPs shoot first
and ask questions later, so the first you hear about it (from your ISP)
might be when you can't connect to the Internet because your link has been
cut off.
jc
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