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Subject: Re: User unknown shouldn't be getting through
From: Oliver Xymoron <oxymoron @ waste . org>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 13:59:38 -0600 (CST)
To: Brock Rozen <brozen @ webdreams . com>
Cc: Majordomo Workers List <majordomo-workers @ GreatCircle . COM>
In-reply-to: <Pine.OSF.3.95.970202152710.28829E-100000@webdreams.com>

On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Brock Rozen wrote:

> These type of subscribes shouldn't be getting through.
> 
> Do we have any type of "valid address" checking in?
> 
>    ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 550 @netmedia.net.il... User unknown

The best way to avoid these problems is to use +confirm. Not only does it
ensure valid syntax, but it also proves deliverability. It also adds an
extra level of difficulty for would-be spammers.

--
 "Love the dolphins," she advised him. "Write by W.A.S.T.E.." 



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