I think he's referring to the use of the word ``victim'' in the mail.
Let's just say that the person(s) who wrote Majordomo (the list
management software which manages this mailing list) had a warped
sense of humour, and leave it at that.
Regards,
-- Raju
>>>>> "Suresh" == Suresh Ramasubramanian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Suresh> Mario da Costa rearranged electrons thusly:
>> here is part of the confirmation message we have all received
>> when we joined the LIH mailing list. Makes you wonder doesn't
>> it ??
Suresh> No, it doesn't make me wonder at all. If this (vital)
Suresh> step was not there, any tom dick and harry could sign up
Suresh> some poor guy's mail id - and have him get all the LIH
Suresh> mails, whether he wants it or not.
Suresh> [Suresh's favourite hobby horse snipped]
>> Someone (Mario da Costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>) has made the
>> following request:
>> subscribe linux-india-help Mario da Costa
>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It requires your confirmation for the
>> following reason(s): subscribe_policy requires confirmation
>> from the victim.
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