Roger Burton West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 05:57:17PM +0100, Jonathan Peterson wrote:
> >In fact, I don't see how it would help spammers, although I can see how
> >it is/was used by pranksters, but that's different.
> 
> If you operate a mailing list which does not require confirmation of
> subscription, you are deemed to be a spammer by at least some black-hole
> services. It's a much easier and more objective test than many of the
> others.

Not an answer to the question. How does it help _spammers_?

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