On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 19:45, Jamie Penman-Smithson wrote: > On Wed, 2004-03-17 at 23:12, Steven Massey wrote: > > Jon, > > > > Thanks for the response. I would tend to agree with you, but this > > client is particularly insistent on setting it up this way. Perhaps > > people on the list could help me by providing some fodder to argue why > > there should be a confirmation e-mail. I've tried saying that people > > could be maliciously signed up for a list they never wanted to be on, > > but they don't seem to think that is really an issue. Are there other > > reasons I can provide? Even the smallest things could be useful. > > [This may come out slightly stronger than I intended, but it's something > I feel very strongly about - spam...] > > A single forged email is all that's needed to get someone subscribed to > a mailing list they didn't want to be subscribed to, and it is far too > easy to forge the sender with SMTP. > > By doing that you're simply creating *more spam*, and probably > (hopefully - it'd mean they'd be doing their job) end up blacklisted by > the major RBL's, not to mention have lots of irate users asking you why > they are subscribed to a mailing list they didn't want. > > That would mean that most of the mail sent out by your client (and your > server) would be promptly rejected. > > Not requiring confirmation also means you can end up with a mass of > email addresses that aren't valid on your mailing list, creating endless > bounces, and more work for your MTA (and Mailman). > > If you or your client doesn't think that is going to happen (IOW the > mailing list won't get any spam), they need to get a clue - it won't be > long before you start getting spam to those ML's. If you have any sense > of responsibility you'll persuade them that this is definitely not what > they want. > > Just my opinion... take it or leave it..
Additionally there are several Anti-spam laws in the works that would *require* a confirmation before adding a user to a mailing list - additionally they require accurate unsubscribe information to be included within each list message. Mailman meets the requirements of any current laws, and those being considered by parliaments the world over. ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/
