I got on OK, but I used the web based confirmation method. Maybe their mail server got flooded? -------------------------- Brian Bruns The Summit Open Source Development Group Open Solutions For A Closed World / Anti-Spam Resources http://www.2mbit.com ICQ: 8077511 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard C. Berkowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 1:41 AM Subject: Trying to subscribe to Sitefinder list
> > Well, I've been trying. I got a double opt-in that gave me a deadline > to respond of 5AM Wednesday. I replied. > > No confirmation. > > Tried to post (crossposted to NANOG). > > Got error message telling me I was not yet on the list. Of course, > with the apparent assumption the Internet is the Web, the first > directions were to use a browser. Another option was to respond with > a token in the message, a common enough procedure for mailing lists. > > I didn't read the fine print well enough. The first time, I > discovered that the token had "confirm no" in it. Removed "no". > > Reread instructions. Just removing wasn't enough. Had to edit it to > "confirm yes". > > Is there something wrong with the user friendliness of this picture, > assuming that people actually use something other than a web browser, > shocking as that might be for a m-a-i-l-i-n-g l-i-s-t? > > grrrr. >
