On Fri, Oct 27, 2000 at 04:03:02PM -0500, Kris Kelley wrote:
> > Actually, someone brought this up recently, and I didn't have an
> explanation
> > for them -- why does ezmlm subscribe the envelope sender instead of the
> > address in From: ?
>
> Probably to help curb, if only slightly, the possibility of somebody
> subscribing somebody else without the latter person's knowledge. Depending
> on your ISP, faking the envelope sender could be more difficult than faking
> the "From:" header.
That's why ezmlm creates a random tag for each subscription that is sent back
to the subscriber for confirmation. There is no way to subscribe someone
else to an ezmlm list unless you have access to their mail spool.
--Adam
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