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Subject: Validating Subscribers' Addresses (was: Problems with EMC...)
From: wavelet @ colossus . arl . mil (Vince Sabio)
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 11:00:56 -0500
To: Manar Hussain <manar @ ivision . co . uk>
Cc: List-Managers @ GreatCircle . COM

** Sometime around 12:31 PM 10/16/96, Manar Hussain said:

>"email validation" system to sit in front of the subscrive option. Basically
>when you type in your email address you get sent a mail with a password in it -
>return to the site with that password and we'll let you subscribe to any list
>you like (on our site:).

*This* is a hot idea -- it serves the same purpose as confirmation messages,
and is probably less confusing for the novice.

>listserv let's you make sure people don't *really* subscribe to a
>confirmation is sent from the email address being subscribed.

Listserv *does* sport that feature; it will soon be an option on ListProc,
as well.

- Vince S.
  wavelet@colossus.arl.mil

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