Re[2]: bulk email

[Richard Welty <rwelty () averillpark net>]

On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:32:04 -0400 (EDT) David Lesher <wb8foz () nrk com> wrote:

> Likely insufficient.
>
> Save your hide by getting verification on every entry; i.e:
>
> 1) Get request.
>
> 2) Send email to alleged requester.
>
> 3) Do nothing unless/until you get back a confirming "yes, I do want"
>    reply.

and log and save everything. if there's a web form, then log the ip address
that the request came from. provide enough infrastructure that when you get
a complaint, you can rapidly provide the records.

and the "urban legend" thing is incorrect. AOL has in some cases had mailing
list providers sign agreements governing their behavior. that's the only
one i know of, but there could be others.

richard
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Richard Welty                                         rwelty () averillpark net
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