I just checked ewatch's site.  They say:

> eWatch pioneered Internet monitoring in 1995 to tell companies
> what consumers, businesses and the media were saying online about
> their products, company, and competitors. Today, as the leading
> Internet monitoring service, eWatch sets the standard for
> comprehensive coverage of Internet sources and accuracy in its
> reporting.

I don't have much hesitation in setting them to nomail, but
subscribing to lists does seem an inefficient way to monitor this
sort of thing, especially for lists whose archives are public.

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