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Re: Subscription to list via mail bomb??
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Pete Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 2 Aug 1997 08:29:09 -0400
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At 07:34 8/2/97 EDT, you wrote:
|Can someone explain how someone can be subscribed to lists via a 'mail
|bomb?'

Marilyn:

You should NOT be surprized by any mischief that occurs to your list.  You
have it open to abuse due to the following list-definition keyword:

* Subscription= open

My lists are:

* Subscription= open,CONFIRM

This is part of the SPAM-avoidance techniques described within the archives
of LSTOWN-L.

Check the List-Owners Manual:

http://www.lsoft.com/manuals/owner/owner.html#2.12.2



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