On Mon, 9 Jul 2001 11:06:50 -0600, Tom Rawson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Are subscriptions then confirmed via the OK mechanism, or
>does the owner need to send an explicit Subscribe command?

No, the Owner issues an ADD command (which comes to them in a preformatted
message.)

>Also with
>subscription by owner what takes the place of the address verification
>provided by Open,Confirm?

Nothing.  There is no address confirmation (at least none is performed by
LISTSERV) in this case.