LISTSERV at Work - Issue 2, 2008 (American Edition) Read LISTSERV at Work: http://www.lsoft.com/news/issue2-2008-us.asp * Double Opt-in Turns 15: Looking Back, Looking Ahead * In 1993, LISTSERV® was the first email list management software to introduce double opt-in subscriptions for people joining a mailing list. With the 15th anniversary of double opt-in upon us, Eric Thomas, L-Soft founder and CEO and LISTSERV creator, answers some questions about this best practice and gives us a glimpse of what's to come in the next version of LISTSERV. * CrimEnet Wins Grand Prize of L-Soft's LISTSERV Choice Awards * L-Soft has selected CrimEnet, an email network that connects law enforcement personnel to solve crimes, as the 2007-08 winner in its global email list recognition program. CrimEnet - The Crime Electronic Network - was founded by Capt. Frank Anderson and his colleagues in Indiana's St. Joseph County Police Department. CrimEnet has been using email to facilitate police investigations across three states and 75 agencies for five years, with excellent results. * FTC Approves New Provisions Under CAN-SPAM Act * As of May 2008, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved new provisions under the CAN-SPAM Act. The new rule provisions address four new requirements for commercial email in the United States. For the benefit of the LISTSERV community, L-Soft has prepared a document on the rules of the CAN-SPAM Act in the United States as well as a comparison with the EU Directive on Electronic Communications in Europe. * Success Story: Il Sole 24 ORE * As one of the most important and renowned Italian daily business newspapers, Il Sole 24 ORE needed an advanced email list communication solution to serve its audience and manage the constant growth of its email lists. Thanks to the high-performance LISTSERV and LISTSERV Maestro email communication platform, Il Sole 24 ORE automates subscriber registration and list management processes, enforces a strong anti-spam policy, and enables its editorial, marketing and customer service departments to be completely autonomous in sending mailings to their subscribers. To read these and other articles, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/news/issue2-2008-us.asp You are subscribed to "LISTSERV at Work," L-Soft's quarterly newsletter. To unsubscribe, please visit: http://www.lsoft.com/news/n-subscribe-us.asp L-Soft international, Inc. 8100 Corporate Drive, Suite 350 Landover, MD 20785-2231 USA