>Date:    Thu, 27 Apr 1995 17:47:45 +0200
>From:    Eric Thomas <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: New (1.8b) validate rules
>
>On Thu, 27 Apr 1995 09:32:00 EDT Bill Verity <[log in to unmask]> said:
>
>>Validate= Yes seems to be the  "correct" setting under 1.8b. However, it
>>seems to then  require confirmation for the SIGNOFF command.  I love the
>>confirmation on subscriptions,  but I'd really like users to  be able to
>>get off without  confirming. Can I have  my cake and eat it  too? When I
>>see an unconfirmed SIGNOFF request, I normally delete the user myself.
>
>"Validate=" is a  security keyword. There are several  levels of security
>which all apply  consistently to all commands. It wouldn't  make sense to
>close  one  door  and  leave  the  other  one  wide  open.  If  you  want
>confirmation  on subscriptions  only,  you can  use "Subscription=  Open,
>Confirm", which works independently of "Validate=".
>
>  Eric
 
I beg to differ Eric, but on yonder lists at eWorld, I have the lists at
Subscription= Open and had Validate= Yes, and for removing someone or
having them remove themselves required confirmation.
 
John Pimentel