On Mon, 24 Nov 1997 20:45:50 GMT, Ben Parker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>On Sun, 23 Nov 1997 19:02:09 -0500, John Witherspoon <[log in to unmask]>
>wrote:
>
>>Why is a password required to join or leave a list (like LSTOWN-L at
>>peach.ease.lsoft.com)?  If subscription= open why is a password required?
>>And if subscription= open,confirm why wouldn't the confirmation mechanism
>>work just as well in place of a password?
>
>Some days I'm behind the 8-ball...  8-)
>
>There is another page that does not require a password for joining/leaving
>a list.  As Eric mentioned, it cannot fullfill the transaction at the
>moment, it generates an email message that must be resonded to in the usual
>manner.  However for people that do not know the proper email command, this
>may be easier.
>
>http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ease-home&A=1
>
>or more generally:
>
>http://(hostname)/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=(listname)&A=1
>
>This is not directly linked from the Archives page.
>--
> __________________________________________________________________
> Ben Parker ..... L-Soft international Inc. ..... [log in to unmask]

I am trying to do exactly the same thing.  I would like to give users the
ability to subscribe to an edited list without creating a password.

However, when we use the following syntax we are still asked to create a
password:
/wa.exe?SUBED1=listname&A=1


Any suggestions?

Thanks!