On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Paul Wayper wrote:

> 1: Don't forget LISTSERV's standard command interface - mail.  I can't
>    remember the origins of this debate, but if you're validating confirm
>    messages then you're also preventing me forging someone else's
>    unsubscribe request by mail.

        Yes, a request could be forged.  That is unfortunate.  But, I have
not yet seen that happen.  I have seen one case of it happening on a lyris
list, but that is due to how lyris handles unsubscribe requests.  It may
be reasonable to delve deeper into the message than just the from line,
and confirm ``strange requests''.  It would be difficult in most cases to
not create an unsubscribe request that is not ``suspicious''.  May I ask,
has anyone SERIOUSLY seen unsubscribe requests that have been forged?

> 2: Why not "Set <listname> NOMAIL"?  That's what it's there for.

        When you want to get OFF the list, setting NOMAIL, is kind of
silly.  Say I subscribe to a list that looks intresting, I find out that
it is not what I expected and has a volume of over 100 messages per day.
I am leaving town for a week, and send an unsubscribe.  Or, even in some
cases, a ``set listname nomail'' and don't have time to check that it was
done.  My mail starts bouncing, I get back, and find I've lost mail that I
was hoping to get.  I know I'm just bitching here, but I think that this
is most annoying behaviour.  Mind you, I've found that this option is ONLY
set on lists that I most want to get off of.

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