On 12/20/98 3:28 AM, Michael B Quinion <[log in to unmask]>
wrote...
>The only way I can think of is to make the e-mail address from
>which the CGI submissions would come a list owner and use the
>ADD command. Is this how people do it, or are there security
>implications in doing this? Is there a better way?
Doing an ADD command is very insecure.
Your best bet is to have the CGI put the subscriber's email address in
the From field, and just use a standard SUBSCRIBE command in the body.
Make sure your list is Subscription=Open,Confirm so as to avoid fake
requests, unless you're in a closed environment.
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