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!