On Tue, 22 Jun 1993 12:03:58 EDT Howard Pasternack said:
>What is the point of forcing the user to send a confirmation code to
>a list like GOLF-L.
 
So that people who are subscribing from addresses which are not replyable
won't get subscribed.  I hate it when people subscribe to a list, and I
get their welcome message because the address is invalid.
 
Harold
UGA Postmaster