bulk email

Mon Apr 22 13:32:04 UTC 2002

Unnamed Administration sources reported that Lionel said:
> 
> 
> 
> [opt-in bulk email]
> >Has anyone ever actually come across such a contract in real life
> >or are they just urban myths?
> 
> Urban myth.
> If you make damn sure that you clearly mark your bulk mail with the
> website/organisation at which your user subscibed, & you record the
> *way* they subscribed[0], you should be fine. It's also vitally
> important that you respond promptly to email that arrives at your
> domain's 'abuse@' address.
> 
> [0] Eg: IP address & time stamp from when they hit the 'subscribe me'
> button on a web form, copy of the signed paper form they sent in, etc.

Likely insufficient.

Save your hide by getting verification on every entry; i.e:

1) Get request.

2) Send email to alleged requester.

3) Do nothing unless/until you get back a confirming "yes, I do want"
   reply.

This is what spammers disparage as "double out-in"...

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