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RE: [cobalt-users] Cobalt RAQ 4 (Sending Mass Mail) Why not working.



> 
> > I'm not sure what you mean, Dan.  <term-deleted> is exactly
> > the right description.  The key is that it's only an opt-in 
> > list for the site that took the registration, unless it's a 
> > site that let's you know they're going to sell the names.  
> > Yes, some, such as postmaster direct, do that.
> > 
> Spammers use "double opt-in" to make it sound like the person 
> has to sign up twice. To quote someone from 
> news:news.admin.net-abuse.email:
> 
> "If I slide my debit card 
> through the machine to pay for my groceries, I am required to 
> enter a pin number to verify that the resources connected 
> with that debit card are actually mine. Nobody calls this a 
> "double payment" even though two actions were necessary on my 
> part before payment is accepted."

Which is why I have never yet had an American shop assistant check my
signature on my British credit card!!

Ian