It's the most effective way of barring bots and spam, and it's not like
people can't wait a brief period for approval. Might be a good idea to
appoint moderators who can approve new subscribers when the list-owner is on
vacation or indisposed.
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M. Schwartz -- undead.trout_at_...
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