Different names for the same practice. Whether you call it closed-loop opt-in, confirmed opt-in, verified opt-in or double opt-in, you're generally referring to an email address verification process used to validate an email address before adding it to an electronic maili…
(Note: This is out of date. Click here for a much more up-to-date commentary from me about Spamcop.) Think long and hard about what spam filtering/blocking systems you utilize, especially if you have users that care about what mail they receive. I run a bunch of closed-loo…
THIS is a PDF of an judge's order regarding a lawsuit in the State of New York against a company named MonsterHut, alleging that they're spammers. It is dated Jan 6, 2003 (not 2002 as it incorrectly says in a couple places).