Lionel wrote:
On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:53:58 +0100, James Cronin <james@unfortu.net> wrote:
[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.
AND send a verification email with a clearly marked confirmation url that they must hit to actually be subscribed. Without successful confirmation, no further email should be sent. KL