[SpamCop-List] Re: Wondering about how SpamCop works

[Patty]

On Sun, 30 Apr 2006 15:28:47 -0700, anon wrote:

> Sorry, you still do not get the point - do not send a welcome letter YET.
> 
> First you send a CONFIRMATION letter requesting that they reply that they DO 
> want your mail - THEN send the welcome letter in response to THAT mail. If 
> you do not get a response - REMOVE THAT NAME AS HE DOES NOT WANT YOUR MAIL.
> 
> BTW the annual cleanup mail could be included in the regular newsletter by 
> stating at the top of the newsletter - please reply to this with subscribe 
> in the subject line.
> 
> If you do not get a subscribe response, remove the name.
> 
> That way you have an opt-in letter from ALL your subscribers and it is 
> always up to date. People DO change internet suppliers often.

Yeah, I got all that about the confirmation now.  Thanks to Mike's
description and discussion, I understand what's being suggested.  

However, as I explained, we do have a bounce setup that cleans up old,
unused email addresses because they do bounce back to us (user unknown,
etc.).  The problem with the annual email cleanup message is that not all
users get emails, some are subscribed to browser only, which means they do
not get any emails and only read the messages off the webpage (after
logging in, only members can acess this portion of the website).  Those
people would never get the annual cleanup email, and if it's been awhile
since they visited the website, they might be unsubscribed for not
responding.  Even though you may think that's not a problem, some people
only access when they are having some type of difficulty with their health
and may not look in when things are going well for them.

Thanks!

Patty