Re:Double opt-in my ass! (Score 1)

That may be precisely what email confirmation is meant to ensure, but then you need to tell your respective representatives that you want double opt-in confirmation, because checking a box, then responding to an email is more than basic opt-in.

It's confirmed opt-in. You only opt-in once and then confirm that you did so.

The only reason people use the phrase "double opt-in" is to make it sound like huge amounts of work and as a justification for spamming.

And lest you think this is just me, every advertising company out there will use this definition too.

And most advertising companies will claim that unsolicited e-mail isn't spam, it's a contravention of their rights to stop them sending whatever they like to whoever they like, whether the recipient wants it or not.

I'll repeat: The only reason people use the phrase "double opt-in" is to make it sound like huge amounts of work and as a justification for spamming.

Don't complain about the definition of what you're asking for, ask for the right thing to begin with.

Anyone fighting spam won't ask for "double opt-in" to be required, as it isn't what we (tinw) want. What is needed is confirmed opt-in.