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From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:00:58 -0700
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I just subscribed to the mole mailing list, and as I was digging the
confirmation
mail out of my spam folder[0] I started thinking: why do we need to confirm
at all? More specifically, given that many if not most of us already have
datatracker accounts, wouldn't it be a lot easier if we could log into
mailman
with datatracker and then subscribe with no confirmation?

-Ekr

[0] A topic for another day.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I just subscribed to the mole mailing list, and as I =
was digging the confirmation</div><div>mail out of my spam folder[0] I star=
ted thinking: why do we need to confirm</div><div>at all? More specifically=
, given that many if not most of us already have</div><div>datatracker acco=
unts, wouldn&#39;t it be a lot easier if we could log into mailman</div><di=
v>with datatracker and then subscribe with no confirmation?</div><div><br><=
/div><div>-Ekr</div><div><br></div><div>[0] A topic for another day.</div><=
div><br></div></div>

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