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Charlie,

I have observed that the system behaves differently depending on how a
subscription request is submitted.

This is by design, and as Bruce stated has been hashed out in beta ages ago.

Can anyone explain why the "subscription via web" and the
"subscription via email" processes are so different?

The argument for making the web joiner visible to the group moderators early in the process is so that the mods can help him/her complete his/her subscription if necessary. It is only if the web joiner does not promptly confirms his/her email address that the group mods are likely to see him/her in the NC state.

Why that didn't happen for the email case I believe was out of a concern that the +subscribe command is more likely to be flooded by spambots and other spurious sources than the web form is.

So perhaps the bottom line is that the two flows are different because the web form is more trusted to be operated by a human (who may need assistance) than the email command.

Shal


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