I emailed them back and suggested they take a look at the opt-in process. There is absolutely no one on my list who did not request to be on it. And then I showed them them what is at the very top of the each newsletter that goes out:

You are subscribed to this list because you asked to be on it. It is a double "opt-in" list, so if you did not confirm first message that was sent to you, you would not be on this list. If you want to unsubscribe, please use link at bottom of this message. If for some reason you are unable to click the link, reply to this message with the subject UNSUBSCRIBE and I will personally see you are removed from the list.

Some people can't click a link. They can't read, and they don't have the technical skills to reply to a message. We have to suffer fools who were able to buy a computer but probably should have spent their money on a home course that teaches them how to read.

One of the people I network with in a small homebusiness group is Clarissa 'kiki' Frampton who says shes is a member of NIBA Consulting & Investigations, Blaine WA 98230, 360-371-8854 and had this to say about the group:

That's what I was saying, Bobbi Madonna who is a publisher of LOGON Ezine and the NoSpinZone who is owner of Dynavert Ad Agency and NIBA...Within her NIBA membership we ARE fighting back...but we need to do more...

I am a member of the NIBA and use this in my ezine:

Please be advised that this newsletter is protected by National Internet Business Alliance and will not tolerate false spam accusations. It is a federal offense to falsely accuse an individual and/or company of sending unsolicited email. If you signed up from a website agreeing to receive 3rd party email, it is not spam. You could face a penalty of $500 per hour for downtime plus legal fees if a webmaster or publisher is shut down because of false accusations.

All subscribe requests are kept with IP address, date and time stamp.

NIBA Consulting ∓ Investigations
Blaine WA 98230
360-371-8854

Protecting your business is our business.
http://niba4u.com/consult

Bobbette Madonna, CEO/publisher
Steven Boaze, Chief Investigator
Patricia Creasy, Research Manager

Apparently this group will go to bat for you if you have been shut down and try to find out who complained and if they can't get your account restored they will try and find you a different but suitable provider.

You know... if you got shut-down, and it took you a week to find another provider, get your domain name moved to different DNS servers, and install your website on this new account...$500 per hour for downtime could turn into a signigicant amount. What I don't understand is how you would go about finding legal representation that could have this enforced.

Still, I think rather then deleting subscribe requests, I will setup a filter in my email program and save each one. If nothing else, you can forward these to your host when you receive a spam complaint.