[Foundation-l] e-mail an user function (was: for the future...)

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GerardM wrote:
>
> Hoi,
> When a user has e-mail enabled, there is little to stop people any people
> from using the same methodology to send whatever e-mail. You can state that
> this is not allowed ... A spammer does not care because he does it for his
> own sweet, self justified, reasons.
>
> The notion that it can be prevented by a general policy is nice, however
> this Pandora's box has been opened and more people will because they can,
> the question is what to do with hope.


Are there any technically imposed limitations on the number of e-mail
that can be sent via this function?

Can new brand users use this function or is it limited to autoconfirmed user?

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(crossposted to Wikitech-l, hoping this is the right place where to
ask this type of question)