  prompt "moderated subscribe:  "

  ${EZBIN}/ezmlm-unsub "$DIR" "$SENDER"
  touch "$DIR"/modsub

  LOCAL=${SUBCOOKIE}
  DEFAULT=`${ECHO} "$LOCAL" | cut -c"$LOCLEN"-`
  ${EZBIN}/ezmlm-manage "$DIR" <"$TMP" >"$ERR" 2>&1 || \
  fatal "failed to produce subscribe confirmation"

  MODSUBCOOKIE=`gethdr Reply-To | cut -d@ -f1`
  grephdr_manage
  grephdr Reply-To: "${LOC}-tc\\..*\\..*-test=example.org@${HOST}"
  grephdr Subject: "CONFIRM subscribe to ${LOC}@${HOST}"
  grephdr_empty
  grepbody I respectfully request your permission to add
  grepbody test@example.org
  grepbody to the subscribers of the ${LOC} mailing list. This request

  ${ECHO} OK
