[talk] rsvp link in [announce] messages

[Okan Demirmen]

On Thu 2014.09.04 at 09:20 -0400, George Rosamond wrote:
> Eitan Adler wrote:
> > On 3 September 2014 10:28, George Rosamond
> > <george at ceetonetechnology.com> wrote:
> >> James E Keenan wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> Would it be possible to include an RSVP-generating link within
> >>> the monthly [announce] messages?
> >>> 
> >>> Perhaps: rsvp@
> >> 
> >> Well, it would only be feeding the spam bots then...  They scan
> >> the internet (and these archives) for email addresses to spam.
> > 
> > Modern spam bots are far more sophisticated than the kind you are
> > talking about.
> 
> Yes... I remember when reverse lookups on incoming mail dealt with all
> spam.  I know it's a bit more sophisticated.
> 
> > 
> >> It's not a bullet-proof solution, but it does mitigate the problem
> >> a little.
> > 
> > Not a bit.  It only annoys users to not have a complete link.
>
> if it means 10% less spam to that account, users can toughen it out.

means nothing for spam really.  what it really means is that someone has to
write the mails in html as opposed to text - i suspect that's the real issue
with how the announce messages are typed/sent.