I should add that I fully defer to the arguments that locked threads are necessary and a user friendly response is desirable, but I won't endorse a solution that relaxes security because Groups.io is

Yes. Since there is no owner/moderator activity involved, it would be better to have it read something like "system@groups.io" as sender groetjes, Ronaldo

As well as the points already discussed, it is worth pointing out that the process of being removed for marking as spam and the resulting email exchange is as far as I know unique to groups.io. I

The same could be, and is, said for inane sig lines and witticisms some think are humorous in messages. Another reason I have never subscribed via email- either here at at Y* on near 30 groups of

Please see https://beta.groups.io/g/main/message/20525 Duane

Brian, No, it does not. As things are now nothing is sent "back" to anyone. The server that is attempting to deliver the message is told "no", and given the error code and short text at connection

Except it doesn't. The request to remove the original message from the locked message eliminates "the payload" as described entirely. That payload exists today, and could be exploited and would be

I agree with all your points — and just as soon as we learn what we are doing, things will change again. I groan every time Apple updates the iOS. I use the iPhone minimally and don’t need almost

Sharon, what follows is not, in any way, intended as an argument with what you've said but really reinforcing its core points while tossing out a few of the "around the edges" assertions. I am in my

Another confusing factor with the Auto-Message is that it appears to be coming from the Owner of the member's group rather than from GROUPS.IO itself as can be seen in the FAQ sample message. In our

The age of list members makes a huge difference on email lists. I have a range of people from 90 to 21. Older people have a huge problem understanding all the routing and who does what in email. I

Brian, I would agree with not using caps if we were only dealing with cyber savvy people, but in many cases our members have no idea the caps suggest they are being yelled at, but it does bring

Personally, I don't like the use of all caps because it is considered yelling in cyber parlance. Yet, I like the idea you have. The use of bold, italic, and/or underline as appropriate in the phrases

I will stick to my opposition to "security by obscurity" because I've seen too much. I've been writing code and designing systems since the late 60s. I have heard the "you don't need Fort Knox..."

Hi Mark, I know this topic has been beaten to death, but we had a situation that caused some very hard feelings because a member didn't read the auto unsubscribe message as was intended, but read

I'm new to groups.io but, now a week or so in, came across something that, very probably, must have been suggested before or just decided against. But, on the off chance it hasn't been... When looking

Oops. That was a mental typo. Should say “ is not really automatic” -- J Messages are the sole opinion of the author, especially the fishy ones. My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can

I had one more thought on the idea that rejection, etc., should not be done "automatically" lest nefarious individuals take advantage of the situation: I submit that having groups.io send a "This

My thought on this is: what would happen if the topic was not locked? The message (posting to topic) would AIUI be dealt with 'normally' (posted through, moderated, whatever), even if from a spammer:

Hear, hear! I couldn't agree more. In the computer security field, we often say that one doesn't need Fort Knox to safeguard a broken bicycle, which is a metaphorical way of saying