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by tmtvl 477 days ago
I read that the source won't be made available because it contains some anti-spam (anti-abuse?) measures that would be easily circumvented if the source were open. Security through obscurity is famously no security at all, but I can see how it can reduce the noise that dang has to deal with a bit.
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Anti-spam isn't security in that sense. Perfection is not required when dealing with irritation.