I'm still amazed that anyone takes this proof-of-work/hashcash stuff
seriously.
At best it's the War Games approach, let's make the server play
tic-tac-toe with itself to avoid nuclear holocaust, or the Bill
Shatner logical paradox that makes the robot's head blow up.
The Sphinx's riddle also
At 03:02 PM 5/19/2004, Barry Shein wrote:
I'm still amazed that anyone takes this proof-of-work/hashcash stuff
seriously.
I think it's grounded in some well-accepted DoS defence principles that are
found in cookie protocols like Photuris and ISAKMP.
Mark
At best it's the War Games approach,
