When faxes were invented, people got pissed off when their valuable fax line was used by unsolicited advertisements. Thus, in many places fax spam is now a legal offense punishable by a large fine for each unwanted faxed message.
Ie, the conflict was resolvd simply by having the practice banned, rather than some economic mechanism. What about e-mail spam? The technology seems to prohibit an effective ban on spam, yet neither an economic nor legal solution seems available. Any thoughts on whether spam can be reduced via some sort of economic or technical mechanism? Fabio
