Re: [freenet-devl] FCP Layer #3: Stacks

[Scott G. Miller]

On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 12:07:34AM -0500, Brandon wrote:
> 
> > Reminds me of SecureCard, the credit card sized random number generator
> > synchronized with a login password challenge.  Could use Think Cash to
> > seed it so that you don't have to solve a puzzle every email.
> 
> But then it wouldn't stop mechanical spam.
Yes it would, mixing (1) and (2) would limit it, since solving a puzzle
allows a computer device to generate keys, but you only actually check a
limited number of them for each puzzle.  If you allow only ten emails per
puzzle, then you can only be spammed mechanically ten times before a human
has to once again be involved.

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