Len Budney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> I for one would be glad to pay at least .37 US dollars per email, if
> it helps to reduce spam. This, then, is my proposal:
Out of curiosity, who would pay for (for example) the qmail mailing list?
USD$0.37 * subscribers * messages/day would not be cheap.
And there are bigger mailing lists out there.
> 2. Impose penalties of fine and imprisonment on anyone who directly
> misuses the new authenticating protocal. Aim the penalties at
> ISP's and relay hosts; we already observe that they will be much
> more draconic at enforcement than any democratic government
> would dare.
Punish ISPs because one of their users happens to break the law? How quickly
do you want the ISPs to go out of business because they can't afford/obtain
insurance against the acts of their users?
I'm sorry, but these do not seem like practical steps in my book.
Charles
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