On 02 March 2002 at 15:47 Miguel wrote:
> My point, in case I didn't make it clear, is that everything in a
> message adds up to it's final footprint and not just secure
> signatures. And that all redundant and/or unnecessary "information"
> is, from my point of view, a waste. That is why I used the "Me too"
> as an example of how a very short "message" may end up with an
> un-proportional footprint, specially if you multiply it by the number
> of subscribers to this list.
I'm afraid things are going the opposite way - try, for example,
i. Yahoo! Groups mailing lists (adverts added by servers);
ii. emails from corporate mail addresses ('this mail is virus-free'
and/or legal disclaimers added by servers).
Neither of these additions existed a few years ago and in some ways,
this list adds very little; often either of i. or ii. are 20 lines
long and are enforced (the user can't turn them off) :(
Alastair
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