Why not implement a new email system and let the market decide?
Posted Feb 6, 2004 14:40 UTC (Fri) by
hippy (guest, #1488)
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Fixing spam with postage
I hear all the noise about how terrible the SPAM problem is and I see all
the hot air made about breaking the current email system for the
legitimate users by charging a postage fee. What I don't understand is why
you need to have either a free-to-send _or_ a pay-to-send system? Why not
have both and allow the market to decide.
If users really are prepared to pay to get rid of SPAM they can choose to
leave the SPAM filled current system and only have an address on the new
pay-to-send system. The usual rules of market demand and Metcalfs's law of
networks will look after the rest.
In the mean time the free-to-send system can work to combat SPAM as best
it can and if it succeed the users will come back (unless the pay-to-send
system offers enough extra features to make it worth while).
I have no problem with a pay-to-send email system, just as long as I do
not have to use it. I am prepared to suffer the hassle of running my own
anti-spam measures in return for free-to-send email. If others are not,
that should be their choice.
Richard
PS. I get ~150 SPAM a day so I know what bargain I am making.
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