Why does everyone bring this up every time? [LWN.net]

Why does everyone bring this up every time?

Posted May 6, 2004 23:41 UTC (Thu) by yodermk (subscriber, #3803)
In reply to: Why does everyone bring this up every time? by Ross
Parent article: 82% of email is spam

There's a difference between "isn't going to work" and a few minor disadvantages. The way I see it, we have a choice:

1. Regulating all mail servers with government intevention
2. Using only centralized mail servers
3. Using certificates for mail servers, with each server needing to pay out the arse for a certificate
4. IM2000, which has a couple minor disadvantage for a few uses, and which can be worked around
5. 82% of our bandwidth being wasted on spam.

Which is least evil?

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Why does everyone bring this up every time?

Posted May 17, 2004 11:58 UTC (Mon) by coolian (guest, #14818) [Link]

1. Regulating all mail servers with government intevention

>> Oh yeah, I don't think so.

2. Using only centralized mail servers

>> Meaning what?

3. Using certificates for mail servers, with each server needing to pay out the arse for a certificate

>> Why? Do you understand how certs work?

4. IM2000, which has a couple minor disadvantage for a few uses, and which can be worked around

>> Minor disadvantages? The whole system not working is more than minor. There are MAJOR unresolved issues with it, that you have zero answers for. They can be worked around? By who? You?

5. 82% of our bandwidth being wasted on spam.

>> This is the least evil of the ones you list. Sorry, but most would agree. I don't want people like you, who have zero answers, running my mail. Thanks, but no.