Pay to send email...

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

On Friday 03 February 2006 11:23 pm, Greg Rundlett wrote:
> Maybe I'm just a conspiracy nut, but there is one way to look at the
> whole SPAM thing that never seems to get any attention.  The large
> software companies make spam because it's good for (their) business.
I think you are a conspiracy nut :-)

> If large companies can't find a way to charge for air, but at the same
> time there is a large demand for air to breath, then perhaps it is
> possible to pollute the air so that people will pay for cleaning the
> air. (or email)
SPAM is really a problem for all Internet Service Providers. While many ISPs 
today are large businesses (such as Comcast, Charter, Cox, AOL, Earthlink, 
Verizon) they all have issues with SPAM. SPAM takes up considerable 
bandwidth, and it is generated by some bulk mailers, but it also gets 
replicated through many individual users' systems. 

The problem with the AOL solution other than it is a pay-to-send solution is 
that it is an AOL-only solution.

Other solutions, like the Earthlink solution are equally unuseful.

I'm not sure that I have a good solution to the problem.
-- 
Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
Boston Linux and Unix user group
http://www.blu.org PGP key id:C5061EA9
PGP Key fingerprint:053C 73EC 3AC1 5C44 3E14 9245 FB00 3ED5 C506 1EA9