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On TechnologyReview.com: Can E-Mail Be Saved? (06.20.2003)
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2003 03:25:18 -0400
------ Forwarded Message From: Technology Review <newsletter.reply () technologyreview com> Dialogue: Can E-Mail Be Saved? In round 2 of their online dialogue on the scourge of spam, ISP maven Barry Shein and e-mail standards pioneer Dave Crocker grapple with whether the cure may be as bad as the disease. The onslaught of spam, says Shein, has made us "desperate enough to begin considering draconian responses analogous to boarding up all the windows in our home just to feel safe.... We need to go after the spammers themselves and stop cowering in the dark behind boarded-up windows." Crocker cautions against rash measures: "In the process of making email safe from spammers, we are in danger of making email content-free," writes Crocker. "Perhaps we should slow down a bit, and try to understand the problem, before we act so hastily." http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/dialog0703.asp ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as interesting-people () lists elistx com To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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