Re: Principles of Spam-abatement

To: Paul Vixie <paul at vix.com>
Subject: Re: Principles of Spam-abatement
From: Dave Crocker <dhc2 at dcrocker.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 09:41:15 +0900
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References: Message from Michael Thomas <mat@cisco.com> of "Tue, 02 Mar 2004 11:33:57 PST." <16452.57765.115926.15127@thomasm-u1.cisco.com> <20040302195542.1E56914C56@sa.vix.com>
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Paul,

>> Ok, I'm dense. How do I meaningfully consent to
>> somebody for which I have no a priori information
>> about their consentworthiness?

PV> you can't.  that's why you're getting spammed.


What makes this such an "interesting" problem is the critical need for
spontaneous (unsolicited and uncoordinated) communication is many
human activities.  Eliminating the ability to have new people show up
without an "appointment" will cripple some activities.


d/
--
 Dave Crocker <dcrocker-at-brandenburg-dot-com>
 Brandenburg InternetWorking <www.brandenburg.com>
 Sunnyvale, CA  USA <tel:+1.408.246.8253>

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