russell turpin deafboxhotmailcom httpwwwtechcentralstationcom1051printerjspcid1051080802a mail money david friedman 08082002 david bright fellow time hes several years behind idea using epostage stop spam discussed quite bit problem get adoption hump people taking one form epostage people dont enough incentive download install something allows pay people set pay form epostage require closes mailbox unknown senders want receive mail even known senders giving someone email address doesnt automatically put white list hashcash tries lower adoption barrier removing need pay money epostage instead sender burns processing time computer answering cryptographically hard challenge even requires setup inadequate incentive standard mechanism standard mechanism born significant fraction market taken first step may take government action institute effective epostage standard think better idea require people white list hand sign email couple companies trying implement email sender white list must respond verification email go website process simply human sender difficult spammer automate epostage requires standard mechanism variety mechanisms hand signing would frustrate spammers making difficult legitimate senders im hoping eudora big mail clients incorporate kind feature advantage putting mail client required hand sign personalized attempt email david friedman blocked fill blank incredible ______ machine long time spammers process defeats millions personal challenges hand hack mind would work large percentage time im telling spammers figure hacks people would improve challenges yeah would lead another arms race spam would leak unwitting arms race one helps spammers identify target part population whose challenges subpar natural prey people like david arent market herbal viagra back alley debt consolidation since david anarchist im surprised didnt point spam result government government ineffective preventing spam prevent individuals isps taking retribution spammers _________________________________________________________________ msn photos easiest way share print photos httpphotosmsncomsupportworldwideaspx httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork fri 09 aug 2002 140822 0000 david friedman mail money