Comments on: 3600 spams and counting http://michaelgracie.com/2006/09/25/3600-spams-and-counting/ Clever Tagline Unavailable At Publication Time Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:44:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jos3ph http://michaelgracie.com/2006/09/25/3600-spams-and-counting/#comment-229 jos3ph Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:56:35 +0000 http://www.michaelgracie.com/3600-spams-and-counting/#comment-229 Proof that spam isn't going away soon. An arms reace actually. However I think there is hope with a (somewhat new) proposal called EmailXT. It is compatible with the current email infrastructure. I just installed the EmailXT client (bug warning) and could use it right away, using my current email address. Two persons are enough to make it usable. No "chicken and egg" problem. Pick a friend and test it together, then expand to others. As more people and network islands join together, old email may phase out; since spam buyers will be forced to switch to the spam-free EmailXT system, spammers revenues dry out. And since mass spamming activity is no longer possible, mail server congestions end and maintenance costs will finally go down. Yes, a very pretty scenario but actually achievable through EmailXT IMHO. 'nuff said! J3 Proof that spam isn’t going away soon. An arms reace actually. However I think there is hope with a (somewhat new) proposal called EmailXT.

It is compatible with the current email infrastructure. I just installed the EmailXT client (bug warning) and could use it right away, using my current email address. Two persons are enough to make it usable. No “chicken and egg” problem. Pick a friend and test it together, then expand to others.

As more people and network islands join together, old email may phase out; since spam buyers will be forced to switch to the spam-free EmailXT system, spammers revenues dry out. And since mass spamming activity is no longer possible, mail server congestions end and maintenance costs will finally go down.

Yes, a very pretty scenario but actually achievable through EmailXT IMHO.

’nuff said!
J3

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