"Steve" == Steve Reid <root@edmweb.com> writes:
Steve> Ecash postage might discourage the average spammer, unless that Steve> spammer has deep pockets. With postage, the only spam I can Steve> think of that would gain money or break even is a commercial Steve> advertisment, and there's no point to using remailers for Steve> commercial ads anyways, since people need to know how to Steve> contact the business. It isn't spam if they're paying for the traffic. Commercial advertisement through electronic mail is only evil because it is forced on someone against their wishes and on their dime. The current situation is much like a telemarketer calling long distance collect with billing done automatically, and you can't hang up until they're done with their spiel. If it were standard practice for email recipients to charge the sender an ecash fee (waived if they thought the mail worth their time), it would make things much more interesting. -- steve@miranova.com baur Unsolicited commercial e-mail will be proofread for $250/hour. Andrea Seastrand: For your vote on the Telecom bill, I will vote for anyone except you in November.