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Todd_Z
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Post by Todd_Z »

So after years and years of using the same protocol, the current email system seems to be very flawed - including but not limited to extortion and viruses. My question is, why haven't alternatives popped up that utilize the same technology as SSL to create "verified" senders? Email 2.0 [for lack of a better term] could have stricter standards, and any deviation from that standard would yield an error, not allow the email through. It seems like a protocol with a lot less room for deviation would solve many problems that we all have to deal with everyday, from sorting through "man-supplements" to "re-mortgaging your house in 5 minutes!" to having to question whether our bank statement is actually from our bank.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/01 ... print.html

I think it's time for a revolution.
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Post by Roja »

Because the protocol isn't broken, or short on features to prevent the problem.

The protocol isn't the issue. Enforcement and consistency in implementation is.

If ISP's killed the routes for open relays - and nothing else - most spam would be eliminated.
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