[Am-info] Gates forecasts victory over spam (Gates is right)

[Gene Gaines]

Hans,

Sorry.  I misunderstood.  Thanks.

Gene


On Monday, February 2, 2004, 11:25:14 AM, Hans wrote:

> Joe Moore wrote:

>>On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 10:30:36AM -0800, Hans Reiser wrote:
>>  
>>
>>>I think payment at risk is very much the right solution, and the only
>>>one that can work.  All the rest is an arms race that the spammers will
>>>win because they care more.  My only concern is that we are taking too
>>>long to go to payment at risk, and we are going to be suffering the
>>>whole time until it happens.
>>>
>>>I don't think that payment at risk is Gates's original idea though....
>>>    
>>>
>>
>>Except that payment at risk requires charging the spammer.
>>
>>In order to charge the spammer, you have to find the spammer.
>>  
>>
> No, in order for any mail at all to get through you have to pay.  The
> spammers have to find us and pay us before we read any email from them.
> Read it more carefully.



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