Caitlin Bestler <caitlinb@rp.asomi.net> writes: > My initial minimalist approach is to propose a standard > whereby the source of an email can be authenticated, > allowing receivers and relayers the option of rejecting or > simply segregating email without authenticated sources. Thus leading to masses of authenticated spam? Anyone can generate an RSA key. There are enough primes out there that you can generate one for each piece of spam and still never run out. :) > Attempts to *classify* mail as "unsolicited" will only > result in years of debate as to which groups are entitled to > exemptions -- witness the debates on telemarketing rules. And yet the laws on junk faxing have, largely, stopped junk faxes. One of the nice things about laws is that, being interpreted by human beings, they need not be perfect, just good enough that the intent is obvious. -- Perry E. Metzger perry@piermont.com -- "Ask not what your country can force other people to do for you..."