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Another Whack at Spam

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the problems-that-won't-be-solved-until-2006 dept.

mmoncur writes "Tim Bray just put up an article called Another Whack at Spam that has been getting some attention. It just looks like a variation of the old pay to send idea to me."

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  1. How could a pay mail service even work? by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I looked at the article, and I still don't see how payments would even work. I have to send a few emails a day -- so I'm paying pennies per day? That's ridiculous. Plus, there's already all this software that sends and receives email for free... it's all going to have to change. It's a herculean effort, and will still result in spam -- regular mail costs a ton in comparison, and I still get junk mail in there. Perhaps filters plus busting bad offenders will eventually make a good difference... just taking my name off of lists has helped me a great deal.

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  2. SPAM filter by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The only viable solution to spam using the current infrastructure is learning algorithms such as Bayesian spam filters. (Would be interesting to see if similar techniques could be used to beat such spam filters and get spam through..)

    Trying to get everyone to change from SMTP to something else just isn't going to work. There is too much for an instant change. This principle is basically why we're still using IPv4.