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Microsoft, Yahoo Investigate Spam Solution

Posted by simoniker on from the eternal-spam-issues dept.

bllfrnch writes "The NY Times (account required, yada yada) has an article about the suggestion of email postage to stop the advent of spam. Apparently, both Microsoft and Yahoo! support such an initiative, as they are the largest email service providers. Best quote: ''Damn if I will pay postage for my nice list,' said David Farber, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, who runs a mailing list on technology and policy with 30,000 recipients'."

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  1. Troll? by RT+Alec · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sorry to whine, but why would my post be modded a troll? I was completely serious. See my history of posts and you will see that I frequently post about spam and various solutions, including several about SPF:Sender.