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Would you Warranty Your Email?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the depends-on-what-that-needs dept.

Kurt writes "A team from the University of Michigan is proposing an economic solution to spam. Instead of relying on technical solutions or government regulations, they use a sender warranty system. In some cases, they argue, it can even be superior to a perfect filter with zero cost, and no errors. Their working paper is available at SSRN. With the caveat that some infrastructure is necessary (isn't it always?), they also claim their approach restores control to the recipient, halts spam, and creates a marketplace for valuable information exchange."

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  1. Re:Bah by tomknight · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Laugh, it's a joke! ;)

    If it were a funny joke, I'd laugh. As it's just a boring over-used idea, I'll just assume you were trying to get an early post on here and not get it modded down.

    Mod down, it's flamebait! ;)

    Tom.

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    Oh arse
  2. Re:Bad idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    Do you tell homeless people to "get a job", too?
    Its easy to be smug and quote the constitution when you're fat and happy and unthreatened. Your view of cowardice might change quickly if you or your family were in danger.

    in which case I suggest you don't necessarily e-mail what you have to say...
    Then what would you suggest, you smug bastard? A letter that the local post office/police can trace? An Op-Ed piece in the NYT? A short segement on CNN?