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.mail Domain To Eliminate Spam?

Posted by Hemos on from the been-talked-about dept.

steve.m writes "The BBC are reporting on a new batch of top level domain names being submitted to ICANN for approval. By far the most interesting proposal is for a .mail TLD to register legitimate mail servers. Could this eventually be the end of spam ?" *yawn* The same old discussion, with no implementation in sight.

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  1. Re:Obligatory spam solution rejection form by lukewarmfusion · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That's awesome. Parent post ROCKS.

    This is another article describing another "attempt" at ending spam. They can be identified with the obligatory "Could this be the end of spam?" question.

    By the way, the answer to that question is always "NO."

  2. Business Plan by genixia · · Score: 0, Redundant

    1. Sell 'spamless' .mail domains for big $$$ to fortune 500 companies.
    2. Sell 'spamless' .mail domains for smaller $$$ to established companies.
    3. Sell 'spamless' .mail domains for $9.99 per annum to any Tom, Dick or Harry with the cash.
    4. ???
    5. Profit.

    Does anyone think that this wouldn't happen?

  3. .mail and costs by martin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    oh great, so now I have to register ANOTHER domain to keep company going.

    $30 here, $30 there, have thet any idea how much all this cruft is costing us, AND making for the registrars btw. Its a license to print money - outrageous...