Instead of sending the content of the email message over the network, why not send only a "link" to the content.
If/when the receiver wants the message, they would download it, but only if/when they wanted it.
Spam would be less of an issue, at least it wouldn't take up your hard drive space. (unless you were fooled into clicking on it)
Another benefit would be perfect receipts, the sender could determine who actually downloaded the message.
Maybe a new mail protocol that could mix in some P2P technology. It could help for multiple recipients of the same content, once they successfully downloaded the content, they too can serve portions of it to the other potential receivers.
I too have been thinking about reducing the size (and number) of my workstations. My ideal solution involves seperating everything that doesn't need everyday interaction into a network room or closet.
I would like to find (or build) tiny cases to serve as a more modern day "dumb terminal" with only a keyboard, wireless lan adapter, video and audio, and flat panel LCD w/ built in speakers. NO HOT NOISY DRIVES. The rest of the systems would be out of site in a very cold room. Has anyone else done this? Any ideas about what software could be used for this? How about multiple workstations running different OS's?
It would be nice to get rid of all the wiring, KVM cables, cases and UPS's under my feet!
Maybe a notebook is the way to go. Not only are they small and quite, but portable, but damn those tiny keyboards (or is it big hands)!
Maybe someone else has done this, Any tips or ideas?
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i can't find an IE release for linux
If only NT could stay up that long.
see D. J. Bernsteins modest proposal for reducing mail traffic
If/when the receiver wants the message, they would download it, but only if/when they wanted it.
Spam would be less of an issue, at least it wouldn't take up your hard drive space. (unless you were fooled into clicking on it)
Another benefit would be perfect receipts, the sender could determine who actually downloaded the message.
Maybe a new mail protocol that could mix in some P2P technology. It could help for multiple recipients of the same content, once they successfully downloaded the content, they too can serve portions of it to the other potential receivers.
I would like to find (or build) tiny cases to serve as a more modern day "dumb terminal" with only a keyboard, wireless lan adapter, video and audio, and flat panel LCD w/ built in speakers. NO HOT NOISY DRIVES. The rest of the systems would be out of site in a very cold room. Has anyone else done this? Any ideas about what software could be used for this? How about multiple workstations running different OS's?
It would be nice to get rid of all the wiring, KVM cables, cases and UPS's under my feet!
Maybe a notebook is the way to go. Not only are they small and quite, but portable, but damn those tiny keyboards (or is it big hands)!
Maybe someone else has done this, Any tips or ideas?