http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/dialog0703.asp?p=0
A vigourous commentary from several authors in response to an original [and linked on the page] article about the problem of spam, which ought to be sobering for anyone who considers it carefully.
I always like an argument which causes me to rethink my position. For some time I have been arguing vociferously that the solution to spam is an unique and difficult-to-forge ID attached to mail. I have equally opposed a pricing structure for e-mail. Now I have my dounts about both.
Certainly, for some charge like $10/year, if my inbox can be cleared of spam [defined as bulk UCE], I would be willing to pay such a charge.
Posted by jho at August 6, 2003 08:49 PM