Anti spam solutions

[JoeHill]

On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 14:15:46 +0200 (IST)
"Peter L. Peres" <plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org> uttered:

> 
> Does that include China, whose 1 billion people's Internet access and
> Email is censored or do we coopt them later ?

Should include everybody. This whole process *hopefully* would
eventually make censorship impossible, since the encryption methods and
keys would be public and open. Authoritarianism is self-defeating
anyway:

http://www.jargon.net/jargonfile/s/SNAFUprinciple.html

> > I agree something must be done about spam, but there are other
> > sol'ns that, IMO, are better than adding another layer of payment to
> > the scheme.
> 
> I agree. I will take that amateur radio license exam eventually ;-). I
> am also all for using only crypted mail for communication. No key, no
> reading. Unfortunately I have computer-challenged relatives who will
> balk at that.

This is why the Public Key Encryption process needs to be streamlined to
the point that it is second nature, remember it was a big deal to get
those same people to even use e-mail, now it's just another part of
their daily lives.

> > Like I mentioned elsewhere, everyone having a valid and encrypted
> > personal key in order to send e-mail, a *public key*, not the DRM
> > sol'n MS and Big Media wants to force down our throats. Make it
> > impossible for the spammer to hide their identity.
> 
> Suits me fine. How do you intend to make them adopt it ?

They simply would have no choice, since, as you say, no key, no mail. I
must emphasize again though, this Key system needs to be *wholly public*
in nature, we have few enough public spaces left, the Internet should
not go the way of TV and Radio.

> > IPV6 holds some promise in this area as well, each and every network
> > user having a unique and traceable ID. This idea is discussed here:
> >
> > http://fourmilab.ch/documents/digital-imprimatur/
> 
> That suits me too.

I also don't mind giving up my anonymity *as long as it is fully equal
and universal*. Hiding in plain sight, as it were ;-)

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