Re: [SLUG] Re: DSPAM vs SpamAssassin FYI

[Andrew Cowie <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2004-02-23 at 10:33, mlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> As unfortunate as it is, I think the only way to combat
> spam is to make it expensive to send by default.

As it happens, Microsoft, Yahoo, and {some major ISPs} are trying to
figure a way to implement "Internet Postage".

http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/32760.html

They say they are advocating this because of the anti-spam effect it
would have.

I leave it as an exercise to the reader what possible ulterior
commercial motives might be present.

AfC