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It would do a lot against democratization of access and one of the good parts of email. > Ubiquitous. Approximately everyone on the Internet has email, or can
by dewey 7y ago
It would do a lot against democratization of access and one of the good parts of email.
> Ubiquitous. Approximately everyone on the Internet has email, or can get it.
- ddevault 7y agoThe sender doesn't have to pay a lot to make it effective. Remember that the spammer is sending email to a hundred thousand addresses per day, for free. If you charged even $0.01 per email, that'd stop a lot of spam right in its tracks. However, some companies sending spam^wnewsletters would be willing to pay. I think this crap needs to stop, too, so this would be a partial solution at best.
- dewey 7y agoI don't think it's necessarily about the amount you charge but that for charging it you need access to a bank account / credit card or other banking infrastructure. That's not the case for everyone taking part in the internet.
- ddevault 7y agoOr proof-of-work, so long as it can be done without invoking The Blockchain (proof of work can be done without a blockchain, but you need to invest in armed guards to shoot anyone who mentions it).