I'm not going to argue against the fact that email is complicated and scary, I think this relates to the fact that it's been here forever. RFC821 and RFC822 dat

I'm not going to argue against the fact that email is complicated and scary, I think this relates to the fact that it's been here forever. RFC821 and RFC822 dating from, what, the late 70s? It's these same facts: * The protocols have been around forever. * The protocols have been so widely adopted (2.9 billion, BILLION, email accounts worldwide). * It's not going anywhere. That I think make it worth the pain.