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> ... [They use] spam as a scapegoat to nerf deliverability and stifle competition. Disagree. It was a way too open protocol to begin with. From a time of inno
by yonixw 4y ago
> ... [They use] spam as a scapegoat to nerf deliverability and stifle competition.
Disagree. It was a way too open protocol to begin with. From a time of innocence best suited for places with inherit trust like inside a business. And it's not just spam. Phishing is also a huge issue.
As much as I want to sympathise, Email for the big WWW is unsalvageable IMO. Too many bad actors are out there.
> [Solution:...] * There should be a recourse for legitimate servers
This is the same Big tech story. They want to cut cost, you want a human touch. You can see similar stories here in HN every week. Which is why I think it will never happen.
- SQueeeeeL 4y ago> This is the same Big tech story. They want to cut cost, you want a human touch. You can see a similar story here in HN every week. Dang, sounds like our monopolized tech dystopia is probably inevitable. If only there was some state level mechanism to help balance the interests of industries maximizing profits and those of users who need a robust system which doesn't harm them.
- yonixw 4y agoA previous thread (5m old) here showed it is not that cut and dry, a good read: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30788681 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30788681
- SQueeeeeL 4y agoThere is a really great bit from Robert Reich (labor admin from the Clinton years) about how if you're business would collapse if you need to pay people more than minimum wage, you shouldn't be in business. If your business suddenly fails as soon as you need to... support your customers, then you probably shouldn't be in business and only exist as a fluke in the current economic model.