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> ensure that mail gets delivered Email is intrinsically an unreliable service, and always has been. It's a "best-effort" service. But at least email is honest
by denton-scratch 4y ago
> ensure that mail gets delivered
Email is intrinsically an unreliable service, and always has been. It's a "best-effort" service. But at least email is honest about it up-front, and tries to address reliability in the RFCs.
Not that Google cares much about RFCs.
- YeBanKo 4y agoThat was in reference to regular mail. USPS was one of the first fed agencies and mail was one of the few original functionals of the central government. On top of USPS being one of the largest agencies, there is also legal protection against tempering with mail and usps has its own enforcement branch. In case of email, it probably should simpler. Gov only serves as an address book, essentially. But does minimum of tech implementing it. Given how domain MX records work, does not seem possible. So i think email relay is the closest thing.
- denton-scratch 4y agoOIC, sorry. It crossed my mind that's what you meant, but I said "Nah". As far as USPS anti-tampering and enforcement goes: <hollow laugh>. The postmen robbed me silly, and there was no process to get it fixed.