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> The biggest problem I see here is forwarding someone else's unknown and unencrypted content. Like email. > Unlike an email client, your relay actually makes
by Turing_Machine 4y ago
> The biggest problem I see here is forwarding someone else's unknown and unencrypted content.
Like email.
> Unlike an email client, your relay actually makes that message available to anyone.
On the contrary. Public mailing lists work exactly like this. You send a "subscribe" message (or enter your email address and click on a "subscribe" button, or whatever), and the server starts forwarding all the messages to you.
- vorpalhex 4y agoThose have both been major problems for email. Enough that email has had multiple attempts at becoming encrypted, and mailing lists are very defunct for any sizeable group.
- Turing_Machine 4y ago> Enough that email has had multiple attempts at becoming encrypted But all those attempts have failed. One presumes that this is because people like email the way it is... simple to use. > mailing lists are very defunct for any sizeable group. Hmm... I still subscribe to at least half a dozen mailing lists, some of which have hundreds or thousands of members.
- vorpalhex 4y ago> One presumes that this is because people like email the way it is And people choose to live in tyranny? No, it's because it's a coordination problem involving literally billions of people, thousands of pieces of software and would break compatibility. > I still subscribe to at least half a dozen mailing lists And I still use a radio to hew packets to connect to a BBS.