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Imagine if the progenitors of email thought to require e-stamps, say a thousand emails for a buck. There's a parallel universe where 'Email co.' is a major tech
by thereisnospork 3y ago
Imagine if the progenitors of email thought to require e-stamps, say a thousand emails for a buck. There's a parallel universe where 'Email co.' is a major tech player comparable to Google. Not sure it's a better universe, but bears consideration.
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y agoIn the late 1980s, I worked for a company that wanted to do exactly that. It was an X.400-based nightmare, and never took off.
- unholythree 3y agoI remember a joke (or conspiracy theory) from the 90’s that the US Postal Service wanted to charge people per email.
- lacrimacida 3y agoMaybe not USPS but it would be okay to pay for it somehow to make it harder for scammers, spammers and other harbingers of ruin.
- StreetChief 3y agoThis effectively does exist https://www.jpay.com/PEmessages.aspx https://www.jpay.com/PEmessages.aspx