Dr. Jeffrey Race <jrace(_at_)attglobal(_dot_)net> wrote:
John, your summary distils a lot of hard work but is deeply troubling,
because it is constructed entirely on a "make the victims pay"
foundation.
Frankly I don't see "make the victims pay" in any of the principles.
As long as that is your stance, then sure it is so that "Spam . . .
will remain a long-term battleground".
It does, alas, remain the stance of enough people that I fear spam
_will_ remain a long-term battleground. (Do enough others disagree?
Should I remove that principle?)
A number of us have given this a lot of thought to come up with a
practical solution which requires no new technology and no new
legislation. It has been proven to work within hours.
Those interested may view an interim document (comments welcome) at
<http://www.camblab.com/misc/univ_std.txt>
That is an implementation plan. I've refused to put implementation
plans into the statement of principles; and I stick by that.
(When we find the appropriate forum, I'll be happy to comment on
your "interim document".)
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Alas: I look at the clock, and consider the delay of distribution
to this list -- I really doubt enough time remains to discuss any
more changes.
Thus, though I'd really like to add Dave Crocker's principle, and
I'm perfectly willing to remove the "long-term battleground" one, I
expect to be posting the same document that I posted here at 19:32 EST
to the MARID-planning list in twenty minutes or less.
Thanks to everyone for a well-informed discussion.
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John Leslie <john(_at_)jlc(_dot_)net>