On Tue, 7 May 2002, Eric A. Hall wrote:
Addding seven more layers of bubblegum and baling wire to the existing
service will not be as efficient or effective as designing for these
features from a blank slate.
There hasn't been anything new said in this thread for several days now.
Go ahead, design this wonderful new service, and on the day it supplants
SMTP we'll all buy you a nice dinner.