On Mon, 10 Mar 2003 10:12:47 PST, matthew richards
<matt(_at_)larkinam(_dot_)com> said:
why not just create a whole new closed email system based on SMTP but
not backwards compatible. and then make the sign up for that system
VERY comprehensive, like getting a drivers licence (or at least a
combination of factors that could not be easily falsified or
randomized) and maybe apply real world penalties for abuse of the
Hmm.. You don't live in a college town, do you? ;) If you did, you could
ask around - there's *always* somebody who can make an ID that says you're
21 so you can go drinking. The only reason that a driver's license works
as ID
This is just the same old "If we had a PKI, we could digitally sign
everything" argument. The problem is that we don't have a working PKI.
Find out how many driver's licenses your state Dept of Motor Vehicles
has issued. Find out how much they charge per license. Multiply the
two numbers - that's revenue. Now find out if DMV puts money into the
state or if it needs more funding.
What does your answer say about the financial feasibility of your idea?
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