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Re: Authentication (no longer Re: [Asrg] My Opinion...)

2003-03-26 13:17:59
Brad Templeton wrote:
On Wed, Mar 26, 2003 at 06:28:33AM -0800, william(_at_)elan(_dot_)net wrote:

Please stop making comparisons like that in actual values. Whatever the amount of spam I receive its not worth one human life.

I agree.  Actually, that was my point.

But you've both missed mine. Spam costs everyone in real dollars, and indirectly jobs, and the growth of the Internet.

If you're going to make analogies, you need to compare the whole thing. Both from the "damage per incident" and the "frequency of incidents" perspectives.

We have not put in a certificate
requirement or other autentication on postal mail,

But we certainly have for riding on airplanes, haven't we?



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