Walter Dnes wrote:
On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 11:33:23AM +1030, Chris wrote
In my preferred implementation of a pull system some additional steps are
added..
1/ sender connects to smtp host machine
2/ senders host accepts mail from sender (usually authenticated)
3/ senders host contacts recipients host machine
3a/ senders host sends mail waiting command (pull request)
3b/ recipients host acknowledges receipt of mail waiting command with a
unique message identifier.
3c/ senders host queues message tagged with ID
4/ recipients host processes request and can apply filtering algorithms
based on recipients personal preferences
4a/ recipients host contacts senders host with unique identifier, thus
authenticating sender.
4b/ recipients host issues a message accepted or denied command (with the
reason)
4c/ if accepted mail is forwarded to recipients host machine
5/ receiver connects to his smtp host machine and uploads mail
You will notice that for the sender and receiver the process is unchanged.
Email is being abused as a broadcast medium. By deprecating all mass
mailings, and going RSS (i.e. pull feeds), we will cut the rug out from
under the feet of so-called "legitimate bulk e-mailers". Such a thing
will no longer exist by definition. They will stick out like sore
thumbs. Legitimate communities of interest can use RSS or internal
usenet feeds or web-bords or whatever.
Mailing lists and USENET groups work with email. When someone responds
to a mailing list, he does so via email. Two questions stick one: (1)
Are there utilities for mailing lists today that interact with both
email and RSS, including MUAs; and (2) what happens if a spammer sends
spam to the list, it still clogs up the list.
Yakov
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SolidMatrix Technologies, Inc. / www.solidmatrix.com
"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" (Lord
Acton)
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