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Re: [Asrg] Spam Ecomomics

2004-12-30 23:19:28
Hannigan, Martin wrote:

End User (Ease of Use)

The end user sees no change in the operation of email services
on the Internet. They do see a chance in the service offering where they are now allowed to send and receive X number of emails
per month based on the service plan that they have subscribed to
with their provider.


I think your plan has potential, but once you have a cap in place you can just make that a hard limit and don't have the charge anything at all. If the cap is generous enough to cover even a power user's legitimate email volume, the end user should never even be aware of it unless they get 0wn3d. At that point cutting off their outgoing email until they clean up, while annoying, is much more palatable than getting surprised with a fat bill at the end of the month. You also risk annoying consumer protection agencies and government officials by charging consumers for fraudulent activity. (Note that in the US consumers don't need to pay more than $50 in fraudulent credit card charges unless the credit card company can prove the credit card holder was negligent.) In summary, I still don't see what benefit the overage charges have over just making it a hard limit.

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