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Re: [Asrg] Re: Spam, defined, and permissions, and SICS

2005-01-02 23:20:51
On 03/01/05 01:07 +0000, gep2(_at_)terabites(_dot_)com wrote:
First off, if the E-mail is stored at the recipient end (where it
makes sense to keep it, and process it, since that's where the bulk
of the processing and storage resources are),

Then it has already consumed last-mile bandwidth, 

True enough.

...which can be the most expensive part of the process, 

Well, in some cases, yes.  I'd argue that the most expensive part of
the process is the time of the recipient, having to deal with the spam.

Hint: Spam is a global problem. The recipient's time might be expensive
in the USA, but it sure isn't expensive in India. On the other hand,
bandwidth is far more expensive. When your average recipient makes 200
USD/month, and the cost of recieving spam is half that for significant
spam volumes, the fiscal mathematics suddenly leverages in favour of 
stopping the spam at the edge.

Devdas Bhagat

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