On Nov 20, 2008, at 7:37 AM, Jeff Macdonald wrote:
On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 06:59:32AM -0800, Gerald Klaas wrote:
Yes, a stamp is proof of payment, but that "payment" isn't
necessarily
cash. It may be proof of passing through various checks, such as
having established a connection to a stamp-generator (and leaving
your
real IP address behind in the logs).
Why not have a stamp be a proof of a relationship instead of
"payment"?
Like, say, DKIM-based whitelisting?
If there isn't some additional cost, direct or indirect, to the sender
for each
email sent, I don't think it's something I'd call postage or stamps or
any other
snailmail sort of metaphor. (Which doesn't mean it may not be a good
approach,
just that calling it epostage might be a bit of a stretch).
Cheers,
Steve
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