Perhaps one of the solution would be to limit the amount of addressees one
email can go out to simultaneously. Imagine Joe Spammer would have to send
out his junk say to max 30 addresses at a time. Or even 100. It would not
impair normal users because we do not send mail to more than a few addresses
at a time - but it would make spamming a little more difficult.
I already hear the argument: There'd be "solutions" to circumvent this
limitation faster than it would be implemented. Still I think it is worth
the debate. What do you think?
The premise is not true. When planning parties or even
volleyball tournaments I frequently send out e-mail to several hundred
friends. This is not spam. Arbitrary limits are not the answer.
Jeffrey Altman * Sr.Software Designer * Kermit-95 for Win32 and OS/2
The Kermit Project * Columbia University
612 West 115th St #716 * New York, NY * 10025
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