Re: spam

On Wed, 28 May 2003, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:

> It surprises me that so many people are so eager to declare defeat
> before even trying the protocol route.
We tried protocols 5 years ago. They haven't worked.  I've explained why
specifically, and why in theory they can't work.  Now the protocol
designers say that controlling spam wasn't the goal. It was the goal when
they started. Perhaps they should have stayed focused.