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explicitly forming relationships

2004-02-01 09:27:02

One approach that may be interesting: today, everyone gets to send everyone else messages, and every message stands on its own. An alternative would be to require the sender and the receiver to have some (trust?) relationship before messages may be exchanged. In such a setup, relationship establishment would be an integral part of the protocol.

Instant messaging services already do this, although they usually also permit the exchange of messages without a pre existing relationship.


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