Potential goal: recipient control of data transfer2004-02-03 05:02:21Users want fast access to their mail. They do not want to be delayed by the downloading of N megabytes of unwanted data (like a load of viruses). This is particularly so for those who are still on dial-up access. Those who are bandwidth-billed also do not want their expensive bandwidth wasted. They do not want other people to be able to mailbomb them or DDoS them with mail. These goals point to a protocol in which the recipient can be very selective about the data transfer process.
|
|