On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 10:51:45AM -0700, Mark C. Langston wrote:
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| ...which raises an interesting question in my mind: Are authentication
| systems necessary, or would reputation systems suffice? I don't believe
| I've seen an argument for an authentication system being able to do more
| than a reputation system vis a vis spam prevention. At the end of the
| day, they both say "this identity is or is not trustworthy". One is
| based on credentials (and possibly money), whereas the other is based on
| observed behavior.
|
What you describe (credentials and money) is accreditation.
I think reputation will get you 90% of the way, and most
good people will show up in a reputation system. People who
don't (eg. new domains) will need accreditation to get them
started.
See
http://archives.listbox.com/spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com/200406/1268.html