"AccuSpam" == AccuSpam
"Re: argh ... I wish people would RTFRFC"
Thu, 09 Sep 2004 06:52:33 +0800
>> The wizard at pobox.com is pretty good, but
AccuSpam> [...]
>> In short, there are sloppy people out there and it doesn't help
>> matters at all.
AccuSpam> The reason this sloppiness can proliferate more than for
AccuSpam> example when publishing a web page, is that the
AccuSpam> publisher gets no feedback from users.
AccuSpam> The recipients (verifiers) have no incentive or
AccuSpam> permission to give feedback.
AccuSpam> This is a structural problem which IMHO must be
AccuSpam> addressed structurally. Education alone is not enough,
AccuSpam> because there is no structural incentive. For example,
AccuSpam> the spec could be modified to allow a validator to
AccuSpam> e-mail the domain (at "postmaster(_at_)domain"?)
AccuSpam> periodically (weekly?) if there are syntax errors.
Would something akin to rfc-ignorant.org be in order?
jam