Re: some more principles of anti-spam (Re: Re: anti-spam collateral damage)

Adam Back wrote:
> Brad Templeton has some writings about spam that I found well informed
> and thought out.
> 
> "A statement of Principles regarding the regulation of E-mail."
> 
> 	http://www.templetons.com/brad/spam/prin.html
> 
> Particularly I like things like:
> 
> - Laws are the last resort
> - The ability to send anonymous mail should not be destroyed
> 
> these and other topics are expanded upon in that mini-essay.
> 
> And other spam related writings:
> 
> 	http://www.templetons.com/brad/spam/

I've had some conversations with Brad about proof of work systems and 
why he does not consider them viable as an as an anti-spam system.  I'm 
not going to attempt to summarize his position just yet as I have spent 
the past two days up to my elbows in computer system chaos.  I would not 
be able to do justice to his thinking.  He did have an interesting 
anti-spam proposal which I do want to review (read harvest for good 
ideas) after I am done with my current tasks.

---eric

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