Look at this from a micro-view, the new protocol surely helps. Look at the entire thing from a macro-view, the entropy of the cyber world is increasing all the time, and this process cannot be stopped.

Wait for 20 years, you will be bothered by more unsolicited information then than now, not less. If those unsolicited information do not appear in this face, they will show up in that face.

I am not too frustrated about this picture. The purpose of internet itself is to increase the human contact and make it easier. The right expectation is that, negative things always accompany those positive ones.

Of course we should try our best to stop those spammers, but at the same time, should set the right expectation.

In reply to Re: (OT) Fighting spam by pg
in thread (OT) Fighting spam by Aristotle

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