[Gllug] A few words on the topic of stock spam

[Martin A. Brooks]

Peter Childs wrote:
> This has come up a number of times before (in numerous circles), We 
> need a complete rewrite of SMTP, POP3, IMAP etc

Errr, no, no we don't. They work fine. What _does_ need to happen is for 
ISPs to take more responsibility for outbound mail, yes, in fact _hell 
yes_, at the expense of customer convenience.

> Loads of people have discused this matter and nobody has yet come up 
> with a workable spec and implementation.

Email generally _seems_ to work around here.  *waves vaguely around at 
the Internet*

> The truth is the protocols used for EMails currently are not fit for 
> the current purpose.

See above.


> Some of the Instant Messaging Protocols may be a good place to work 
> from however.

The early 1980s called, they want their crack pipe back.


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