From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Subject: Re: [9fans] pathetic From: Dave Lukes To: 9fans <9fans@cse.psu.edu> In-Reply-To: <139eb44874bee2237034401996735c24@collyer.net> References: <139eb44874bee2237034401996735c24@collyer.net> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1077889320.21772.68.camel@zevon> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:42:00 +0000 Topicbox-Message-UUID: ffed9412-eacc-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 > Just getting most systems to strongly encourage TLS under SMTP would > impose a CPU tax on bulk mailers, though I don't know if it would be > high enough to really slow them down. Careful: all you're doing is raising the barrier: we need to convert the barrier into a wall with a guarded door. > The NSA has bin Laden's phone number but > they still haven't caught him. They will eventually, by the million monkeys principle: once they've carpet bombed everywhere that he might be, they can declare him dead. > Our current model of e-mail is a dump truck pulling up to your front Geoff, that is _exactly_ what I needed: a good analogy. > If the butler knows the person at the door, he might let him > in, or might toss him out and bar the door. If the butler doesn't > know the person, he might take the person's calling card, leaving you > to decide if you want to establish contact. Also, the caller may have an (original, signed) letter of introduction from a mutually known third party ... Cheers, Dave.