Re: [Endymail] spam versus cleartext

[Phillip Hallam-Baker <[e-mail]>]

On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Eliot Lear <[e-mail]> wrote:
> Let's talk constraints for a moment.  Does the problem get easier if we
> say, “let's not even attempt to address transactional email”, and focus
> exclusively on h2h?  Also, is it a goal to completely do away with
> spam?  Is that a non-goal?

Transactional mail is the easiest to do and has the biggest payoff. So
no, not doing it does not help in the slightest.

I don't think we are going to be using this scheme to complete
transactions. But it has to be possible to use it for applications
such as:

* Correspondence between lawyers and clients.
* Sending statements for bank and brokerage accounts.
* Sending invoices.

We need those applications because they are applications that will
enable a lot of trade and drive a lot of commercial transactions. And
if you want to deploy an infrastructure that is going to cost $10
million+++ / yr to run you better have a story that you can deliver
benefits in the $ billions.


I don't think we need to solve the spam problem. But we can't open up
a hole that the spammers can drive a truck through.