[extropy-chat] Email Postage

[Samantha Atkins]

It is a terrible idea.  We have a medium that allows for the free  
exchange of a lot of information between people and computational  
elements.  The suits would like nothing better but to raise mega-$$$  
on the communication flowing across the Net.  If they can do it under  
the guise of protecting us then so much the better.  But the result  
will be a more controlled and far less free and ubiquitous  
communication network.  This also would please many political as well  
as corporate parties and many established powers who worry the Net is  
outside their control and a potential threat.   Please be very  
careful not to give control over content up without a lot of thought  
and a long fight for every bit of freedom the open Net provides.    
This really is not about spam.  A Mind is a terrible thing to control  
and throttle.   Yeah, the Net today is less than a drooling idiot.    
But the potential is vast.  Don't throw it away just to not have to  
filter spam.

- samantha

On Feb 5, 2006, at 8:13 AM, Keith M. Elis wrote:

> This topic is one that many people have mixed feelings about.  
> Companies
> appear to be seriously weighing the idea of charging for email  
> delivery
> in certain cases. Frankly some form of email postage is probably a  
> good
> idea for the long-term viability of the medium.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/technology/05AOL.html? 
> ex=1296795600&en=6efa03d1cbfacf9e&ei=5089&partner=rssyahoo&emc=rss
>
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