Just in case you missed this.
>
> I am working on an even better solution than spam blocking.
>
> Well, I say "working on" but at this point it is just an idea I through out
> last night to a friend or two.
>
> Here is the gist:
>
> You create a mailpass key. It's a public key which you pass to anyone who
> you
> want to actualy -give- your email address to. These people would then
> simply
> add your key to their mail tool as your mailpass key. When they send you
> mail
> the mailpass key would travel along with the mail. On your end, if the
> mailpass key was not correct the mail would be dumped into the trash and
> you
> would never have to look at it.
>
> You can do this today. You simply give everyone you want to send mail to
> you
> a string which must allways be placed in the "to" field.
>
> Curently you probably get mail with a -to-field that read seomthing like
> this:
>
> "Jan Coffey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> All you need to do is give out your e-mail adress as something like this:
>
> "mailpass key" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> That is the whole thing including the quotes, the bit in quotes, and the
> chevrons. Now in your mail tool create a "filter" or "rule" which moves all
> incomeing messages that do not contain "mailpass key" without the quotes to
> the trash, or some extra directory.
>
> Maybe if we all did this the spamers would get so few hits they would
> discontinue the practice.
>
> If websites that asked for your e-mail would also ask for a mailpass key
> then
> you could have 2 or more keys hich you could give out based on who you were
> giving the adress to.
>
>
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