At 12:27 PM 9/23/2002 -0400, David Beroff wrote: >In the future, this could actually >be expanded to the postage-based email system >that many have envisioned, where a person could >configure that they would not read unsolicited >commercial emails unless they were getting paid >at least X mg.
Such a project is underway, but instead of using payments with external value they are using a proof-of-work computational currency (hashcash), wherein the sender must prove they undertook a minimal level of CPU-intensive activity. See http://www.camram.org I am others have examined the digital postage conundrum and have concluded that it will almost certainly require digital stamps, of a bearer variety, to function. Book-entry systems are ill suited since they cannot easily offer anonymity, which makes them a non-starter for many. steve --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
