Mike Nolan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> But if it cost one cent each for me to send out my mailing list traffic,
> with over 500,000 messages delivered (traffic x subscribers) in a busy
> month, I probably wouldn't be doing what I do, either, at least not the
> way it currently functions.
>
> That's why I'd like to see some kind of economic pricing model for
> net traffic. Unsolicited messages are paid for by the sender, solicited
> messages could be paid for by the recipient.
Yes. And those who still send me unsolicited mail should be made to pay
me something like $1 per message for my giving the message so much
attention that I decide to press the 'delete' key. (Yes, my time is
valuable.)
Of course when I appreciate someone's mail I'll be happy to press a
'refund' key which pays them back the money they had to pay for getting
my attention.
It should be easy enough to build an email program which will not go to
the next message until the 'delete' key or the 'refund' key has been
pressed.
The tricky part is to design and implement protocols for automating
these payments in a way which is secure and still reasonably efficient.
I'll be happy to hear from anyone who is willing to invest some time
into thinking this through.
May blessings from the eternal God surprise and overtake you!
Norbert.
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Norbert Bollow, Zuerich, Switzerland. Backup e-mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
