In comp.lang.perl.misc Roedy Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>HTML is a problem on *other* peoples crappy software as well. It >>wasn't designed to carry code content, but has been hacked up to do >>that. > It seems to me it goes without saying that you cannot trust code from > strangers, especially anonymous strangers. You simply don't run code > sent in email except from highly trusted individuals. If you do, that > is YOUR fault for being such a silly ass not the mail system's ability > to deliver code. It is as stupid as running code that came as an > attachment. > One of the ideas I play with in my essay is that you could insist > your correspondents have digital id certificate signed by Thawte or > other CA attesting to their identity, thus giving you legal recourse > against them if they send you spam, Trojans etc. > This would slow them down with requests for permission to send. they > could send only one per certificate. The cost and hassle of getting > the certificate could deter tem, and uniquely identify them for > blocking and public black lists.
Plus being a total pain for legitimate correspondents and also expensive. I don't know how much spam other people receive but on one account I hardly receive any as I reserve it for friends and business. On another I had about 40 spam messages which took all of ten seconds to delete. Hardly a serious matter. Axel > > > > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list