On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 12:38:24PM +0100, Steve wrote: > The spamming problem is not something that you can fix by > replacing SMTP with something new.
An appropriate illustration is the initiative taken recently by Germany's government to create a secure e-mail environment. It does not replace SMTP. It mandates encryption, digital signatures with government-issued certificates, isolation from the current SMTP network, certified providers, and (optional?) per-message fees. http://www.itworld.com/software/139104/germany-identifies-secure-way-deal-spam