Wave of the Future (Spam)

The caller-id box is the sort of thing I had in mind, so one could automatically reject mail that didn't contain totally verifiable originator information. Someone should be the "author" and that should be verifiable. However, (and here's the catch) it takes MORE BANDWIDTH to accomplish the verification that it is worth. Nevertheless, the idea's on track! If one could just verify that the source address in the email is the actual originator of the email, it would solve lots of problems. Now, I use a Hotmail email address for NEWS and other activities that might serve as SPAM magnets. There are lots of email address harvesting programs available and every day I get several offers of mailing lists that are generated in that way. If I get mail from someone with whom I'm inclined to communicate, I give them the principal email address because there are more convenient email tools than what's available on Hotmail. I could have my Hotmail stuff forwarded, but I don't want that link in place, just as I don't use TCP/IP as a network protocol, except for internet comm's. If only there were a foolproof way to validate the sender address ... Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Cheponis" <mac(a)Wireless.Com> To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 12:54 PM Subject: Re: Wave of the Future (Spam)