[e2e] We do need anti-spam mechanism for e2e

[Jon Crowcroft]

In missive <20031227144842.GA62174 at root.ucsc.edu>, Mark Boolootian typed:

 >>> Judging by the SNR of the past two weeks I think the e2e spam filter's
 >>> rules have been inverted ;)
 
 >>One of the unfortunate consequences of not taking a more aggressive
 >>approach to limiting spam into the list is that the archives are polluted 
 >>to the point of being nearly useless.

 >>It would seem the spammers have won.

there's a bit of a misunderstanding here - the spammers are mostly
engaged in free market economics - if they kill the market, then they
lose....not us...we never paid for this:-) we got 20 years of internet
for practically nothing

why complain when someone wants to make a buck? what we need to figure
out is how to charge them and us the right amount to distinguish the
activities...(viz slashdot article on the penny black project at
microsoft)

 cheers

   jon