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1997-04-09 - Re: Anti-Spambot: what algorithm should be used?

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From: Michael Johnson <Michael.Johnson@mejl.com>
To: freedom-knights@jetcafe.org
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UTC Datetime: 1997-04-09 11:39:30 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 04:39:30 -0700 (PDT)

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From: Michael Johnson <Michael.Johnson@mejl.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 04:39:30 -0700 (PDT)
To: freedom-knights@jetcafe.org
Subject: Re: Anti-Spambot: what algorithm should be used?
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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
>One problem is that a lot of people put fake addresses in the from:
>fields. Why waste good e-cash on e-mail to addresses that bounce?

That's the best kind for the payer, because ecash(tm) is not lost once you
send it. You can cancel the payment if it bounces or after a specified
amount of time. That's the double spending protection in ecash(tm), the
first person to deposit a specific coin gets the money.

Mike.

* Ecash is a registered trademark of Digicash BV

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