Re: Complaint of the week: Ebay abuse mail (slightly OT)

Speaking on Deep Background, the Press Secretary whispered:

Having an abuse@ email address may be customary Internet behavior but it is no longer reasonable. The fact is that SMTP email has outlived its usefulness and needs to be replaced with something that provides a chain of authentication that certifies the sender's identity.

Will eBay do business with me if THEY have to type in a 1" square on MY webform? -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host that's close........[v].(301) 56-LINUX Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433