On Sun, Apr 13, 2008, Joe Greco wrote:
browsers such as Firefox and Thunderbird. But it is a LARGE paradigm shift, and it doesn't even solve every problem with the e-mail system.
I am unconvinced that there aren't smaller potential paradigm shifts that could be made. However...
There already has been a paradigm shift. University students ("college" for you 'merkins) use facebook, myspace (less now, thankfully!) and IMs as their primary online communication method. A number of students at my university use email purely because the university uses it for internal systems and communication, and use the above for everything else.
I think you'll find that "we" are the paradigm shift that needs to happen. The younger people have already moved on. :)
I believe this is functionally equivalent to the "block 25 and consider SMTP dead" FUSSP. It's worth noting that each "newer" system is being systematically attacked as well. It isn't really a solution, it's just changing problem platforms. The abuse remains. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.