"Kent W. England" <kwe@6SigmaNets.com> writes:

If the ISP community doesn't address the email problem with protocols and technical solutions

Precisely. The current stack of email protocols are the problem here; it's been known for what, fifteen years, that Internet email is trivially forgeable and can be used to generate spectacular denials-of-service.

, then the legislators will respond to their constituents with regulations.

It's sad that apparently the Internet has evolved to the point where politicians move faster than standards-makers. Sean.