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We need better email
Frankly, email is currently broken - spam and scams and phishing make it a mess to wade through, even with the best spam blocking stuff.

Problem is, we decided to use "adaptive filtering" statistical junk rather than solid encryption and digital signatures. What do the spammers do? They just turn up the volume of spam. Now we're paying dearly for our mistake.

"99%" just doesn't cut it anymore. We need 99.999% or better. We won't get that with current statistical filtering.

I'm not surprised a lot of people are wary of using email, considering how little the technology has advanced in that area. It's still as easy to spoof as ever and is almost never encrypted. Why do we not at least have basic encryption and digital signing as a standard feature yet? This is standard technology for web browsers, and has been for years!

There's no excuse for this. If we can encrypt and sign web pages like we do today, there's no reason we can't do the same with email.
Posted by: CobraA1   Posted on: 08/25/08  (Edited: 08/25/2008 @ 04:57) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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We need better email  CobraA1 | 08/25/08
There is an option.  deowll | 08/25/08
how many students and instructors know how to sign and email?  iansane | 08/26/08
The benefits will offset the drawbacks.  CobraA1 | 08/30/08
Check your fax machine for my response happy  ye | 08/25/08
Email has its place  frgough | 08/25/08
I mostly agree.  clfitz | 08/25/08
Day-O Day-O Mimeo Crank and Me Wanna Go Home  DannyO_0x98 | 08/25/08
Nah, didn't hurt a bit.  clfitz | 08/25/08
Still missing the bigger picture...  Linux User 147560 | 08/25/08
But there's even more to the picture.  ajole | 08/25/08
Still cheaper in the long run...  Linux User 147560 | 08/25/08
paper still gets waisted  iansane | 08/26/08
Pen-enabled apps  Michael Kelly | 08/25/08
Chris, practice what you preach!  MGP2 | 08/25/08
RE: Mandatory email  AlfredTwo | 08/25/08
Administrator expectations are the key  kferraro@... | 08/25/08
Make it impossible not to.  TripleII | 08/25/08
Agree with Make it impossible not to  ben.reynolds | 08/25/08
RE: Mandatory email  sidereal | 08/25/08
RE: Mandatory email  m38817@... | 08/25/08
Expect in one hand and crap in the other  bernalillo | 08/25/08
discusting  iansane | 08/26/08
Yep.  ajole | 08/25/08
RE: Mandatory email  ScratchCA | 08/25/08
An alternative method ...  ktask | 08/25/08
Admin is where its at!  bdabing | 08/25/08
admin?  iansane | 08/26/08
RE: Mandatory email  ninggs@... | 08/26/08
RE: Mandatory email  iansane | 08/26/08
RE: Mandatory email- Forgetting someone?  tisrael@... | 08/26/08

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