Re:Right direction, but I want more control (Score 1)

In fact, what Shanen proposes is exactly what the company in the article is creating (Vanquish is based in Massachusetts). Recipients determine the amount of interruption they are willing to tolerate. The value of each email recipeint's time FLOATS in a hidden bidding process, but is actually determined by three things: The amount of unsolicited contact that you are willing to receive (set it to the number of messages that get snared each day by your traditional filter) The number of individuals vying for your attention The confidence of each individual vying for your attention Viola! Much better than a filter. The table has been turned. No longer is it important if a given recipient knows the sender. With this "bid for attention" mechansim, what really matters is how well the sender knows the recipient - or more precisely: How much the sender is willing to risk to contact the recipient. That company has a white paper, but they are keeping most of the details hidden just beneath the cover: Add "/whitepaper" to their URL.