pay-per-email & cypherpunks reference (i think (Score 1)

(I think it was cypherpunks-list); where it was suggested the recipient receive a penny or less per email; the thought being that if you write that person back, the transaction cancels itself out; along those lines, your spam-detecting mail server could 'charge more' for potential spam, making it less attractive for non-legit spammers to get to you; the recipient becomes pleased with spam because they are getting 1-3 pennies per email;) As for the infrastructure required, I'd suggest brokerage root servers that would handle the actual cash transactions (i.e. settle up with other brokerage servers at the end of the day), and allow users to cash out. --c3w