Re: Excerpt on SPAM from Edupage, 11 February 1997

[ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov @ home)]

snow wrote:
> 
> Igor said:
> > I can suggest a scheme where a fee would be attached to the message,
> > and the recipient would be able to get the money only after having
> > read and understood the message.
> > 
> > For example, you might receive the following message (it could be encrypted
> > by your public key to preserve the cash from the MITM):
> 
> > do get them to read) will have a very high response rate. That may 
> > justify adding postage to their letters.
> > 
> > The advantages are obvious. The disadvantage is a possibility of someone
> > stealing the money on the way, if the letters are not encrypted.
> 
> 	That would be great. Sit home all day and hit web pages for a living.
> 

Well, they will stop sending you money if they find out that you do not buy
their products.

	- Igor.