You are totally off the mark with this response. As people have said, this is not a suggestion for a replacement of email.
I imagine some central hub that manages the protocol used to send messages over the network. In order for you to get on the network you have to enter some identifiable information - as both the sender and receiver. Perhaps, including credit card information.
Once you get credit card information, everybody buys credits and they use that credit to send messages to "important" people.
This could totally work if you get a few "high profile" people to try it out and iron out the kinks. If people like PG, Arrington, MG, etc. actually use it and like it....it will likely be a success.
I think that would encourage spam. Currently people don't email "important" people because they think it would get lost in the mass of other emails. But if you pay a few cents to get an important person's attention, it looks a lot more attractive.
The US Post Office about the same time as MCI Mail came out, suggested the sale of E-Stamps that would sell for less than a first class stamp, but would provide for them to provide authentication of sender, and a receipt for legal or other use. You will notice that such stamps are still not for sale. I suspect if they couldn't convince anyone, this is unlikely to be the inflection point.
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You are totally off the mark with this response. As people have said, this is not a suggestion for a replacement of email.
I imagine some central hub that manages the protocol used to send messages over the network. In order for you to get on the network you have to enter some identifiable information - as both the sender and receiver. Perhaps, including credit card information.
Once you get credit card information, everybody buys credits and they use that credit to send messages to "important" people.
This could totally work if you get a few "high profile" people to try it out and iron out the kinks. If people like PG, Arrington, MG, etc. actually use it and like it....it will likely be a success.
I think that would encourage spam. Currently people don't email "important" people because they think it would get lost in the mass of other emails. But if you pay a few cents to get an important person's attention, it looks a lot more attractive.
The US Post Office about the same time as MCI Mail came out, suggested the sale of E-Stamps that would sell for less than a first class stamp, but would provide for them to provide authentication of sender, and a receipt for legal or other use. You will notice that such stamps are still not for sale. I suspect if they couldn't convince anyone, this is unlikely to be the inflection point.