Fact or fiction? Emails will cost money.

[idNut]

I've heard this multiple times but never heard an actual date for it to be set. I've gotten emails and heard rumors but will it really happen? I think that it would be bogus and if it does happen, it should be a part cost with the ISP.

 

[Rallispec]

it will never happen

 

[LordMaul]

fiction

 

[geekender]

Urban Legend

 

[idNut]

Ah, thank you geekender, forgot about urban legends. I guess it does fall under that category.

 

[Smolek]

Originally posted by: Rallispec
it will never happen

 

[Ramsnake]

it would be a good idea to charge 3-5 cents an email. i think it would cut down the spam and all that junk that gets mailed to u.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Ramsnake
it would be a good idea to charge 3-5 cents an email. i think it would cut down the spam and all that junk that gets mailed to u.

Yes, or a more reasonable 1/2 to 1 cent -- normal users would pay their ISP an extra $3 month for 20 emails/day, but spammers would pay $5K-10K to spam 1 million, wiping out their profit from the tiny precentage of morons that fall for their scams.

Short of taking up a collection to hire a bunch of Irish kneecappers, it's probably the best hope for cutting down spam.