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> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008, Joe Greco wrote: > > browsers such as Firefox and Thunderbird. But it is a LARGE paradigm > > shift, and it doesn't even solve every problem with the e-mail system. > > > > I am unconvinced that there aren't smaller potential paradigm shifts that > > could be made. However... > > There already has been a paradigm shift. University students ("college" for you > 'merkins) use facebook, myspace (less now, thankfully!) and IMs as their > primary online communication method. A number of students at my university > use email purely because the university uses it for internal systems > and communication, and use the above for everything else. > > I think you'll find that "we" are the paradigm shift that needs to happen. > The younger people have already moved on. :) I believe this is functionally equivalent to the "block 25 and consider SMTP dead" FUSSP. It's worth noting that each "newer" system is being systematically attacked as well. It isn't really a solution, it's just changing problem platforms. The abuse remains. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.
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