As far as I know, there’s very little that can be done about this. SMTP was not designed with spammers in mind. Back when email protocols began evolving in the ’70’s, the only people who used email were innocent geeks. Even though the first spam message was sent thirty years ago, spam didn’t really become a popular marketing tool until everyone and their grandmother got on the Internet in the 1990’s.
Spam isn’t the only reason why email is a broken communication medium, though:
Clearly, the time has come for a replacement for email. We need a secure, private service with guaranteed delivery, verified identity, and no spam. Messages should be organized into discrete conversations to which only specific people are granted access — to read or to contribute.
Hmm…I may have just given myself an idea…
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