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Subject: Re: SPAM-less email (was If anybody wants to make something in Ada
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In article <3E9D8625.4090308@cogeco.ca>, "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <ve3wwg@cogeco.ca> writes:

> What I really want, is a "solicited email only" channel, so that I
> can give my electronic business card (read "cert.") to associates,
> and not get pestered with offensive SPAM that I have to delete
> every morning.  I also want to protect my kids from this kind of
> crap.

Unfortunately, some of us must accept correspondence (and therefore
under your plan, give a certificate to) people who cannot be trusted
to protect their own private key.