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tomrodyesterday at 4:13 PM2 repliesview on HN

I want to sign up for a service that charges people a penny to deliver an email to me -- otherwise the email is undeliverable. Even a minor cost to delivery will dramatically reduce spam.


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skrishnamurthiyesterday at 9:41 PM

Proof-of-work was originally proposed precisely for email (specifically spam), by Dwork and Naor back in 1993!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proof_of_work

BLKNSLVRyesterday at 4:16 PM

Micropayments are the next big thing after fusion power...