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Subject: Re: Addition to my "philosophy"/about free e-mail accounts

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 07:48:24 06/07/99

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On June 07, 1999 at 10:25:51, Shep wrote:

>>I will make big efforts to no longer allow anonymous e-mail accounts here for a
>>new period. Also for existing accounts via hotmail etc.
>>
>>Only exception: if someone with this account wants to stay, he has to prove his
>>identity.
>
>I see a practical problem here: how are you going to determine which accounts
>are "anonymous". I mean, we all know the big providers like Hotmail, Yahoo,
>Netscape or GMX. But I bet there are a whole bunch of others floating around
>that we never heard of and which would be a truckload of work to investigate.
>(So your tiny "etc." above may actually be a very long list.)
>Or will you take the painful task of checking the account nature of any new
>signup? If someone comes along as "johndoe@sukiyaki.jp", are you going to check
>if this is a qualified company address or an anonymous provider?
>
>Just curious,
>
>---
>Shep

I know we'll never get ALL. But if only a handful of persons know of such a free
e-mail account there will be a low probability that out of this handful of
persons one or more will join or even know of CCC.




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