Post AnfQVJnADi3pptE4no by jwisser@wandering.shop
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 (DIR) Post #AnfQVJnADi3pptE4no by jwisser@wandering.shop
       2024-11-03T13:03:21Z
       
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       Proposal: electronic mail system tied to residence so we can stop cutting down forests for junk mail. Administered by the postal service, so whenever you file a change of address and prove receipt of a mailpiece at the new address, you automatically get the "keys" to the relevant email account.It costs less—half as much, maybe?—to send to these addresses than to stamp a physical mailpiece for delivery, with the goal of reducing spam but (sigh) allowing political campaign & other junk mail.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnfQVLLESWuGdqAnXk by Adam@social.lein.us
       2024-11-03T13:35:50Z
       
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       @jwisser Would it require a proprietary app that we have to install on personal devices thus opening our networks up to surveillance and tracking? Depending on which government we're talking about, probably yes.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnfQqhhgVpZ24srQMC by jwisser@wandering.shop
       2024-11-03T13:39:39Z
       
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       @Adam Well, my pitch is for the US specifically, and that it would be standard IMAP accounts—one per physical address. The innovation is requiring payment from the sender at time of sending in order to ensure delivery, mirroring the physical mail system.But yes, you raise a valid concern that—even if the accounts use an industry standard email system—the government potentially has visibility into the emails delivered to you. This isn't meaningfully different from the physical mail system.
       
 (DIR) Post #AnfSgh9htY4DOHK5gG by Adam@social.lein.us
       2024-11-03T14:00:19Z
       
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       @jwisser Ah, yeah, IMAP would be fine. I wish phone companies would use IMAP for text messages, too. Could make things so much simpler if everyone used standards.