How much are you willing to pay for e-mail?

[PX]IronFist · Post by **[PX]IronFist** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 3:39 am

Bill Gates thinks that charging for e-mail is a good way to eliminate spam.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/03/05/spam.charge.ap/index.html

Granted, the charge would be a penny or less per message.

Tempus · Post by **Tempus** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 10:15 pm

ya but i dont like that whole thought... but then again i suppose that we would all leave icq on or something if it came down to it... at least thats what i'd do

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:09 pm

You already pay for email....
One way or another, you pay for email through ISP fees or Taxes if you use public terminals...

The best way to get rid of spammers is to kill them all in a glorious purging, crucifying their bodies for all the other spamming hopefuls to see.

[PX]IronFist · Post by **[PX]IronFist** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:26 pm

The only time you pay for e-mail is if you use the e-mail your ISP provides you with. Most of the web-based e-mail servers don't see any income from individual users paying ISP's for internet access.
They make their money through advertising and other means, e-mail is essentially free.

Ghost [PX] · Post by **Ghost [PX]** » Thu Mar 18, 2004 11:30 pm

Essentially yes, its free, but in some way or another you are paying to use it. Maybe not it directly, but perhaps to access the internet.

I dont like the idea of paying for something that has been and should remain a free service. It just sounds like another money grab for M$.