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Are there any email systems that charge per email?

Asked by TheBox193 (997points) January 30th, 2010

Just a random thought that passed my mind while talking with my roommates. So what better place to ask but fluther?

Wouldn’t be funny if there was a system that cost something like a $1.00 per email? Is there one?

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Probably not, or if there is, they probably will go out of business very soon.

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jaytkay's avatar

Centmail is a proposal to charge a penny to send an email, making to too expensive for spammers, who send millions of messages.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn17577-payperemail-plan-to-beat-spam-and-help-charity.html

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Self_Consuming_Cannibal's avatar

Well I never thought about it like that. @jaytkay +5 lurve

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jrpowell's avatar

This idea has been tossed around for well over ten years. It never stuck. I personally wouldn’t mind it if It cut down on spam. I send around 100 e-mails per month so it would be a buck if each one was a penny.

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