Stopping the Spam

I read "Spam Wars" (TR July/August 2003) and now more firmly than ever am drawn to one conclusion. The only way to cure this cancer is to treat e-mail like snail mail: associate a fee with every message sent. I wouldn't have a problem paying a penny, or even a nickel, for each piece of mail I send. Some unsolicited communications would still get through, but if the sender is willing to spend huge sums of money to send his messages, perhaps those messages are worth reading. Isn't that what advertising is all about?

Richard Iredale
Lake Oswego, OR