In this story: The Failed Promise of E-Mail John Dvorak dives into the issues surrounding the use of email today. Is it on the way out or in need of a severe overhaul?

The only thing that can save e-mail is a completely new system built on top of the existing Web. Designers of the original e-mail systems assumed that the Web would be populated mostly by good people using it wisely for communications. No one anticipated that the entire mechanism would encourage endless spam as well as mass mailing of Nigerian scam letters and other frauds.

I’ve complained about the spam I receive daily and that is after failing. I’m still pondering the possibility of going strictly to a whitelist.