It's prime time . . . Mr. Email? . . . are you ready?

Anyone following this diary knows that I'm a little down on email as the "killer app" that will succeed into the next generation of Internet value. To be more specific: email is not up to the task at hand (in terms of quality and security, etc.) let alone those we are moving forward toward -- or desiring. SMTP was not made for this, the system is unprepared . . . Which is not to say that it isn't and hasn't been "good enough" for the past decade's use and requirement: it has in fine form. But that was the pre-opening shows in Topeka; now we're going to Broadway. Apparently others think so as well. Look here: Saving E-Mail. Here's the 2nd graf:

How worrisome have the problems become to businesses? Bad enough that MasterCard International Inc. last week said it has created a system for round-the-clock monitoring to inform 25,000 financial-institution members worldwide within four hours of when such a scam starts. Bad enough that fierce rivals in the E-mail business--America Online, Earth- Link, Microsoft, and Yahoo--agreed last week to support each other's E-mail-authentication standards. It's also prompting a consortium of the 100 largest financial institutions to develop a common database to share reports of attacks and responses, and forcing some banks to reconsider how they use E-mail to communicate with customers.

Posted by Grayson at June 28, 2004 07:46 AM