Now that we have that out of the way :)

The problem remains that the achilles heel of any such replacement system, much like the current one, will continue to be the typical user in all their glorious gullibility. Any enhancement to human communication in whatever form simply exacerbates this fundamental flaw.

Every problem I've ever had concerning email can be broken into two camps. Automated machine exploitability to active email content which is much less a concern today, and problems created by idiots on the other end of the email which is far more prevalent and ongoing.

The best way to get the unwashed masses to brighten up is to hit them in the pocketbook.

Of course you know the telephone is also antiquated technology routinely exploited and annoying. Perhaps we can do something about that as well.

Now then let me enter my passcode into the data entry box to send this missive on its merry way since apparently web form messaging is also past tense and broken?

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