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The Death of Decentralized Email (blog.lopp.net)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Interesting history and analysis of SMTP's history. How can we prevent fedi and other open protocols from suffering the same fates?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

God damn bitcoin >> SSH?? (1999)

That's a pretty steamy take if I've ever heard one

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@Sethayy nobody made that take...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

'One of the most successful, widely used, and forked protocols'

SSH is also a protocol, tho I'll admit maybe its 'one of the few' above bitcoin - but I can come up with a page of examples that top it if you need (HTTP, TCP, UDP, RTSP, RGMII...)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@Sethayy cool, go ahead. But still nobody made that take, so ... you are arguing with the wind.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

What take then cause I don't got all day to chase your goalposts and I'm already tired of it